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2008 Princess Eleonore of Belgium, born in Anderlecht, Belgium
1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium 1998 Thick Fog causes highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die 1995 Belgium ends military conscript 1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air 1995 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air 1994 Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium 1994 Leon Degrelle, Belgium general, dies 1993 King Albert II of Belgium, crowned 1993 Baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems 1992 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1991 Belgium census is 10,000,963 inhabitants 1991 Jean Van Joutte, Prime Minister of Belgium 1952 - 1954, dies 1989 Mausoleum of Beatrice of Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk Belgium 1989 Unmanned Russian Mig-23 crashes in Bellegem-Kooigem, Belgium (1 dies) 1988 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium 1988 Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms 1988 Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium 1988 Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium 1949, 1958 - 1961, 1968 - 1972, dies at 82 1987 Belgium Christian Democrats (CVP) loses parliamentary election 1987 7th Belgium government of Martens forms 1987 6th Belgium government of Martens falls 1987 Smoking forbidden in public buildings in Belgium 1987 Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die 1986 Former Belgium premier Vanden Boeynants sentenced for fraud 1986 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines 1986 Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF 1986 Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz 1985 6th Belgium government of Martens forms 1985 Surprise attack on Belgium supermarket in Aalst, 8 killed 1985 Belgium premier Martens CVP wins parliamentary election 1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium 1985 Singing Nun, commits suicide in Belgium at 52 1983 Jose Happart installed as mayor of Voeren Belgium 1983 Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies 1983 Charles von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Belgium prince, buried 1983 Belgium buys 44 F-16s 1983 Jose Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium 1982 National railroad strike in Belgium 1982 Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies 1982 Train crash at Aalter Belgium, 5 killed 1981 Belgium's 5th government of Martens forms 1981 Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election 1981 Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured 1981 Belgium Eyskens government forms 1981 Belgium's 4th government of Martens resigns 1980 4th government of Martens forms in Belgium 1980 Belgium 3rd government of Martens resigns 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1980 Belgium 3rd government of Martens forms 1980 Belgium's Marten's government resigns 1980 Flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured 1980 Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium 1979 Failed attack on NATO commander Haig in Obourg, Belgium 1979 Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium 1979 Belgium's Martens government forms 1978 Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government 1978 Belgium government of Tindemans resigns 1978 Laurence Borremans, Miss Belgium Universe 1997 1977 Belgium government of Tindemans forms 1977 Christian-democrats win Belgium parliamentary election 1977 Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time 1977 Zaire president Mobutu visits Belgium 1977 Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star 1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1995 Puerto Rico 1976 Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals 1975 Johnny Galecki, born in Bree, Belgium, actor, American Dreamer, David-Roseanne 1974 Leo Tindemans forms Belgium government 1974 Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election 1974 Stephanie Rottier, St. Niklaas Belgium, tennis star, 1995 semi Prague 1974 Belgium government of Leburton falls 1973 Theo Lefevre, premier Belgium, dies 1973 Ingrid Seynhaeve, born in Brussels, Belgium, model, Look of the Year 1991 1973 Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1993 Belgium doubles 1973 Dominique Monami, Verviers Belgium, tennis star 1973 Harbor strike in Gent/Antwerp, Belgium 1973 Belgium government of Leburton forms 1972 Belgium recognizes East Germany 1972 Belgium government of Eyskens resigns 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hour 1972 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France 1972 Nathalie Baudone, born in Rocurt, Belgium, tennis star, 3rd round 1995 U.S. Open 1972 Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1972 Filip Dewulf, Belgium, tennis star 1972 Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms 1971 Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations 1971 Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament 1970 Els Callens, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1996 quarterfinalist Essen 1969 Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium 1969 Florence Descampe, Brussels Belgium, LPGA golfer, 1992 McCall 1969 Florence Descampe, born in Brussels, Belgium, LPGA golfer, 1992 McCall 1968 Ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82 1968 Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms 1968 Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants falls 1967 Liquid gas tanker explodes in Martelange Belgium, 22 killed 1967 Fire at L'Innovation department store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium) 1966 Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium 1966 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour 1966 Drunk driver kills 10 children in Asse Belgium 1966 Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins 1966 Harmel government in Belgium resigns 1965 Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament 1965 Pierre Harmel forms Belgium government 1965 Wallon party forms in Belgium 1964 Fire in Wegimond Belgium resort, kills 19 1964 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59 1964 Artisans strike in Belgium ends 1964 Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations 1963 Philibert Schmitz, Belgium, historian (Order of St. Benoat), dies at 75 1963 Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot 1963 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58 1962 Andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51 1962 Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) 1962 Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium 