1960 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1960 in Belgium.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 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.[2]
- 15 December – King Baudouin marries Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in Brussels.
Art and architecture[edit]
- Paintings
- René Magritte, Les mémoires d'un saint
Births[edit]
- 15 April – Prince Philippe
- 12 July – Walter De Donder, actor and politician
- 18 October – Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor
Deaths[edit]
- 8 March – Marie Janson, politician (born 1873)
References[edit]
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ H.F. van Panhuys, L.J. Brinkhorst and H.H. Maas (eds.), International Organisation and Integration (Deventer and Leyden, 1968), p. 978.
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