Events from the year 1991 in Belgium
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens
Events 7 February – André-Joseph Léonard appointed Bishop of Namur by Pope John Paul II 14 April – André-Joseph Léonard consecrated as Bishop of Namur by Cardinal Godfried Danneels 18 July - Assassination of Socialist politician André Cools.Marc Cools and Veerle Pashley, "Shadows of Power: Agusta, a Belgian Affair", in The Routledge Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime in Europe edited by Judith van Erp, Wim Huisman, Gudrun Vande Walle (Routledge, 2015), pp. 336-345. 25 August - The Belgian Grand Prix is held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and is won by Ayrton Senna. 4 September – Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve, aged 18, wins Elite Look of the Year contest in New York. 29 September - New government formed under incumbent Prime Minister Wilfried Martens 24 November - Belgian general election, 1991 27 December – Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem retires as bishop of Ghent
Births 7 January - Eden Hazard, footballer 28 June - Kevin De Bruyne, footballer 12 September - Thomas Meunier, footballer 12 November - Gijs Van Hoecke, cyclist
Deaths 18 July - André Cools (63), Socialist politician and former government minister 27 September - Alois Vansteenkiste (63), cyclist
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