This article lists some of the events that took place in Belgium in 2006.
Incumbents Monarch: Albert II Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt
Events 22 to 26 March – 2006 World University Cycling Championship takes place in Antwerp/Herentals: The Netherlands wins the overall medal table. Ellen van Dijk is the best cyclist with 1 gold and 1 silver medal. 12 April – Murder of Joe Van Holsbeeck 9 September – 50th Gordon Bennett Cup held in Waasmunster. 8 October – Provincial and municipal elections
Deaths 27 March – Madeleine Scrève (born 1912), fencer 3 April – Michel Delire (born 1933), footballer 12 April – Joe Van Holsbeeck, teenage murder victim 14 June – Jean Roba (born 1930), comics author 29 June – Philibert Mees (born 1929), composer and pianist 4 July – Norbert Kerckhove (born 1932), cyclist 6 July – Piet Van Brabant (born 1932), journalist 5 August – Hugo Schiltz (born 1927), politician 16 August – Julien Schepens (born 1935), cyclist 4 September – Rémy Belvaux (born 1966), film maker 6 October – Louis Van Schill (born 1921), cyclist 25 November – Jules Deneumoulin (born 1910), canoeist 8 December – Albert De Coninck (born 1915), communist 30 December – Renaat Bosschaert (born 1938), artist
See also 2006 in Belgian television
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