1968 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1968 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Baudouin[1]
- Prime Minister: Paul Vanden Boeynants (to 17 July); Gaston Eyskens (from 17 July)
Events
- 18 January – Flemish students demonstrate against the French-speaking presence in Leuven
- 7 March – Rassemblement wallon founded
- 31 March – 1968 Belgian general election
- April – Ronquières inclined plane taken into use
- 24 June – Split of the Catholic University of Leuven announced
- 7 July – Jacky Ickx wins the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts
Publications
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Sablon Tower completed on the former site of the Maison du Peuple, Brussels
Births
- 17 August – Bruno van Pottelsberghe, economist
- – Peter Goes, children's author and illustrator
- 21 November – Jan Bertels, politician[2]
Deaths
- 4 January – Joseph Pholien (born 1884), prime minister
- 25 February – Camille Huysmans (born 1871), prime minister
- 18 July – Corneille Heymans (born 1892), physiologist, Nobel laureate
- 4 December – Louise van den Plas (born 1877), feminist
References
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ "De Kamerleden: Jan Bertels" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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