1980 in Belgium
# 1980 in Belgium

Events from the year 1980 in Belgium

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Baudouin
* Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens

## Events

* 23 January – Christian Democrat, Socialist, VU and FDF governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist coalition
* 18 May – Christian Democrat–Socialist governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist–Liberal coalition
* 7 August – Regional devolution passes the Senate
* 22 October – Christian Democrat–Socialist–Liberal governing coalition replaced by Christian Democrat–Socialist coalition

## Publications

* Hadewijch, The Complete Works, translated by Columba Hart (New York, Paulist Press)
* Ronald Eckford Mill Irving, The Flemings and Walloons of Belgium (London, Minority Rights Group)
* Rita Lejeune and Jacques Stiennon (eds.), La Wallonie, le Pays et les Hommes: Lettres, Arts, Culture, vol. 3 (La Renaissance du Livre, Brussels)

## Births

* 6 January – Steed Malbranque, footballer

## Deaths

* 3 October – Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (born 1911), chess grandmaster
