Events from the year 1956 in Belgium
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Achille Van Acker
Events 7 June – Labour Treaty signed at The Hague establishing free movement of labour between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, to come into force 1 November 1960.Daniel C. Turack, "Freedom of Movement and the Travel Document in Benelux", International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 17:1 (Jan. 1968), pp. 197-198. 8 August – Mining accident of Marcinelle claims 262 lives, including 136 Italian foreign workers
Publications L. Petilllon, Belgium's Policy in the Belgian Congo (New York, Belgian Government Information Center) Le Mont des Oliviers (The Mountain of Olive Trees), novel by Marie-Thérèse Bodart
Births 19 June – Mireille Versele, cystic fibrosis campaigner (died 1982) 23 September – Serge Noël, poet (died 2020)
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