1968 in Belgium

none 1968 Events in the year 1968 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: BaudouinBaudouin I, king of Belgium https://www.britannica.com/biography/Baudouin-I Encyclopedia Britannica Prime Minister: Paul Vanden Boeynants (to 17 July); Gaston Eyskens (from 17 July) Events thumb|Police forcing student demonstrators in Leuven to disperse (18 January 1968) 18 January – Flemish students demonstrate against the French-speaking presence in Leuven 7 March – Rassemblement wallon founded 31 March – 1968 Belgian general election April – Ronquières inclined plane taken into use 24 June – Split of the Catholic University of Leuven announced 7 July – Jacky Ickx wins the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts Publications Georges Simenon, Maigret hésite Art and architecture thumb|Sablon Tower, Brussels Buildings Sablon Tower completed on the former site of the Maison du Peuple, Brussels Cinema Sirene, written and directed by Raoul Servais Births 17 August – Bruno van Pottelsberghe, economist – Peter Goes, children's author and illustrator 21 November – Jan Bertels, politicianDe Kamerleden: Jan Bertels https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06172 Chamber of Representatives 15 September 2024 Brussels, Belgium nl Deaths 4 January – Joseph Pholien (born 1884), prime minister 25 February – Camille Huysmans (born 1871), prime minister 18 July – Corneille Heymans (born 1892), physiologist, Nobel laureate 4 December – Louise van den Plas (born 1877), feminist References 1968 Category:1960s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 20th century in Belgium Belgium