2010 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Albert II
• Prime Minister: Yves Leterme

  Events

January

• 18 January - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Godfried Danneels as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and appoints André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, as his successor.
• 27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of Liège, killing 14 and injuring dozens.

  February

• 15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths
• 27 February - André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels

  April

• 22 April - fall of Leterme II Government
• 23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors
• 26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.

  May

• 31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard

  June

• 13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010, Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout 2010–11 Belgian government formation
• 20 June - Rémy Vancottem installed as bishop of Namur
• 24 June - judicial police carry out raids at Cardinal Danneels's apartment and the archbishop's palace in Mechelen in a fruitless search for incriminating documents

  July

• 10 July - Jozef De Kesel installed as bishop of Bruges

  August

• 29 August - Lewis Hamilton wins the 66th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.

  October

• 21 October - Conclusion of the "Parachute Murder" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison.

  November

• 12-13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding

  Deaths

• 2 January - René Oreel, racing cyclist
• 6 February - Ernest van der Eyken, composer, conductor and violist
• 7 February - Jean-Marie Buisset, Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player
• 9 February - Davy Coenen, mountain biker
• 22 February - Fred Chaffart, businessman
• 27 February - Frans De Blaes, Olympic sprint canoer
• 22 April - Ann Vervoort, singer in Milk Inc.
• 17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
• 27 July - André Geerts, cartoonist
• 21 August - Chloé Graftiaux, rock climber
• 28 August - Daniel Ducarme, former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region
• 16 September - Berni Collas, member of the Belgian Senate
• 20 September - Fud Leclerc, singer
• 14 October - Alain Le Bussy, science fiction author
• 1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche, Belgian partisan
• 4 November - Antoine Duquesne, politician
• 9 November - Herman Liebaers, linguist
• 13 November - Richard Van Genechten, cyclist
• 10 December - Jacques Swaters, racing driver
• 19 December - Lucien Mathys, cyclist.
• 31 December - Raymond Impanis, cyclist