2026 in Belgium
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Events in the year 2026 in Belgium.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 11 January – Customs agents seize 141 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Antwerp.[1][2]
- 29 January – Two people are killed in a fire at an assisted living facility in Ostend.[3]
Scheduled
[edit]- 14–30 August – 2026 Mens and Women's FIH Hockey World Cup in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.[4][5]
Deaths
[edit]- 4 January –
- Daniel Pelletti (born 1948), painter[6]
- Kamiel Dierckx (born 1942), basketball player (Belgian Lions).[7]
- 8 January – Wim Van Belleghem (born 1963), rower[8]
- 15 January – Marceau Mairesse, 80, politician, senator (1991–1995) and MP (1995–2003)[9]
- 17 January – Dino Attanasio, 100, comics writer and illustrator[10]
- February – François Beukelaers, 88, actor (Brussels by Night, The Over-the-Hill Band, Stormforce)
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 25 May – Whit Monday
- 21 July – Belgian National Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 11 November – Armistice Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Belgian customs seize over 140 kilos of cocaine at Port of Antswerp". The Brussels Times. 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "141 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port". Ports Europe. 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "Two die in blaze at Ostend supported housing centre". VRT. 2026-01-30. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (3 November 2022). "Netherlands and Belgium to hold combined Hockey World Cups in 2026". inside the games. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Alice Devilez (3 November 2022). "La Belgique accueillera le Mondial de hockey 2026 avec les Pays-Bas". rtbf.be. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Schrevens, Romain (5 January 2026). "La Louvière : décès de Daniel Pelletti". Antenne Centre Télévision (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Le magicien de bal Kamiel Dierckx est décédé à l'âge de 84 ans | Basketball Belgium" (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Wim Van Belleghem (62) overleden, eerste en enige man in België die zich tot wereldkampioen in het roeien kroonde" [Wim Van Belleghem (62) has passed away, the first and only man in Belgium to become world champion in rowing] (in Dutch). VRT (broadcaster). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Ketelair, Cedric (2026-01-17). "Disparition à Morlanwelz : Marceau Mairesse est décédé". lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "Dino Attanasio (100) overleden". stripspeciaalzaak.be (in Dutch). 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Belgium Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Belgium in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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