1838 in Belgium
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See also: | Other events of 1838 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the year 1838 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold I
- Prime Minister: Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt[1]
Events
- 7 April – Tariffs raised on woollen cloth, porcelain, glass, crystal and chemical products.[2]: 630
- 15 May – Court of assizes to have jury verdicts.[2]: 632
- 28 May – Provincial elections
- 1 June – Parliament approves government loan of 2 million Belgian francs for building highways and railways.[2]: 630
- June – Ghent linen factories begin mechanising.[2]: 630
- 1 August – Westmalle Brewery begins operations
- 24 September – Monument to the fallen of the Belgian Revolution inaugurated on Place des Martyrs, Brussels.[2]: 632
- 3 September – Insurance scheme established for railway workers.[2]: 631
- 17 December – Run on the Banque de Belgique.[2]: 631
- 23 December – Declarations on postal reciprocity between Belgium and the Office of the Prince of Tour and Taxis signed in Frankfurt am Main.[3]
Publications
- Periodicals
- Almanach royal et du commerce de Belgique (Brussels, Balleroy)[4]
- Annuaire du clergé catholique du royaume de Belgique (Brussels, L. Schapen)[5]
- Journal historique et littéraire, vol. 5 (Liège, P. Kersten).[6]
- Messager des sciences et des arts de la Belgique, vol. 6 (Ghent, Léonard Hebbelynck)[7]
- Revue de Bruxelles, 2.[8]
- Official publications
- Documents statistiques sur le Royaume de Belgique: recueillis et publiés par le Ministre de l'Intérieur (Brussels, Ch.-J. de Mat)[9]
- Guidebooks and directories
- Alexandre Ferrier de Tourettes, Guide pittoresque et artistique du voyageur en Belgique (Brussels, Société Belge de Librairie)[10]
- Fiction
- Hendrik Conscience, De Leeuw van Vlaenderen (Antwerp, L.J. de Cort).
Art and architecture
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- Sculptures
- Guillaume Geefs, Pro Patria, Place des Martyrs, Brussels
Births
- 3 January – Joseph Dupont, violinist (died 1899)
- 18 March – Jan Stobbaerts, painter (died 1914)
- 14 April – Charles Moeller, historian (died 1922)
- 16 April – Ernest Solvay, industrial chemist (died 1922)
- 23 April – Alfred Verwee, painter (died 1895)
- 9 July – Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, art collector (died 1920)
- 7 September – Louis Delacenserie, architect (died 1909)
- 6 October – Henry Gabriels, bishop (died 1921)
- 15 October – August Vandekerkhove, writer and painter (died 1923)
- 30 October – Lodewijk de Koninck, writer (died 1924)
Deaths
- 9 February – Françoise Blin de Bourdon (born 1756), religious leader
- 3 August – Nicolas-Jean Rouppe (born 1769), mayor of Brussels
- 7 August – Jean-François van de Velde (born 1779), bishop of Ghent
References
- ^ Georges-Henri Dumont, Chronologie de la Belgique: De 1830 à nos jours (Le Cri, 2017).
- ^ a b c d e f g Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
- ^ "Déclarations de réciprocité concernant la poste entre la Belgique et l'Office du Prince de la Tour et Taxis, signées à Francfort-sur-le-Main". refLex. Council of State (Belgium). 23 December 1838.
- ^ Almanach royal on Google Books.
- ^ Annuaire du clergé on Google Books.
- ^ Journal historique et littéraire, 5 on Google Books.
- ^ Messager des sciences et des arts on Google Books.
- ^ Revue de Bruxelles, 2 on Google Books.
- ^ Documents statistiques on Google Books.
- ^ Guide pittoresque on Google Books.
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