1977 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 1977 List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1977 in Belgium.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin[1]
• Prime Minister: Leo Tindemans

Events

• 17 April – 1977 Belgian general election
• 5 September – Athus Steelworks closes.[2]
• 11 October – Award of Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Ilya Prigogine announced[3]

Births

• 9 February – Jurgen Van de Walle, road bicycle racer
• 21 March – Ilse Heylen, judoka
• 5 May – Virginie Efira, Belgian and French actress
• 6 May – Christophe Brandt, cyclist
• 1 July – Björn Leukemans, road bicycle racer
• 28 August – Christelle Cornil, actress
• 8 December – Matthias Schoenaerts, actor

Deaths

• 30 January – Raoul Van Overstraeten (born 1885), general

References

1. "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
2. "Usine d'Athus". industrie.lu.
3. "Press Release: The 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry". Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.