2009 in Belgium

none 2009 Events in the year 2009 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: Albert IIAlbert II king of Belgium https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-II-king-of-Belgium Encyclopedia Britannica 28 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Herman Van Rompuy to 15 November; from 25 November Yves Leterme Events January 4 January – Johan Bonny consecrated as bishop of Antwerp.http://www.kerknet.be/admin/files/assets/documenten/02_homilie_kardinaal_danneels.pdf Homilie door kardinaal Godfried Danneels Homily by Cardinal Godfried Daneels Godfried Danneels 4 Jan 2009 Kerknet nl 6 Jan 2009 23 January – Dendermonde nursery attack February 11 February – With 5,000 present, the Fortis shareholders' meeting to vote on the break-up and sale of the company to the Dutch and Belgian governments was the largest shareholders' meeting in Belgian history.http://www.tijd.be/nieuws/ondernemingen_financien/Drukst_bijgewoonde_vergadering_ooit.8142609-433.art Drukst bijgewoonde vergadering ooit De Tijd 11 Feb 2009 1 Sep 2018 nl 26 February – Franco-Belgian bank Dexia announces 3.3 billion euros of net losses for 2008.http://www.expatica.com/be/news/local_news/Franco_Belgian-bank-Dexia-posts-3_3-billion-euros-losses-for-2008--.html Franco-Belgian bank Dexia posts 3.3 billion euros losses for 2008 27 Feb 2009 1 Sep 2018 Expatica https://web.archive.org/web/20110923025745/http://www.expatica.com/be/news/local_news/Franco_Belgian-bank-Dexia-posts-3_3-billion-euros-losses-for-2008--.html 23 September 2011 dead March 4 March – Association belge des familles des disparus (founded 1948) wound up.Inventaire des archives du Fonds Vander Borght, 1940–2009 2018 Laurence Dumonceau https://www.cegesoma.be/docs/Invent/AA_2481_Vander_Borght.pdf October 11 October – Father Damien canonised by Pope Benedict XVI, in the presence of King Albert II, Queen Paola, and Herman Van Rompuy. http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/monde/2009-10-11/affluence-canonisation-pere-damien-731882.shtml Le Père Damien proclamé saint Le Soir 11 Oct 2009 2018-08-31 2009-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091014095119/http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/monde/2009-10-11/affluence-canonisation-pere-damien-731882.shtml dead November 15 November – Herman Van Rompuy resigns as Prime Minister in order to become President of the European Council; Van Rompuy Government ends. 25 November – Leterme II Government sworn in. Deaths 4 January - Lei Clijsters (52), footballer, father of Kim Clijsters.http://www.soccernews.com/former-red-devil-lei-clijsters-dies/12565/ 4 Jan 2009 1 Sep 2018 Former Red Devil Lei Clijsters dies Soccer News www.soccernews.com 5 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005115329/http://www.soccernews.com/former-red-devil-lei-clijsters-dies/12565/ dead 2 February - Louis Proost (73), cyclist.http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4049 https://archive.today/20130624220057/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4049 dead June 24, 2013 Louis Proost www.cyclingarchives.com en 7 Jan 2018 4 March - Patricia De Martelaere (51), writer.http://www.knack.be/nieuws/boeken/patricia-de-martelaere/article-normal-6634.html Knack 11 Mar 2009 Patricia de Martelaere nl 1 Sep 2018 18 March – Rita Lejeune (102), medievalist 6 March - Henri Pousseur (79), composer.https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2009/03/10/henri-pousseur-compositeur_1166016_3382.html?xtmc=pousseur&xtcr=2 Henri Pousseur, compositeur 10 Mar 2009 Le Monde fr See also 2009 in Belgian television References 2009 Belgium Category:Years of the 21st century in Belgium Category:2000s in Belgium Belgium