1934 in Belgium

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Last updated August 23, 2024

Incumbents

Monarch – Albert I (until 17 February); Leopold III (from 23 February)

Prime Minister – Charles de Broqueville (to 20 November); Georges Theunis (from 20 November)

Events

6 January – First electrified railway between Brussels and Antwerp taken into use.^[1]^: 833
22 February – Funeral of King Albert I.^[1]^: 834
23 February – Leopold III sworn in as King, following the death of his father Albert I, on 17 February.^[1]^: 834
28 March – Socialist savings bank Bank van de Arbeid goes bankrupt.^[1]^: 833
16 May – Firedamp explosion in Fief-de-Lambrechies and Pâturages kills 57.^[1]^: 835
31 May – Law on languages in law cases passes Parliament.^[1]^: 833
13 November – De Broqueville government resigns.^[1]^: 834
20 November – New government led by Georges Theunis takes office.^[1]^: 835
26 November – Meteorite impact near Roisin.^[1]^: 833

Publications

Henry De Vocht, Monumenta Humanistica Lovaniensia: Texts and Studies about Louvain Humanists in the First Half of the XVIth Century

Art and architecture

29 March – Surrealist group Rupture founded in La Louvière.^[1]^: 833

Exhibitions

May–June – Le Minotaure (Brussels).^[1]^: 833

Films

Belgium's first Dutch-language sound film, De Witte , screened in Antwerp (13 September).^[1]^: 835

Births

21 January – François van Hoobrouck d'Aspre, politician (died 2020)
6 June – Birth of Prince Albert

Deaths

9 February – Henri Van Dyck (born 1849), painter
17 February – King Albert (born 1875)

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).

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[Kroniek-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).

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