2003 in Belgium explained
Events from the year 2003 in Belgium
Incumbents
Albert II[1]
Guy Verhofstadt
Events
- February
- 1 February – Lucas Van Looy consecrated as bishop of Ghent
- 15 February – 70,000 people march through the streets of Brussels as part of the global anti-war protest.
- April
- May
- 15 May – Art deco cinema De Roma in Borgerhout reopens as a cultural centre and performance venue
- 18 May – Belgian federal election, 2003
- June
- July
- September
- October
Births
- 23 April – Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, fifth child of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium
- 20 August – Prince Gabriel of Belgium, second child of Philippe of Belgium (then Duke of Brabant) and Mathilde of Belgium
Deaths
- January
- 8 January - Franz Drappier comic book writer
- 11 January - Bob Maertens soccer player
- 22 January - Georges Mommerency politician
- 29 January - Louis Baret singer and comedian
- February
- 4 February
- 6 February - Mark Braet poet and politician
- 9 February - René Uyttendaele mayor
- 26 February
- March
- 11 March - Jacques Yerna politician
- 31 March - Theo Mertens trumpet player
- April
- 3 April - Karel Boumans comic book writer
- 17 April - Jeff Schell molecular biologist
- 20 April - Henri Lemaître papal diplomat
- May
- 15 May
- 22 May - Albert Mettens soccer player
- June
- 1 June - André Lootens mayor
- 26 June - Gerard Gaudaen wood carver
- July
- 18 July - Daniël Van Avermaet TV presenter
- August
- September
- October
- 29 October - Albert Cool mayor
- 30 October - Antoon Roosens philosopher
- November
- 11 November - Paul Janssen, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica
- December
- 8 December - Charly Talbot politician
- 11 December - Ann Petersen actress
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Albert II king of Belgium . Encyclopedia Britannica . 28 March 2019 . en.