1961 Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations 1961 Antwerp Belgium diocese forms 1961 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights and Flemish language in Belgium 1961 Belgium sends troops to Rwanda-Urundi 1961 Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party 1961 Belgium government of Eyskens resigns 1961 Mark Van Thillo, Wilrijk Belgium, co-captain, Biosphere 2 1960 King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon 1960 Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1960 Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy 1960 Belgium sends troops to Congo 1960 Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo) declares independence from Belgium 1960 Earthquake in NE Belgium 1960 Earthquake at Havre, Belgium 1959 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-1 1959 Belgium shortens conscription to 12 months 1958 Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg 1958 Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms 1958 Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brussels Belgium, actor, Kickboxer, No Retreat 1958 CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium 1958 Gaston Eyskens becomes premier of Belgium 1958 Brussel's (Belgium) World Fair opens 1958 Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85 1956 Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium 1956 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 1956 Mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die 1955 Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 1955 Strike in Belgium for 5 day work week 1955 King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo 1955 Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39 1954 Belgium shortens military conscription from 20 to 18 months 1954 Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash 1976 Olympics silver 1954 Belgium ends trade agreement with U.S.S.R. 1953 TV broadcasting begins in Belgium 1953 Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die 1953 Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14 1952 General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium 1952 2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium 1951 King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I 1951 King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates 1951 Belgium extends conscription to 24 months 1951 Belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio 1950 Death penality abolished in Belgium 1950 King Boudouin I takes oath as royal prince of Belgium 1950 King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King 1950 King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium 1950 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die 1950 Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III 1950 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel 1949 England, Belgium, Lux, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel 1947 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherland form Benelux Union 1945 Martine van Hamel, Brussels Belgium, ballerina, New York City Ballet Co 1945 Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist, 5 time winner of Tour de France 1945 German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge 1945 Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race, 6-time winner 1944 Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium 1944 Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium 1944 Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium 1944 SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium 1944 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign unity treaty 1944 Belgium's Emissie bank closes 1944 U.S. leaders meet in Belgium 1944 Patrick Sercu, born in Belgium, 1K time trial 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested 1943 Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium 1942 Free-Poland and Belgium asks pope to condemn nazi-war crimes 1942 999 Jews are taken from Mechelen transit camp in Belgium 1942 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz 1942 Belgium Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star 1942 Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars 1941 King Leopold of Belgium marries Lilian Baels 1941 Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels 1941 Jaime Laredo, born in Bolivia, violinist, Qn Elisabeth of Belgium prize 1959 1941 Dirk D. Frimout, born in Belgium, cosmonaut 1940 Jose Van Dam, Brussels Belgium, bass-baritone, Francois d'Assisif 1940 In WW II, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France 1940 Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up 1940 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France 1940 Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg 1940 Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2 in soccer 1940 2 German officers make emergency landing in Belgium 1939 Netherlands and Belgium declare neutrality 1939 Belgium mobilizes 1939 Belgium Sylvere Maes wins 33rd Tour de France 1939 Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, fashion designer, women 1939 Henri Jaspar, premier of Belgium (1926-31), dies at 68 1938 Earthquake in Belgium 1938 Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium 1937 Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess/queen of Belgium, 1993- 1937 Gaston Roelants, Belgium, world cross-country champion 1936 1st government of Zealand in Belgium ends 1936 Wilfried Martens, premier, Belgium, 1979-81, 1981-92 1936 Belgium ends Locarno-pact 1935 Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 1935 Belgium's Romain Maes, wins Tour de France 1935 Belgium recognizes Soviet Union 1935 1st Belgium government of Van Zealand resigns 1934 Albert II FHTCEM, king of Belgium, 1993- 1934 Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist worker's movement bankrupt 1934 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-3, in soccer 1934 Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium 1934 Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 1933 Monique van Vooren, born in Belgium, actress, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein 1932 Charles de Broqueville becomes premier of Belgium 1932 Belgium government of Renkin falls 1932 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign Unity treaty 1931 Jules Renkin becomes premier of Belgium 1930 Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium) 1930 Baudouin I, king of Belgium, 1951-93 1930 Child labor laws established in Belgium 1930 Building begins on Albert Canal in Belgium 1930 Roger Moens, born in Belgium, 800m runner 1960 Olympics silver 1930 Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto 