1972 in Belgium

Events from the year 1972 in Belgium.

Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Gaston Eyskens

Events 8 May – Sabena Flight 571 hijacking 18 June – UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament at Heysel Stadium 12 to 14 November – Cyclone Quimburga

Publications Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 37 (supplement 9). OECD, Economic Surveys: Belgium–Luxembourg Economic UnionOn Google Books David Owen Kieft, Belgium's Return to Neutrality: An Essay in the Frustration of Small Power Diplomacy (Oxford, Clarendon Press) Robert Senelle, La révision de la Constitution, 1967-1971 (Brussels, Ministère des affaires étrangères) P. de Stexhe, La révision de la Constitution belge, 1968-1971 (Brussels and Namur, Larcier and Société d’études morales, sociales et juridiques) P. Wigny, La troisième révision de la Constitution (Brussels, Bruylant)

Births 1 February – Johan Walem, footballer 28 March – Anja Lenaers, cyclist 29 March – Jef Desmedt, equestrian 6 May – Alain Maron, politician 13 May – Stefaan Maene, swimmer 24 May – Mimount Bousakla, politician 26 May – Jef Aerts, author 30 May – Swen Vincke, video game designer 23 September – Sam Bettens, musician 15 October – Sandra Kim, singer 27 October – Anke Van dermeersch, beauty queen 6 December – Alex Callier, musician 26 December – Gaby Colebunders, politician

Deaths 5 January – Gérard Devos, footballer 21 January – André Fierens, footballer 17 February – François Devries, footballer 30 March – Raymond Decorte, cyclist 17 April – Jan Engels, cyclist 5 June – Louis Mottiat, cyclist 7 July – Camille Tihon, archivist 20 December – Karel Kaers, cyclist

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