1981 in Belgium
Events in the year 1981 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Baudouin
- Prime Minister:
- * until 31 March: Wilfried Martens
- * 31 March-17 December: Mark Eyskens
- * starting 17 December: Wilfried Martens
Events
- July 30 - Belgian Anti-Racism Law
- October 20 - 1981 Antwerp bombing
- November 8 - General election
Publications
Cowboy Henk strip first published- OECD, Economic Surveys: Belgium, Luxembourg
- Rita Lejeune and Jacques Stiennon, La Wallonie, le Pays et les Hommes: Lettres, Arts, Culture, vol. 4
Births
;January- 4 January – Silvy De Bie, singer
- 6 January – Jérémie Renier, actor
- 4 February – Johan Vansummeren, cyclist
- 27 February
- * Evi Goffin, singer
- * Élodie Ouédraogo, sprinter
- 10 April – Yves V, DJ and producer
- 3 May – Lieven Scheire, comedian
- 2 June – Kurt Hovelijnck, cyclist
- 15 July – Sébastien Rosseler, cyclist
- 3 October – Lydia Klinkenberg, politician
Deaths
- January 27 - Leo Collard, politician
- February 7 - Marius Mondelé, footballer
- February 9 - Albert Dejonghe, cyclist
- April 5 - Émile Hanse, footballer
- May 19 - Marcel Vercammen, footballer
- August 29 - Joseph Givard, footballer
- October 21 - Wilfried Puis, footballer
- November 29 - Dieudonné Smets, cyclist