1985 in Belgium
Incumbents
Events
- 15 January – Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) bomb the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding others.{{cite book|author=John E. Jessup|title=An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hP7jJAkTd9MC&pg=PA133|year=1998|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-28112-9|pages=133}}
- 3 February – Roger Vangheluwe consecrated as bishop of Bruges by Cardinal Godfried Danneels
- 16 to 21 May – Pope John Paul II visits Belgium
- 29 May – Heysel Stadium disaster
- 15 September – Ayrton Senna wins the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
- 27 September – Brabant killers carry out armed robberies in Braine-l'Alleud and Overijse, killing eight.
- 8 October to 5 November – CCC firebomb a series of companies
- 13 October – General elections
- 9 November – Brabant killers carry out an armed robbery in Aalst, killing eight.
- 6 December
- CCC attack NATO pipeline in Wortegem-Petegem
- Liège law court bombing
Publications
- T. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België van 1944 tot 1985 (2 vols., Antwerp, Kluwer).
Art and architecture
;Films
- Hugo Claus (dir.), De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
- Nicole Van Goethem (dir.), A Greek Tragedy
Births
- 5 January – Bart Goossens, footballer
- 1 February – Tim De Meersman, footballer
- 5 February – Tatiana Silva, beauty queen
- 15 February – Sara Peeters, cyclist
- 12 March – Stromae, musician and producer
- 16 March – Saskia Bricmont, politician
- 3 May – Robin Tonniau, politician{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Robin Tonniau |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07911&lactivity=56 |publisher=Chamber of Representatives |access-date=4 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}
- 10 May - Farah Jacquet, politician{{cite web |title=Les Députés: Farah Jacquet |url=https://www.lachambre.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=08131&lactivity=56 |publisher=Chamber of Representatives |access-date=3 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr}}
- 20 June – Dieter Vanthourenhout, cyclist
- 10 July – Funda Oru, politician{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Funda Oru |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07869&lactivity=56 |publisher=Chamber of Representatives |access-date=10 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}
- 5 August – Joeri Calleeuw, cyclist
- 14 September – Stijn Neirynck, cyclist
- 25 September – Nicolas Achten, musician
- 10 October – Dominique Cornu, cyclist
- 22 October – hadise, Turkish and Belgian singer
- 5 December
- Mehdi Dehbi, actor and theatre director
- Nico Verdonck, racing driver
- 22 December – Aurora Marion, actress
Deaths
- 2 February – Lucien Cooremans (born 1899), politician
- 17 June – Pieter De Somer (born 1917), scientist
- 18 July – Louisa Ghijs (born 1902), actress
- 10 October – Alice Melin (born 1900), politician
- 29 October – Alice Roberts (born 1906), actress
- 16 November – Léon Lampo (born 1923), athlete
- 9 December – François Morren (born 1899), athlete
- 15 December – Jean van den Bosch (born 1910), diplomat
References
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