1980 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens

  Events

• 23 January – Christian Democrat, Socialist, VU and FDF governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist coalition
• 18 May – Christian Democrat–Socialist governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist–Liberal coalition
• 7 August – Regional devolution passes the Senate
• 22 October – Christian Democrat–Socialist–Liberal governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist coalition

  Publications

• Hadewijch, The Complete Works, translated by Columba Hart
• Ronald Eckford Mill Irving, The Flemings and Walloons of Belgium

  Births

Deaths

• 3 October – Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, chess grandmaster