1985 in Belgium

Decades:	1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s;
See also:	Other events of 1985; List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.

Incumbents

15 January – Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) bomb the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding others.^[2]
3 February – Roger Vangheluwe consecrated as bishop of Bruges by Cardinal Godfried Danneels
16 to 21 May – Pope John Paul II visits Belgium
29 May – Heysel Stadium disaster
15 September – Ayrton Senna wins the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
27 September – Brabant killers carry out armed robberies in Braine-l'Alleud and Overijse, killing eight.
8 October to 5 November – CCC firebomb a series of companies
13 October – General elections
9 November – Brabant killers carry out an armed robbery in Aalst, killing eight.
6 December
- CCC attack NATO pipeline in Wortegem-Petegem
- Liège law court bombing

T. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België van 1944 tot 1985 (2 vols., Antwerp, Kluwer).

5 January – Bart Goossens, footballer
1 February – Tim De Meersman, footballer
5 February – Tatiana Silva, beauty queen
15 February – Sara Peeters, cyclist
12 March – Stromae, musician and producer
16 March – Saskia Bricmont, politician
3 May – Robin Tonniau, politician^[3]
10 May - Farah Jacquet, politician^[4]
20 June – Dieter Vanthourenhout, cyclist
10 July – Funda Oru, politician^[5]
5 August – Joeri Calleeuw, cyclist
14 September – Stijn Neirynck, cyclist
25 September – Nicolas Achten, musician
10 October – Dominique Cornu, cyclist
22 October – hadise, Turkish and Belgian singer
5 December
- Mehdi Dehbi, actor and theatre director
- Nico Verdonck, racing driver
22 December – Aurora Marion, actress

^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. 8 March 2024.
^ John E. Jessup (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-313-28112-9.
^ "De Kamerleden: Robin Tonniau" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Les Députés: Farah Jacquet" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "De Kamerleden: Funda Oru" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 10 September 2024.