1889 in Belgium
The following lists events that happened during 1889 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold II[1]
- Prime Minister: Auguste Marie François Beernaert[2]
Events
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Defence lawyers at the Mons subversion trial, May 1889
- 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
Art and architecture
Rémy Cogghe, Cockfights in Flanders (1889)
- 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
- 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
A photograph of Father Damien taken in February or March 1889, a few weeks before his death
- 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
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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.
- https://archive.org/details/obituariumsancti00pauwuoft/page/n8
- https://archive.org/details/latraitedesngr00gouc/page/n10
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