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Events in the year 1873 in Belgium .
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Events in the year 1873 in Belgium .
Virginie Bovie (1821–1888), full name Joséphine-Louise-Virginie Bovie, was a Belgian painter and arts patron. In 1870, she was described as "well known", but she has fallen into neglect in the 20th and early 21st centuries and only seven of her more than 200 works have been located.
Belgium was heavily involved in the early development of railway transport. Belgium was the second country in Europe, after Great Britain, to open a railway and produce locomotives. The first line, between the cities of Brussels and Mechelen opened in 1835. Belgium was the first state in Europe to create a national railway network and the first to possess a nationalised railway system. The network expanded fast as Belgium industrialised, and by the early 20th century was increasingly under state-control. The nationalised railways, under the umbrella organisation National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), retained their monopoly until liberalisation in the 2000s.
Events in the year 1871 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1834 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1833 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1835 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1836 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1837 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1840 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1872 in Belgium.
The Iron Rhine Treaty (1873) was a treaty between Belgium and the Netherlands regarding the passage of the international Iron Rhine railway line from Antwerp (Belgium) to Mönchengladbach (Germany) over Dutch territory in Limburg. This put into effect a Belgian right to access to Germany through Dutch territory established in the 1839 Treaty of London. The railway line, generally known as the "Iron Rhine", was to be run as a concession by the Belgian Compagnie du Nord. The treaty also ended the annual payments of 400,000 florins due to the Netherlands from Belgium under the treaty of 5 November 1842, in return for payment of 8,900,000 florins in quarterly instalments over the course of a year. It furthermore modified the duty on Dutch spirits.
Events in the year 1874 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1851 in Belgium.
Constant Ernest d'Hoffschmidt de Resteigne (1804–1873) was a Belgian businessman, mining engineer and Liberal politician who from 1847 to 1852 served as his country's foreign minister.
The following events occurred in Belgium in the year 1855.
Henri Borguet was Belgian entrepreneur who built in Belgium the first steam passenger railway in continental Europe, between Brussels and Mechelen.
Events in the year 1877 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1848 in Belgium.
The Usines Ragheno were a rolling stock manufacturer, building vehicles for railways and tramways. They are located in Mechelen, Belgium.
