Events from the year 1998 in Belgium
Incumbents Monarch: Albert II Prime Minister: Jean-Luc Dehaene
Events 23 April – Marc Dutroux briefly escapes from custody
Publications J. C. H. Blom and E. Lamberts (eds), History of the Low Countries (New York, Berghahn Books)History of the Low Countries at Internet Archive Dan Michman (ed.), Belgium and the Holocaust: Jews, Belgians, Germans (Jerusalem, Vad Yashem)Belgium and the Holocaust at Internet Archive André Pickels and Jacques Sojcher, Belgique: toujours grande et belle (Brussels, Edition Complexe)Belgique at Internet Archive Marc Swyngedouw and Marco Martiniello (eds), Belgische toestanden: de lotgevallen van een kleine biculturele Europese democratie (Antwerp, Standaard; Amsterdam, Anthos)Belgische toestanden at Internet Archive
Births 26 July – Achraf El Yakhloufi, politician 3 September – Oskar Seuntjens, politician
Deaths 30 March – Max Cosyns (born 1906), explorer 5 June — Luc Gillon (born 1920), priest-scientist 15 June — Anton van Wilderode (born 1918), priest-poet 2 October – Olivier Gendebien (born 1924), racing driver
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