1929 Belgium government Jaspar falls 1929 Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails 1929 Belgium Maurice Dewaele wins Tour de France 1929 Henri Pousseur, born in Malmedy, Belgium, composer, Homo Habitis 1929 Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 1929 Jacques Brel, Belgium, singer and actor 1929 Ulu Grosbard, Belgium, actor, Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in 1 hour 1928 Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium 1928 Brooklyn Supreme, born in Belgium, stallion, heaviest known horse, 1450 kg 1928 Netherlands and Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam) 1927 Andre Cools, Belgium, minister of Budget/vice-premier 1927 Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer 1927 Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam 1926 Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden 1926 Belgium stabilizes current value of franc (5 franc becomes 1 "Belga") 1926 Pierre "Peyo" Culliford, Brussels Belgium, cartoonist, Smurfs 1926 Andre Delvaux, born in Heverie, Belgium, director and writer, Benvenuta 1926 Belgium's "black monday," franc falls 1926 Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium 1925 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium 1925 Pierre Baugniet, Belgium, pairs ice skater 1948 Olympics gold 1925 Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs 1948 Olympics gold 1925 Netherlands and Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde 1924 General Christian Worker's union demands 8 hour work day in Belgium 1924 Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain Belgium, 1 dead 1924 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins 1924 Louise MA, princess of Belgium, dies at 66 1924 Belgium's Theunis government falls 1923 Radio Belgium's 1st transmission 1923 League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) 1923 Belgium's Theunis government falls because of mine, post and railroad strike 1923 Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages 1921 Belgium's public library law goes into force 1921 KPB, Communist Party of Belgium forms 1921 Jacques Vander Schueren, Belgium, minister of Economic Affairs 1921 New rules of language assumed, equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium 1921 Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France 1921 1st municipal elections for men and women in Belgium 1920 Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1920 Belgium annexes Eupen/Malmedy 1920 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium 1920 Belgium starts paying old age pensions 1920 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium 1919 Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, U.S. ambassador to Belgium, 1977-81 1919 Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium, 1966-68, 1978-79 1919 Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies 1918 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die 1917 British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium 1917 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, Governor-General of Belgium (1914-17), dies at 73 1917 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73 1917 Belgium Council of Flanders established 1916 British offensive at Ancre Belgium 1916 Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium 1915 Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) 1915 British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle 1914 Ypres Belgium burned by German bombing 1914 Allied offensive at Ypres (Belgium) begins 1914 German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 Gr Britain/France/Belgium/Russia sign pact of London 1914 Belgium: German army begins 6 week plundering of Leuven Belgium 1914 German Zeppelins bomb Antwerp Belgium, 10 die 1914 German troops occupy Namur Belgium 1914 German troops plunder Belgium 1914 General von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant Belgium 1914 1st encounter between British and German troops (in Belgium) 1914 German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines Belgium 1914 Belgium: German troops occupy Tamines 1914 Dinant Belgium destroyed by German bombs 1914 Cavalery battle at Halen, Belgium ("Battle der Zilveren Helmen") 1914 French government awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 1914 German army occupies city of Liege Belgium 1914 French cavalry enter Belgium 1914 Westerschelde leaves due to German invasion in Belgium 1914 Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany 1914 Belgium rejects demand to allow free crossing for German army 1914 Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I 1914 German chief of staff/General von Moltke states ultimatum on Belgium 1914 Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian, Le Pontificat de Pie IX 1913 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights 1912 Louis Boon, born in Aalst, Belgium, born Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon, writer, journalist, novelist, wrote historical novels, modernist work Vergeten straat 1911 Belgium government of De Broqueville forms 1911 Belgium government of Schollaert falls 1910 Jean Servais, Angers Belgium, actor, Every Man is My Enemy 1910 Dominique Pire, Belgium, educator, aided WW II refugees, Nobel 1958 1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist 1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels 1909 Leopold II, king of Belgium, dies 1909 Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belgium count De Lambert) 1909 Netherlands begins unity with Belgium 1908 Claude Levi-Strauss, Belgium, social anthropologist, Structure Anthro 1908 King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium 1908 Belgium annexes Congo Free State 1908 Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium) 1908 Belgium Catholic socialist/liberal parliamentary election 1908 Frans Schollaert succeeds De Trooz as premier of Belgium 1907 Jules de Trooz, Belgium PM, dies at 63 1907 Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government 1907 Belgium government of De Trooz forms 1907 Belgium government of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns 1907 Jan M J van Houtte, premier Belgium, 1952-54 1906 Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor, Mira, Malpertuis 1905 Astrid SLT Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden 1905 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 Jef Maes, born in Antwerp, Belgium, composer, lecturer, worked for the Knokke orchestra, studied with Albert van de Vijver, Karel Candaeil, and Napoleon Distelmans 1905 Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium, 1949, 1958 - 1961, 1968 - 1972 1904 Leo