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Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens

Events

• 15 January – Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) bomb the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding others.
• 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
• 10 May - Farah Jacquet, politician
• 20 June – Dieter Vanthourenhout, cyclist
• 10 July – Funda Oru, politician
• 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
• 18 July – Louisa Ghijs (born 1902), actress
• 17 June – Pieter De Somer (born 1917), scientist
• 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

1. "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. 8 March 2024.
2. John E. Jessup (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-313-28112-9.
3. "De Kamerleden: Robin Tonniau" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
4. "Les Députés: Farah Jacquet" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
5. "De Kamerleden: Funda Oru" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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