1934 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1934 in Belgium.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Albert I (until 17 February); Leopold III (from 23 February)
- Prime Minister – Charles de Broqueville (to 20 November); Georges Theunis (from 20 November)
Events
[edit]- 6 January – First electrified railway between Brussels and Antwerp taken into use.[1]: 833
- 22 February – Funeral of King Albert I.[1]: 834
- 23 February – Leopold III sworn in as King, following the death of his father Albert I, on 17 February.[1]: 834
- 28 March – Socialist savings bank Bank van de Arbeid goes bankrupt.[1]: 833
- 16 May – Firedamp explosion in Fief-de-Lambrechies and Pâturages kills 57.[1]: 835
- 31 May – Law on languages in law cases passes Parliament.[1]: 833
- 13 November – De Broqueville government resigns.[1]: 834
- 20 November – New government led by Georges Theunis takes office.[1]: 835
- 26 November – Meteorite impact near Roisin.[1]: 833
Publications
[edit]- Henry De Vocht, Monumenta Humanistica Lovaniensia: Texts and Studies about Louvain Humanists in the First Half of the XVIth Century
Art and architecture
[edit]- 29 March – Surrealist group Rupture founded in La Louvière.[1]: 833
- Exhibitions
- May–June – Le Minotaure (Brussels).[1]: 833
- Films
- Belgium's first Dutch-language sound film, De Witte, screened in Antwerp (13 September).[1]: 835
Births
[edit]- 21 January – François van Hoobrouck d'Aspre, politician (died 2020)
- 6 June – Birth of Prince Albert
Deaths
[edit]- 9 February – Henri Van Dyck (born 1849), painter
- 17 February – King Albert (born 1875)
References
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