1909 in Belgium

← 1908 1907 1906 1909 in Belgium → 1910 1911 1912
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1909 List of years in Belgium

The following lists events that happened during 1909 in the Kingdom of Belgium .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Leopold II (until 17 December), Albert I (from in 23 December) ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Frans Schollaert

Events

• disbanding of the Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles
• disbanding of the Olympia Club de Bruxelles
• December 23 – Albert I sworn in as King, following the death of his uncle King Leopold II, on December 17

Publications

• Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert, Les Primitifs Flamands, volume 1 (Brussels, G. Van Oest)
• Godefroid Kurth, La Cité de Liège au Moyen̂-Age, vol. 1 (Brussels, A. Dewit) ^[2]
• C. Liebrechts, Congo: Léopoldville, Bolobo, Équateur, 1883-1889 (Brussels) ^[3]
• Joseph Van den Gheyn, Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, vol. 9. ^[4]

Art and architecture

Buildings

• Henri Van Dievoet, Hotel Astoria, Brussels

Births

Main article: births in 1909

Further information: Category:1909 births

• 30 August – Edgard Darimont, poster artist (died 1980)

Deaths

Funeral cortege for King Leopold II

• 4 February – Léon Roget (born 1858), colonial officer
• 2 September – Louis Delacenserie (born 1838), architect
• 3 September – Jean Stecher (born 1820), literary historian
• 11 December – Jenny Minne-Dansaert (born 1844), lacemaker
• 17 December – King Leopold II ^[1]

References

1. "Leopold II - king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
2. Cité de Liège at Internet Archive.
3. Congo at Internet Archive.
4. Catalogue des manuscrits at kbr.be.