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 (eds.), La Wallonie, le Pays et les Hommes: Lettres, Arts, Culture, vol. 4 (La Renaissance du Livre, Brussels)
Births January 4 January – Silvy De Bie, singer 6 January – Jérémie Renier, actor
February 4 February – Johan Vansummeren, cyclist 27 February Evi Goffin, singer Élodie Ouédraogo, sprinter
April 10 April – Yves V, DJ and producer
May 3 May – Lieven Scheire, comedian
June 2 June – Kurt Hovelijnck, cyclist
July 15 July – Sébastien Rosseler, cyclist
October 3 October – Lydia Klinkenberg, politician
Deaths January 27 - Leo Collard (born 1902), politician February 7 - Marius Mondelé, footballer February 9 - Albert Dejonghe (born 1894), cyclist April 5 - Émile Hanse (born 1892), footballer May 19 - Marcel Vercammen, footballer August 29 - Joseph Givard, footballer October 21 - Wilfried Puis (born 1943), footballer November 29 - Dieudonné Smets, cyclist
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