1993 in Belgium
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Events from the year 1993 in Belgium
Incumbents
- Monarch: Baudouin (until 31 July);[1] Albert II (from 9 August)
- Prime Minister: Jean-Luc Dehaene
Events
- January
- 20 January – Kidnapping of Ulrika Bidegård
- February
- 6 February – Revision of the Constitution of Belgium signed into law
- May
- 15 May – Barbara Dex represents Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
- June
- 6 June – Standard Liège wins the Belgian Cup at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
- July
- 31 July – Death of King Baudouin
- August
- 9 August – Albert II sworn in as King, following the death of his brother Baudouin, on 31 July
Publications
- M. Leroy, De la Belgique unitaire à l'Etat fédéral (Brussels, Bruylant).
Births
- 29 March – Thorgan Hazard, footballer
- 13 April – Daan Myngheer, cyclist (died 2016)
- 9 May – Rachel Sobry, politician
- 13 May – Romelu Lukaku, footballer
- 1 June – Noémie Happart, model
- 4 September – Yannick Carrasco, footballer
- 2 October – Michy Batshuayi, footballer
Deaths
- 12 January – Pierre Nihant (born 1925), cyclist
- 3 February
- Éliane de Meuse (born 1899), painter
- Karel Goeyvaerts (born 1923), composer
- 23 February – Robert Triffin (born 1911), economist
- 21 March – Albert Ramon (born 1920), cyclist
- 10 July – Alfred Hamerlinck (born 1905), cyclist
- 31 July – Baudouin of Belgium (born 1930), monarch
- 21 September – Fernand Ledoux (born 1897), actor
- 22 November – Alois De Hertog (born 1927), cyclist
- 29 November – Arnold Boghaert (born 1920), bishop
References
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
