1830 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1830 in Belgium.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch: William I of the Netherlands (to 4 October)
Events[edit]
- August
- 25 August – Belgian Revolution begins
- September
- 24 September – Provisional Government of Belgium formed
- October
- October – Garde Civique formed to maintain public order
- 4 October – Provisional government proclaims Belgian independence.[1][2]
- 17 October – Decree of the provisional government prohibiting importation of jenever from the Netherlands.[3]
- 27 October – Belgian forces take Antwerp; Dutch forces bombard the city from Antwerp Citadel.[1]
- November
- 3 November – Elections for the National Congress of Belgium held.
- 10 November – First session of the National Congress of Belgium.[4]
- 25 November – Étienne-Modeste Glorieux founds the fraternity in Ronse that would eventually become the Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes
- December
- 26 December – The five powers represented in the London Conference (Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, Russia) recognise Belgian independence.[1]
Publications[edit]
- Almanach du commerce du royaume des Pays-Bas: Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, Grignon)[5]
- Promenades dans Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, Berthot)[6]
- Vade Mecum, ou description de Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, C. J. De Mat)[7]
Births[edit]
- 13 April – Ferdinand Pauwels, painter (died 1904)
- 25 April – Julius de Geyter, writer (died 1905)
- 1 May – Guido Gezelle, poet (died 1899)
- 28 May – Prosper de Haulleville, newspaperman (died 1898)
Deaths[edit]
- 26 February – Joseph Denis Odevaere (born 1775), painter
- 4 November – Frédéric de Merode (born 1798), revolutionary
- 17 November – Petrus Johannes van Regemorter (born 1755), painter
- 27 November – André Parmentier (born 1780), landscape architect
References[edit]
- ^ a b c William Henry Overall, The dictionary of chronology, or historical and statistical register (London, 1870), p. 76.
- ^ Richard Nelsson (7 October 2020). "The Birth of Belgium – Archive, 1830". The Guardian.
- ^ Eric Van Schoonenberghe, Alcohol tijdens de negentiende eeuw: Biotechnologie in volle evolutie (Snoeck, 2012), pp. 24-25.
- ^ "Discussions du Congrès national de Belgique. Séance du 10 novembre 1830".
- ^ On Google Books
- ^ On Google Books
- ^ On Google Books
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