1985 Event 8 killed as roof collapses in Brussel's supermarket 1981 Event 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles 1958 Event Brussel's (Belgium) World Fair opens 1944 Event Eisenhower, Bradley and Montgomery confer in Brussel 1935 Event Brussel's World Expo opens 1914 Event Socialist conference in Brussel (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg) 1903 Event Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel 1897 Event Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel 1566 Event 200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition