Events in the year 2010 in Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Albert II Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (until 22 April; thereafter as caretaker)
Events January 18 January - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Godfried Danneels as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and appoints André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, as his successor.Rinunce e nomine, Vatican Press Office, 18 Jan. 2010. Accessed 11 June 2017. 27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of Liège, killing 14 and injuring dozens.
February 15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths 27 February - André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
April 22 April - fall of Leterme II Government 23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors 26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.
May 31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard
June 13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010, Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout 2010–11 Belgian government formation 20 June - Rémy Vancottem installed as bishop of Namur 24 June - judicial police carry out raids at Cardinal Danneels's apartment and the archbishop's palace in Mechelen in a fruitless search for incriminating documents
July 10 July - Jozef De Kesel installed as bishop of Bruges
August 29 August - Lewis Hamilton wins the 66th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.
October 21 October - Conclusion of the "Parachute Murder" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison.
November 12–13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding
Deaths 2 January - René Oreel (87), racing cyclist 6 February - Ernest van der Eyken (96), composer, conductor and violist 7 February - Jean-Marie Buisset (71), Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player 9 February - Davy Coenen (29), mountain biker 22 February - Fred Chaffart (74), businessman 27 February - Frans De Blaes (100), Olympic sprint canoer 22 April - Ann Vervoort (33), singer in Milk Inc. 17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen (85), singer-songwriter and entrepreneur 27 July - André Geerts (54), cartoonist (French) 21 August - Chloé Graftiaux (23), rock climber 28 August - Daniel Ducarme (56), former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region 16 September - Berni Collas (56), member of the Belgian Senate 20 September - Fud Leclerc (86), singer 14 October - Alain Le Bussy (63), science fiction author 1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche (89), Belgian partisan (subject of Gaston's War) 4 November - Antoine Duquesne (69), politician 9 November - Herman Liebaers (91), linguist 13 November - Richard Van Genechten (80), cyclist 10 December - Jacques Swaters (84), racing driver 19 December - Lucien Mathys (86), cyclist. 31 December - Raymond Impanis (85), cyclist
See also 2010 in Belgian television
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