1885 in Belgium
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See also: | Other events of 1885 List of years in Belgium |
The following lists events that happened during 1885 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold II[1]
- Prime Minister: Auguste Marie François Beernaert[2]
Events
- Belgian State Railways Type 6 steam locomotive taken into use.
- 26 February – Conclusion of the Berlin Conference granting sovereignty over the Congo Basin to Leopold II.
- 6 April – Inaugural meeting of the Belgian Labour Party held in Brussels.
- 30 April – Leopold II receives parliamentary authorisation to assume sovereignty over the Congo Basin
- 2 May – World Exhibition in Antwerp opens (to 2 November)[3][4][5]
- 1 August – Congo Free State established
Publications
- Periodicals
- Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique, vol. 3.[6]
- Books
- Karl Baedeker, Belgium and Holland: Handbook for Travellers[7]
- Joseph Van den Gheyn, Essais de mythologie et de philologie comparée[8]
Art and architecture
- Paintings
- Fernand Khnopff, Portrait of Jeanne Kéfer
- Constantin Meunier, The Potato Diggers
- Théo van Rysselberghe, Portrait of Octave Maus
- Sculptures
- Thomas Vinçotte, The Horse Tamer (Brussels)
Births
- 29 January – Raoul Van Overstraeten, general (died 1977)
- 29 June – Camille Clifford, actress (died 1971)
- 17 November – Henri De Man, politician (died 1953)
Deaths
- 27 May – Charles Rogier (born 1800), politician
- 20 August – Édouard Agneessens (born 1842), painter
- 9 October – Joseph Geefs (born 1808), sculptor
References
- ^ "Leopold II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "In Memoriam", American Journal of International Law, 7 (1913), pp. 371-374. On Internet Archive.
- ^ "Exposition universelle de 1885". 1887.
- ^ "Anvers et l'Exposition universelle, 1885". 1885.
- ^ Antwerp Universal Exhibition, 1885, official catalogue of the Canadian section [microform]. 1885. ISBN 9780665169366.
- ^ "Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique; Medeelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museeun van België". 1882.
- ^ "Belgium and Holland: Handbook for Travellers". K. Baedeker. 1885.
- ^ "Essais de mythologie et de philologie comparée". Société Belge de Libraire; [etc., etc. 1885.
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