1971 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Gaston Eyskens

Events

• 29 September to 1 October – Emperor Hirohito's state visit to Belgium.
• 7 November – 1971 Belgian general election
• 21 November – Brussels Agglomeration Council election

Publications

• Paul-Henri Spaak, The Continuing Battle: Memoirs of a European, 1936–1966, translated by Henry Fox

Births

• 5 March – Wim Decleir, athlete
• 20 June – Annik Van den Bosch, politician
• 25 October – Annemie Bogaerts, chemist
• 15 December – Arne Quinze, conceptual artist

Deaths

• 24 February – Albert De Vleeschauwer, politician
• 28 June – Camille Clifford, actress