2016 in Belgium

Summary

Events in the year 2016 in Belgium.

2016
in
Belgium

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2016
List of years in Belgium

Incumbents edit

Events edit

January
  • 30 January – Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is caught concealing a motor and battery in her bicycle during the under-23 women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder. She was found guilty of "technological fraud", the world's first case of mechanical doping in cycling.[2]
February
March
April
June
August
October
November
December

Deaths edit

  • 6 February – Eddy Wally (born 1932), singer.
  • 27 March – Antoine Demoitié (born 1990), cyclist.
  • 21 May – Gaston Berghmans (born 1926), actor and comedian.
  • 25 July - Paskal Deboosere (born 1962), radio and television host.
  • 18 August – Jan van Cauwelaert (born 1914), bishop.
  • 22 August - Toots Thielemans (born 1922), jazz musician.
  • 20 October - Roger Lallemand (born 1932), politician.
  • 4 November - Hubert van Herreweghen (born 1920), poet.
  • 6 November - Marc Sleen (born 1922), comics artist.
  • 2 December - Paul de Wispelaere (born 1928), poet and novelist.
  • 13 December - Patrick Derochette (born 1964), criminal.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ Femke Van den Driessche banned for six years for mechanical doping – Cycling – Eurosport UK
  3. ^ Giles Richards (28 August 2016). "Lewis Hamilton comes third to keep F1 lead as Nico Rosberg wins Belgian GP". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ Christian Laporte (19 November 2016). "Officiel: Mgr De Kesel nouveau cardinal belge". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cheers as Belgian beer is added to Unesco cultural heritage list". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.