• Source: 2010 in Belgium

Events in the year 2010 in Belgium.




Incumbents


Monarch: Albert II
Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (until 22 April; thereafter as caretaker)




Events






= January

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18 January - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Godfried Danneels as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and appoints André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, as his successor.
27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of Liège, killing 14 and injuring dozens.




= February

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15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths
27 February - André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels




= April

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22 April - fall of Leterme II Government
23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors
26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.




= May

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31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard




= June

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13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010, Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout 2010–11 Belgian government formation
20 June - Rémy Vancottem installed as bishop of Namur
24 June - judicial police carry out raids at Cardinal Danneels's apartment and the archbishop's palace in Mechelen in a fruitless search for incriminating documents




= July

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10 July - Jozef De Kesel installed as bishop of Bruges




= August

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29 August - Lewis Hamilton wins the 66th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.




= October

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21 October - Conclusion of the "Parachute Murder" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison."Els Clottemans veroordeeld tot 30 jaar opsluiting". Het Belang van Limburg. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2017.




= November

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12–13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding




Deaths


2 January - René Oreel (87), racing cyclist
6 February - Ernest van der Eyken (96), composer, conductor and violist
7 February - Jean-Marie Buisset (71), Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player
9 February - Davy Coenen (29), mountain biker
22 February - Fred Chaffart (74), businessman
27 February - Frans De Blaes (100), Olympic sprint canoer
22 April - Ann Vervoort (33), singer in Milk Inc.
17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen (85), singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
27 July - André Geerts (54), cartoonist (French)
21 August - Chloé Graftiaux (23), rock climber
28 August - Daniel Ducarme (56), former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region
16 September - Berni Collas (56), member of the Belgian Senate
20 September - Fud Leclerc (86), singer
14 October - Alain Le Bussy (63), science fiction author
1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche (89), Belgian partisan (subject of Gaston's War)
4 November - Antoine Duquesne (69), politician
9 November - Herman Liebaers (91), linguist
13 November - Richard Van Genechten (80), cyclist
10 December - Jacques Swaters (84), racing driver
19 December - Lucien Mathys (86), cyclist.
31 December - Raymond Impanis (85), cyclist




See also


2010 in Belgian television




References

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• Belgia
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• Albert II dari Belgia
• In the End
• Thibaut Courtois
• Vincent Kompany
• Rosan Roeslani
• Jean Claude Van Damme
• 2010 in Belgium
• Belgium
• 2010–2011 Belgian government formation
• Miss Belgium 2010
• Religion in Belgium
• 2010 in Belgian television
• Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Economy of Belgium
• List of members of the Senate of Belgium, 2007–2010
• Belgium national football team