1951 in Belgium
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The following events happened during 1951 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch –
- Leopold III (until 16 July), then Baudouin (from 17 July)
- Regent: Prince Baudouin, Duke of Brabant (until 16 July)
- Prime Minister – Joseph Pholien
Events
- 9 to 10 January – Eisenhower in Belgium.[1]
- 31 January – Belgian contingent of the United Nations Command for the Korean War disembark at Busan.[2]
- 18 April – Treaty of Paris signed, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community with Belgium as a member.[3]
- 25 April – Pope Pius XII makes the Church of Our Lady of Tongre in Chièvres a minor basilica.
- 16 July – The Royal Question culminates with the formal abdication of King Leopold III.
- 17 July – Baudouin is sworn in as King of the Belgians.[4]
- 14 October – Relics of Saint Albert of Leuven installed in Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
- 5 December – Migration Conference in Brussels adopts the resolution establishing Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe.[5]
Art and architecture
- Sculpture
- Mari Andriessen, Bomb Victim (Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum)
- Alfred Courtens, Equestrian Statue of Albert I, Brussels
Births
- 5 April – Frank Moulaert, Flemish academic
- 10 June – Lucien De Brauwere, cyclist (died 2020)
Deaths
- 20 December – Valerius Coucke (born 1888), biblical scholar
