Events in the year 1988 in Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens
Events 20 September – Margaret Thatcher gives a speech in Bruges, setting out her opposition to a Federal Europe. 9 October – Municipal elections
Publications OECD, Economic Surveys, 1987/1988: Belgium, LuxembourgEconomic Survey on Google Books. François Perin, Histoire d'une nation introuvable (Brussels, Legrain).
Births 22 February – Kevin Borlée, sprinter 6 March – Simon Mignolet, footballer 17 March – Brent Meuleman, politician 30 September - Natalie Eggermont, politician 8 October – Hanne Gaby Odiele, model 10 October – Jodie Devos, operatic soprano (d. 2024)
Deaths 5 January – Jules-François Crahay (born 1917), fashion designer 8 January – Oscar Soetewey (born 1925), Olympic middle-distance runner (1952) 10 August – Jean Brachet (born 1909), chemist 28 October – Lucien Leboutte (born 1898), air chief
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