The following events happened during 1951 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
Monarch –
Leopold III (until 16 July), with Prince Baudouin as regent
Baudouin (from 17 July) Prime Minister – Joseph Pholien
Events
9 to 10 January – Eisenhower in Belgium. 31 January – Belgian contingent of the United Nations Command for the Korean War disembark at Busan. 18 April – Treaty of Paris signed, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community with Belgium as a member. 25 April – Pope Pius XII makes the Church of Our Lady of Tongre in Chièvres a minor basilica. 16 July – Royal Question culminates with the formal abdication of King Leopold III 17 July – Baudouin sworn in as King. 14 October – Relics of Saint Albert of Leuven installed in Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels 5 December – Migration Conference in Brussels adopts the resolution establishing Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe.
Art and architecture
Sculpture
Mari Andriessen, Bomb Victim (Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum) Alfred Courtens, Equestrian Statue of Albert I, Brussels
Births
5 April – Frank Moulaert, Flemish academic
10 June – Lucien De Brauwere, cyclist (died 2020)