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Events from the year 1914 in Belgium.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1890 in Belgium</span>

Events in the year 1890 in Belgium.

Events in the year 1944 in Belgium.

Events in the year 1915 in Belgium.

Events in the year 1917 in Belgium.

Events of the year 1794 in the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

The following lists events that happened during 1905 in the Kingdom of Belgium.

Events in the year 1928 in Belgium.

Events in the year 1891 in Belgium.

The following lists events that happened during 1910 in the Kingdom of Belgium.

Events in the year 1918 in Belgium.

References

  1. "Albert I | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. "The Brussels Gallery of old masters : Reproductions of 174 pictures of various schools : Preceded by an historical and critical summary". 1914.
  3. "The Siege of Liège, a personal narrative, with a plan of the forts". 1914.