1889 in Belgium
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The following lists events that happened during 1889 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
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- 6-25 May – Subversion trial in Mons reveals activity of security service agents provocateurs in the Parti socialiste républicain
- 3 July – FN Herstal arms manufactory founded
- 8 November – Higher Institute of Philosophy founded at Catholic University of Leuven
Publications
[edit]- Napoléon de Pauw, Obituarium Sancti Johannis: Nécrologe de l'église St. Jean (St. Bavon) à Gand, du XIIIe au XVIe siècle (Brussels, F. Hayez)[3]
- Alexis Marie Gouchet, La traite des nègres et le croisade africaine (Liège)[4]
Art and architecture
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- Paintings
- Rémy Cogghe, Cockfights in Flanders
- James Ensor, Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889
- Léon Herbo, Salome
- Fernand Khnopff, Memories
- Constantin Meunier, Firedamp
Births
[edit]- 18 March – Floris Jespers, artist (died 1965)
- 25 April – Paul Deman, cyclist (died 1961)
- 26 May – Victor Linart, cyclist (died 1977)
- 6 July – Louis Mottiat, cyclist (died 1972)
- 30 July – Frans Masereel, artist (died 1972)
- 8 October – Philippe Thys, cyclist (died 1971)
- 11 November – Marcel Buysse, cyclist (died 1939)
- 16 December – Joseph Van Daele, cyclist (died 1948)
Deaths
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- 15 April – Father Damien (born 1840), missionary
- 2 July – Henri-Charles Lambrecht (born 1848), bishop of Ghent
- 6 September – Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden (born 1815), politician
- 30 September – François-Antoine Bossuet (born 1798), painter
- 16 October – Pierre-Joseph Witdoeck (born 1803), painter
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Obituarium Sancti Johannis. Nécrologe de l'église St. Jean (St. Bavon) à Gand, du 13e au 16e siècle". Bruxelles F. Hayez. 1889.
- ^ "La traite des négres et al croisade africaine; choix raisonné de documents relatifs a la question de l'esclavage african et comprenant la lettre encyclique de Léon XIII sur l'esclavage. Le discours du cardinal Lavigerie a Bruxelles. Un chapitre de géographie et d'histoire ... Par Alexis-M.G., auteur du Congo belge illustré, etc". Liége H. Dessain. 1889.
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