2024 in Belgium
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Events in the year 2024 in Belgium.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 1 January – 2024 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins.
- 1 February – Monument to John Cockerill vandalised during farmers' protests in Brussels.[2]
Scheduled[edit]
- 9 June – 2024 Belgian federal election[3]
Holidays[edit]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 21 July – Belgian National Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Armistice Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of Belgian European Film Award winners and nominees
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Camila Batmanghelidjh, 61, Iranian-Belgian charity executive, founder of Kids Company.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Farmers topple statue from John Cockerill monument in Place du Luxembourg". The Brussels Times. Belga. 1 February 2024.
- ^ Belga (17 May 2023). "Kogel is door de kerk: op zondag 9 juni 2024 trekken we naar de stembus" [The bullet has been struck: on Sunday, June 9, 2024, we will go to the polls]. Vrtnws (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Belgium Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Jours fériés nationaux" [National public holidays in Belgium]. Belgian Federal Public Service (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Butler, Patrick (2024-01-02). "Kids Company charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies aged 61". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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