Events in the year 1960 in Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Gaston Eyskens
Events 30 June – Belgian Congo becomes independent Republic of the Congo. 1 November – Treaty establishing Benelux Economic Union comes into force, providing for the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.H.F. van Panhuys, L.J. Brinkhorst and H.H. Maas (eds.), International Organisation and Integration (Deventer and Leyden, 1968), p. 978. 15 December – King Baudouin marries Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in Brussels.
Art and architecture Paintings René Magritte, Les mémoires d'un saint
Births 15 April – Prince Philippe 12 July – Walter De Donder, actor and politician 18 October – Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor
Deaths 8 March – Marie Janson, politician (born 1873)
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