2014 in Belgium

none 2014 The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: PhilippePhilippe, king of Belgium king of Belgium https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philippe-king-of-Belgium Encyclopædia Britannica 28 March 2019 Prime Minister: Elio Di Rupo (until 11 October), Charles Michel (starting 11 October) Events January February 13 February – Belgium becomes the first country to legalise euthanasia without any age limits.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615 Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia BBC News 13 February 2014 March April 4 April – 20 people injured as protesters from across Europe clash with police in Brussels at a demonstration against high unemployment.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-demonstration-idUSBREA3312K20140404 Union protest against unemployment turns violent in Brussels Reuters 4 April 2014 May 24 May – Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting kills three and seriously injures one in Brussels.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27558918 Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum BBC News 24 May 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/24/world/europe/belgium-jewish-museum-shooting/ 3 dead in shooting at Jewish Museum of Belgium CNN Laura Smith-Spark Elwyn Lopez Pierre Meilhan 24 May 2014 25 May – Elections are held for the regional parliaments, the federal parliament and the European Parliament. June July 17 July – Six Belgians (two with dual nationality) among the 298 people on board killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 brought down in Eastern Ukraine near the Russian border.https://nieuws.vtm.be/buitenland/118779-mh17-alle-belgen-geidentificeerd VTM Nieuws MH17: alle belgen geïdentificeerd 5 Dec 2014 nl August 4 August – Representatives of 83 countries mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War with remembrance ceremonies at the Allied Memorial in Liège and at St Symphorien cemetery.Jon Henley 4 August 2014 Europe's leaders hail ties of peace as they mark first world war centenary https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/europe-leaders-hail-ties-peace-mark-centenary-first-world-war The Guardian 11 June 2017 September October 11 October – Michel Government sworn in 138 days after 25 May electionsLeo Cendrowicz 10 October 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/10/belgium-coalition-government-charles-michel-flemish-separatist-n-va Belgium's 'kamikaze coalition' to be sworn in 138 days after elections The Guardian 11 June 2017 November 6 November – 100,000-person anti-austerity demonstration in Brussels ends in violence, with 50 people injured and 30 detained6 November 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/belgium-austerity-protests-violence Brussels protests end in violence The Guardian 11 June 2017 December 3 December – Foreign ministers from members of NATO attend a summit in Belgium to discuss the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant insurgency. 15 December – 24-hour general strike to protest the austerity measures of the Michel Government.Strikes across Belgium cause transport chaos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30475230 9 June 2017 BBC News 15 December 2014 Sports 6 April – Ellen van Dijk wins the Tour of Flanders, a women's road cycling World Cup race. 24 August – Daniel Ricciardo wins the 70th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, BelgiumMark Wohlwender 24 August 2014 F1: The Belgian Grand Prix 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2014/aug/24/the-belgian-grand-prix-2014-in-pictures The Guardian 11 June 2017 Deaths 2 January – Jeanne Brabants, 93, dancer and choreographer (b. 1920) 14 January – Alfons Thijs, 69, historian (b. 1944) 19 January – Damien Yzerbyt, 50, politician (b. 1963) 18 February – Kristof Goddaert, 27, road racing cyclist (b. 1986) 19 February – Norbert Beuls, 57, footballer and football manager (b. 1957) 27 February – Jan Hoet, 77, museum curator (b. 1936) 1 March – Paul Tant, 68, politician (b. 1945) 8 March – Gerard Mortier, 70, opera director and administrator (b. 1943) 12 March – Jean Vallée, 72, songwriter and performer (b. 1941) 25 March – Lode Wouters, 84, cyclist (b. 1929) 31 March – Roger Somville, 90, modern painter (b. 1923) 9 April – Jos Chabert, 81, politician (b. 1933) 15 May – Jean-Luc Dehaene, 73, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940) 24 May – Jean-Claude Pirotte, 74, writer, poet and painter (b. 1939) 26 July – Roland Verhavert, 87, film director (b. 1927) 11 August – Simon Leys, 78, diplomat and author (b. 1935) 18 August – Jean Nicolay, 76, footballer (b. 1937) 30 August – Igor Decraene, 18, cyclist (b. 1996) 18 September – Olivier Vanneste, 84, politician and economist (b. 1930) 20 September – Pino Cerami, 92, road bicycle racer (b. 1922) 22 September – Flor Van Noppen, 58, politician (b. 1956) 3 October – Ward Ruyslinck, 85, writer (b. 1929) 23 October – André Piters, 83, footballer (b. 1931) 9 November – Willy Monty, 75, racing cyclist (b. 1939) 29 November – Luc De Vos, 52, Singer of rockband Gorki (b. 1962) 5 December – Fabiola, 86, Queen-consort of Belgium from 1960 to 1993 (b. 1928) 26 December – Leo Tindemans, 92, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1922) 27 December – Jacques Vandenhaute, 83, politician (b. 1931) 27 December – Karel Poma, 94, liberal politician (b. 1920) See also 2014 in Belgian television References 2014 Category:2010s in Belgium Category:Years of the 21st century in Belgium Belgium Belgium