1985 in Belgium

Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Events

15 January – Communist Combatant Cells bomb the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding others.
3 February – Roger Vangheluwe consecrated as bishop of Bruges by Cardinal Godfried Danneels
16 to 21 May – Pope John Paul II visits Belgium
29 May – Heysel Stadium disaster
15 September – Ayrton Senna wins the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
27 September – Brabant killers carry out armed robberies in Braine-l'Alleud and Overijse, killing eight.
8 October to 5 November – CCC firebomb a series of companies
13 October – General elections
9 November – Brabant killers carry out an armed robbery in Aalst, killing eight.
6 December
* CCC attack NATO pipeline in Wortegem-Petegem
* Liège law court bombing

Publications

T. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België van 1944 tot 1985.

Art and architecture

;Films

Hugo Claus, De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
Nicole Van Goethem, ''A Greek Tragedy''

Births

5 January – Bart Goossens, footballer
1 February – Tim De Meersman, footballer
5 February – Tatiana Silva, beauty queen
15 February – Sara Peeters, cyclist
12 March – Stromae, musician and producer
16 March – Saskia Bricmont, politician
3 May – Robin Tonniau, politician
10 May - Farah Jacquet, politician
20 June – Dieter Vanthourenhout, cyclist
10 July – Funda Oru, politician
5 August – Joeri Calleeuw, cyclist
14 September – Stijn Neirynck, cyclist
25 September – Nicolas Achten, musician
10 October – Dominique Cornu, cyclist
22 October – hadise, Turkish and Belgian singer
5 December
* Mehdi Dehbi, actor and theatre director
* Nico Verdonck, racing driver
22 December – Aurora Marion, actress

Deaths

2 February – Lucien Cooremans, politician
17 June – Pieter De Somer, scientist
18 July – Louisa Ghijs, actress
10 October – Alice Melin, politician
29 October – Alice Roberts, actress
16 November – Léon Lampo, athlete
9 December – François Morren, athlete
15 December – Jean van den Bosch, diplomat