Events in the year 1988 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Baudouin
- Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens
Events
- 20 September – Margaret Thatcher gives a speech in Bruges.
- 9 October – Municipal elections
Publications
- OECD, Economic Surveys, 1987/1988: Belgium, Luxembourg
- François Perin, Histoire d'une nation introuvable (Brussels, Legrain).
Births
- 22 February – Kevin Borlée, sprinter
- 6 March – Simon Mignolet, footballer
- 17 March – Brent Meuleman, politician
- 30 September - Natalie Eggermont, politician
- 8 October – Hanne Gaby Odiele, model
- 10 October – Jodie Devos, operatic soprano (d. 2024)
Deaths
- 5 January – Jules-François Crahay (born 1917), fashion designer
- 28 October – Lucien Leboutte (born 1898), air chief
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