Events in the year 2016 in Belgium.

Incumbents Monarch: Philippe Prime Minister: Charles Michel

Events January 30 January – Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is caught concealing a motor and battery in her bicycle during the under-23 women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder. She was found guilty of "technological fraud", the world's first case of mechanical doping in cycling.Femke Van den Driessche banned for six years for mechanical doping – Cycling – Eurosport UK

February 6 February – 6th Magritte Awards to recognise achievement in the film industry held in Brussels

March 22 March – 2016 Brussels bombings cause 34 deaths 25 March – 2016 E3 Harelbeke (one-day cycling classic) 27 March – 2016 Gent–Wevelgem (one-day cycling classic)

April 3 April – 2016 Tour of Flanders (one-day cycling classic)

June 5 June – Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision

August 6 August – 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers: a man attacks two policewomen with a machete 28 August – Nico Rosberg wins the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.

October 5 October – 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers: man stabs three police officers

November 19 November – Jozef De Kesel, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, appointed cardinal. 30 November – UNESCO lists beer culture in Belgium as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

December 4 December – Lode Aerts consecrated as bishop of Bruges

Deaths 6 February – Eddy Wally (born 1932), singer. 27 March – Antoine Demoitié (born 1990), cyclist. 21 May – Gaston Berghmans (born 1926), actor and comedian. 25 July - Paskal Deboosere (born 1962), radio and television host. 18 August – Jan van Cauwelaert (born 1914), bishop. 22 August - Toots Thielemans (born 1922), jazz musician. 20 October - Roger Lallemand (born 1932), politician. 4 November - Hubert van Herreweghen (born 1920), poet. 6 November - Marc Sleen (born 1922), comics artist. 2 December - Paul de Wispelaere (born 1928), poet and novelist. 13 December - Patrick Derochette (born 1964), criminal.

See also 2016 in Belgian television

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