Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens
Events 15 January – Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) 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 (2 vols., Antwerp, Kluwer).
Art and architecture Films Hugo Claus (dir.), De Leeuw van Vlaanderen Nicole Van Goethem (dir.), 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 (born 1899), politician 17 June – Pieter De Somer (born 1917), scientist 18 July – Louisa Ghijs (born 1902), actress 10 October – Alice Melin (born 1900), politician 29 October – Alice Roberts (born 1906), actress 16 November – Léon Lampo (born 1923), athlete 9 December – François Morren (born 1899), athlete 15 December – Jean van den Bosch (born 1910), diplomat
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