2010 in Belgium
Events in the year 2010 in Belgium.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 18 January - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Godfried Danneels as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and appoints André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, as his successor.
- 27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of Liège, killing 14 and injuring dozens.
February
- 15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths
- 27 February - André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
April
- 22 April - fall of Leterme II Government
- 23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors
- 26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.
May
- 31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard
June
- 13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010, Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout 2010–11 Belgian government formation
- 20 June - Rémy Vancottem installed as bishop of Namur
- 24 June - judicial police carry out raids at Cardinal Danneels's apartment and the archbishop's palace in Mechelen in a fruitless search for incriminating documents
July
- 10 July - Jozef De Kesel installed as bishop of Bruges
August
- 29 August - Lewis Hamilton wins the 66th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.
October
- 21 October - Conclusion of the "Parachute Murder" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison.
November
- 12–13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding
Deaths
- 2 January - René Oreel, racing cyclist
- 6 February - Ernest van der Eyken, composer, conductor and violist
- 7 February - Jean-Marie Buisset, Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player
- 9 February - Davy Coenen, mountain biker
- 22 February - Fred Chaffart, businessman
- 27 February - Frans De Blaes, Olympic sprint canoer
- 22 April - Ann Vervoort, singer in Milk Inc.
- 17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
- 27 July - André Geerts, cartoonist
- 21 August - Chloé Graftiaux, rock climber
- 28 August - Daniel Ducarme, former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region
- 16 September - Berni Collas, member of the Belgian Senate
- 20 September - Fud Leclerc, singer
- 14 October - Alain Le Bussy, science fiction author
- 1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche, Belgian partisan
- 4 November - Antoine Duquesne, politician
- 9 November - Herman Liebaers, linguist
- 13 November - Richard Van Genechten, cyclist
- 10 December - Jacques Swaters, racing driver
- 19 December - Lucien Mathys, cyclist.
- 31 December - Raymond Impanis, cyclist