2013 in Belgium

Events in the year 2013 in Belgium.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Albert II (until 21 July); Philippe (from 21 July)
 * Prime Minister: Elio Di Rupo

Events

 * January 1: Bart De Wever (New Flemish Alliance) becomes mayor of Antwerp.
 * January 6: Noémie Happart crowned Miss Belgium 2013.
 * January 13: Following accusations of tax evasion, Belgium's Dowager Queen Fabiola of Belgium has her annual allowance cut by over 400,000 pounds.
 * February 9: Five people killed in a plane crash at Charleroi airport. The airport was closed shortly after the crash.
 * February 21: 30,000 angry workers take to the streets of Brussels to demonstrate against government austerity plans.
 * May 4: During a railway accident in Wetteren several tank cars filled with acrylonitrile explode.
 * May 19: Anderlecht draw against Zulte Waregem to win the Jupiler Pro League.
 * May 21: Soccer club Beerschot AC declared bankrupt by the Court of Commerce.
 * May 30: Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Aloys Jousten as bishop of Liège
 * July 3: King Albert II announces his pending abdication in favour of his son Philippe.
 * July 14: Jean-Pierre Delville consecrated as bishop of Liège
 * July 21: King Albert II abdicates in favour of his son, King Philippe.
 * July 25: First official heatwave in Belgium since the 2006 European heat wave.
 * August 25: Sebastian Vettel wins the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix.
 * October 6: Samson Kiptoo Bunge wins the Marathon of Brussels in 2:15.49.
 * October 8: François Englert and Briton Peter Higgs awarded the Nobel prize for Physics.
 * October 12: Popgroup Clouseau make a comeback with the song "Vliegtuig" {Airplane} in the Ultratop 50.
 * October 19: Ten parachutists and a pilot die in a plane crash shortly after take-off.
 * December 3: Three heavy pile-ups occur on the A19 motorway due to fog
 * December 7: Veerle Baetens wins the European Film Award for Best Actress. Death of a Shadow wins in the category Best Short Film.

Sports

 * February 27: Ellen van Dijk wins 2013 Le Samyn des Dames
 * August 23–26: Ellen van Dijk wins 2013 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour

Deaths

 * 4 January – Amanda Stassart, 89, member of the Resistance during World War II and air hostess
 * 9 October – Wilfried Martens, 77, former Prime Minister of Belgium.