Joseph Suenens, Cardinal, Belgium 1904 Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms 1903 Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer, Lied Symphony 1903 Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer, Snow Was Black 1902 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist 1902 Jean Rey, Belgium, President of European Commission, 1967-70 1901 Belgium's Louise of den Plas begins activities towards women rights 1901 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0) 1900 Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor, New York City Ballet 1948-58 1900 Belgium crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern 1900 Jean Duvieusart, premier, Belgium 1950 1899 Belgium government of Vandenpeereboom forms 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/Secretary-General of NATO, 1957-61 1898 Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician, Nobel 1974 1898 Andre-Marie Charue, bishop of Namen Belgium 1896 Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War 1895 Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education 1894 Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium 1894 Belgium Princess Josephine marries Prince Karl von Hohenzollern 1894 Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics 1891 Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 1890 King Leopold II gives Congo to Belgium 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law 1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star 1888 World's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium) 1888 Philibert Schmitz, Belgium, historian, Ordre the St-Benoat 1888 1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins 1888 Victor Francen, Belgium, actor, J'Acusse, San Antonio 1887 Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/Minister of Middenstand 1885 Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman, Belgian Workers Party 1885 Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium 1885 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to England 1884 Julius P. Hoste, Belgium minister/daily newspaper publisher, Last News 1882 Max [G M J] Winders Maximilien, Belgium, architect, WW II 1876 Baron Joseph van de Meulebroeck, mayor, Brussels, Belgium 1876 Gabriella V M Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium/duchess of Bavaria 1875 Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium, 1909-34 1872 Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun 1872 Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte 1871 Belgium disbands salt tax 1870 Henri Jaspar, premier of Belgium, 1927-31 1869 Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen 1865 Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) 1862 Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian, History of Belgium 1862 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet, Blue Bird, Nobel 1911 1861 Ursmer Berliere, Belgian historian, Monastican Belgium 1858 Eugene Ysaije, born in Belgium, violinist, conductor and composer, Pierill Houiou 1858 Louise M A, princess of Belgium 1857 Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium, 1907 1854 Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer, Jeune Belgium 1854 Henri-Marie Lafontaine, born in Belgium, international lawyer, Nobel 1913 1851 Jan Blockx, Belgium, opera composer, Sea Bride princess of Herberg 1851 Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1850 Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 1846 Emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter, Van der Goes in the Red Monastery 1844 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/Governor-General of Belgium, 1914-17 1843 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium, 1899 1842 Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) 1841 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP, dies 1840 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico, 1864-67 1840 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii 1839 Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom and Luxembourg a Grand Duchy 1837 Philips, Count of Flanders Belgium 1834 Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium 1833 Netherlands and Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven 1832 French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium 1832 King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria 1831 Netherlands and Belgium sign peace treaty 1831 Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king 1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium 1831 Belgium adopts it's Constitution 1830 England, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium 1830 Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution) 1830 Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands 1830 Belgium revolts against Netherlands 1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher, Brussels Cons 1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1814 Adolphe Sax, Belgium, musician/inventor, saxophone 1814 Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium 1814 Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat 1806 Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet, La Belgium 1804 Pierre F Verhulst, Belgium, mathematician, logistic curve 1804 Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general, Triangulatie of Belgium 1801 Joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist, blinded - stared at Sun 25 seconds 1796 Adolphe Quetelet, born in Belgium, mathematician, astronomer, and statistician 1790 Statisten and Vonckisten unite as Belgium 1786 Montplaisir Ceramic factory opens in Schaarbeek Belgium 1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP 1747 Cornelis Stevens, Belgium, RC foreman/polemist, Le sophisme devoile 1728 Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium 1599 Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter 1584 Spanish army leader Richebourg conquerors Liefkenshoek, Belgium 1576 Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium 1574 Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs Louis de Boisot) 1567 Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels Belgium 1566 Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium 1549 Jews are expelled from Ghent Belgium 1514 Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist, Fabrica 1488 Roman catholic German emperor Maximilian I caught in Belgium 1472 Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies 1370 Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium 1302 Battle of Kortrijk Belgium (France vs Flanders) 1302 Guldensporen battle of Belgium |
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