1976 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1976 in Belgium.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
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- 3 January – Flooding in Ruisbroek.[2]
- April – World Environment and Resources Council conference in Brussels.[3]
- 16 May – Niki Lauda wins the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Zolder
- 22 June to 8 July – Longest heatwave recorded in Belgium, with 16 days of temperatures over 30°C.[4]
- 8 July – European People's Party founded in Brussels
- 20 September – Brussels Metro opens.
- 10 October – Municipal elections confirm the fusion of the Belgian municipalities, reducing the number of local governments from 2,359 to 589.[5]
Publications[edit]
- OECD, Economic Surveys: Belgium–Luxembourg.[6]
- Jonathan E. Helmreich, Belgium and Europe: A Study in Small Power Diplomacy (The Hague, Mouton)
Art and architecture[edit]
- Buildings
- Astro Tower, Brussels, completed.
Births[edit]
- 18 January – Laurence Courtois, tennis player
- 29 January – Belle Perez, singer
- 27 February – Ludovic Capelle, cyclist
- 3 March – Joos Valgaeren, footballer
- 4 March – Regi Penxten, DJ
- 11 June – Gaëtan Englebert, footballer
- 17 June – Sven Nys, cyclist
- 10 July – Wilfried Cretskens, cyclist
- 12 July – Dave Bruylandts, cyclist
- 26 August – Freya Piryns, politician
- 19 November – Benny Vansteelant, athlete (died 2007)
- 16 November – Mario Barravecchia, singer
- 4 December – Mbo Mpenza, footballer
- 11 December – Timmy Simons, footballer
Deaths[edit]
- 6 January – Henry George (born 1891), cyclist
- 28 January – Marcel Broodthaers (born 1924), artist
- 17 February – Jean Servais (born 1910), actor
- 16 March – Albert Lilar (born 1900), politician
- 13 April – Gustave Danneels (born 1913), cyclist
- 10 August – Fernand Dehousse (born 1906), politician
- 29 December – Ivo Van Damme (born 1954), athlete
References[edit]
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Patrick Poppe (3 January 2016). "Ramp in Ruisbroek veertig jaar geleden". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- ^ The Environment of Human Settlements: Human Well-Being in Cities, edited by P. Laconte et al., vol. 1 (Oxford, Pergamon, 1976).
- ^ Philippe Mievis (3 June 2011). "L'été 1976: un été légendaire". meteobelgique.be.
- ^ Lina Pasquale (6 October 2018). "1976: des élections communales pas comme les autres". Le Soir (in French).
- ^ OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium 1976. July 1976. ISBN 9789264150171.
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