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