1958 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 1958 List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1958 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Monarch – Baudouin

Prime Minister – Achille Van Acker (to 26 June); Gaston Eyskens (from 26 June)

Events

January

• 1 January – Treaty of Rome establishing European Economic Community comes into force.

February

• 3 February – Treaty creating Benelux Economic Union signed, to come into force 1 November 1960, providing for free movement of workers, capital, services, and goods between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.^[1]

March

• 12 March – Fud Leclerc comes sixth in the Eurovision Song Contest, singing "Ma petite chatte".

April

• 4 April – Tourist information office opens on the Place de Brouckère, Brussels.^[2]:175
• 12 April – Bokrijk open-air museum opens.
• 17 April – King Baudouin opens Expo 58, the first major World’s Fair since the Second World War.^[2]:184

May

• 28 May – Real Madrid win the European Cup Final against A.C. Milan in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

June

• 1 June – General election held: Christian Democrats become the largest group in parliament.
• 15 June – Tony Brooks wins the 19th Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
• 26 June
  • 45th Tour de France starts in Brussels.^[2]:164
  • Gaston Eyskens replaces Achille Van Acker as Prime Minister.

July

• 20–23 July – World Archery Championships held in Brussels.

October

• 19 October – Expo 58 closes.^[2]:171

November

• 6 November – Political agreement reached on post-war reforms to educational policy, ending a period of contention known as the "Second School War".

December

• 11 December – Dominique Pire receives the Nobel Peace Prize.^[3]

Performances

May

• 2 May – Annie Fischer performs at Expo58.^[2]:160

June

• 22 June – Galina Ulanova performs at Expo58.^[2]:160
• 24 June – Amália Rodrigues performs at Expo58.^[2]:160

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