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1866 in Belgium

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1866
in
Belgium

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1866
List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1866 in Belgium.

Incumbents

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Monarch: Leopold II
Head of government: Charles Rogier

Events

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January
March
  • 6 March – Belgian-Chinese Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation ratified in Brussels.[2]
May
  • 28 May – Provincial elections
  • 31 May – Strikes and lock-outs decriminalised.[1]: 682 
June
August
  • 1 August – Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Belgium, negotiated by Auguste t'Kint, signed in Edo.[2]
  • 27 August – Antwerp city council makes Dutch the official language of city business.[1]: 682 
October
  • 20 October – State banquet at Brussels for British Volunteers on visit to Belgium.[3]
  • 21 October – Risk Allah Bey brought to trial in Brussels on charges of murder and forgery.[3]
December
  • 20 December – Parliamentary enquiry into preparedness of armed forces begins.[1]: 682 
  • 27 December – Belgian-Japanese Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation ratified in Brussels.[2]

Publications

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Periodicals
Reference works
Books
Maps
  • Auguste Stessels, Carte générale des bancs de Flandres compris entre Gravelines et l'embouchure de l'Escaut [Map of the sandbanks of the Flemish coast between Gravelines and the mouth of the Scheldt], engraved by J. Nauwens (Antwerp, F. Bizolier)[9]

Art and architecture

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Church of St John the Baptist (interior)
Buildings

Births

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Deaths

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Date uncertain
March


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
  2. ^ a b c Dirk De Ruyver, "The First Treaty between Belgium and Japan", in Japan & Belgium: An Itinerary of Mutual Inspiration, edited by W.F. Vande Walle and David De Cooman (Tielt, 2016), pp. 21-111.
  3. ^ a b Joseph Irving, The Annals of Our Time (London and New York, 1871), p. 755.
  4. ^ Almanach on Google Books.
  5. ^ On Google Books
  6. ^ Messager on Google Books.
  7. ^ "Biographie nationale", Messager des sciences historiques (1866), pp. 512-514.
  8. ^ Pierre-Albert et Jean de Launay at Google Books.
  9. ^ "Carte générale des bancs de Flandres". Royal Library of Belgium.