1970 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Gaston Eyskens

Events

• 16 August – Jacky Ickx wins 1970 Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring
• 20 September – Jacky Ickx wins 1970 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Mont-Tremblant
• 11 October – Municipal elections
• 24 December – Constitutional amendment to reflect the legal status of communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

Publications

• Luc André and Paul van Morckhoven, Contemporary Belgian Theatre
• Jan Dhondt, The Industrial Revolution in Belgium and Holland, 1700–1914
• OECD, OECD Economic Surveys: B.L.E.U. 1970.

Art and architecture

• Work beings on Jacques Cuisinier's Brusilia building

Births

• 17 January – Tom Hautekiet, graphic designer
• 10 March – Benoît Lutgen, politician