1955 in Belgium

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Last updated May 26, 2023

Events in the year 1955 in Belgium .

Incumbents

Monarch – Baudouin ^[1]
Prime Minister – Achille Van Acker

Events

9 February – Joint letter from the Belgian bishops calling on the government to revise its education policy.^[2]
26 March – Mass demonstration in Brussels against Socialist–Liberal education bill.^[3]
3 April – International friendly between the Dutch and Belgian national football teams in the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam.
16 April – Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters is founded.^[4]
6 May – Paris Protocol transforming the Brussels Pact into the Western European Union comes into effect.^[5]^: 905
16 May – King Baudouin arrives in Belgian Congo for a royal tour of the colony.^[6]^[7]^[8]
13 June – Education bill passes in lower house.^[2]
10 July – Over a quarter of a million demonstrate in Brussels against Socialist–Liberal education policy.^[2]^[9]
21 July – Education bill passes in senate.^[2]
5 November – Convention establishing the Interparliamentary Consultative Council of the Benelux.^[5]^: 978

Publications

Comics

Edgar P. Jacobs, Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide, Tome 2 (the fifth comic book in the Blake and Mortimer series)

Art and architecture

Paintings

René Magritte, The Mysteries of the Horizon

Films

André Cauvin (dir.), Bwana Kitoko
Ytzen Brusse (dir.), Introducing Belgium [The Atlantic Community Series].^[10]

Births

16 January – Martin De Prycker, engineer
16 March – Linda Lepomme, singer
26 April – Frieda Van Themsche, politician
24 May – Philippe Lafontaine, singer
8 June – Philippe Vlerick, businessman
3 July – Maria Herrijgers, cyclist
6 July – Johan Vande Lanotte, politician
9 July – Alexandra Colen, politician
24 July – Joseph Reynaerts, singer (died 2020)
5 August – Daniel Ost, gardener
18 August – André Flahaut, politician
27 August – Kristien Hemmerechts, writer
29 August – Frank Hoste, cyclist
10 September – Jean-Pierre Vande Velde, footballer
2 October – Michel Wintacq, footballer
13 October – Patrick Dewael, politician
18 October – Jean-Pierre Hautier, television presenter (died 2012)
21 October – Frank Vandenbroucke, politician
3 November – Michel Renquin, footballer
27 November – Alain De Roo, cyclist
4 December – Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande, cyclist
6 December – Piet Vanthemsche, veterinary surgeon
18 December – André Geerts, comics creator (died 2010)

Deaths

24 January – Charles Deruyter (born 1890), cyclist
13 February – Raoul Henkart (born 1907), fencer
19 February – Marcel Dubois (born 1886), wrestler
21 February – Emmanuel Janssen (born 1879), industrialist
8 March – Princess Clémentine of Belgium (born 1872)
21 March – Octave Dierckx (born 1882), politician
16 April – Robert, 7th Duke d'Ursel (born 1873), politician
7 June – Alfred Bastien (born 1873), war artist
5 July – Gustave Magnel (born 1889), engineer
3 August – Fernand Faniard (born 1894), opera singer
9 August – Henri Verhavert (born 1874), gymnast
3 September – Léon Halkin (born 1872), historian
16 October – Charles Cambier (born 1884), footballer
19 October – Eugène Joseph Delporte (born 1882), astronomer
13 November – Jacques Feyerick (born 1874), athlete
22 December – Jules-Émile Verschaffelt (born 1870), physicist

Related Research Articles

Baudouin, Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo.

Philippe or Filip is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the latter's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children. Their eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.

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References

↑ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
1 2 3 4 Lize Haagdorens, De mobilisatie van de katholieke zuil in de schoolstrijd tijdens het eerste jaar van de regering Van Acker (mei 1954–juli 1955), Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis , 15:1-2 (1984), pp. 3-70.
↑ "40 Hurt in Brussels Riots (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2013.
↑ "About CBTI-BKVT".
1 2 H.F. van Panhuys, L.J. Brinkhorst, and H.H. Maas (eds.), International Organisation and Integration (Deventer and Leyden, 1968)
↑ Leonard Ingalls (17 May 1955). "Congo Welcomes Belgian Monarch". New York Times .
↑ "King Baudouin Leaves For Belgian Congo (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2014.
↑ "King Baudouin in the Belgian Congo (1955)". youtube.com. British Movietone. 21 July 2015.
↑ "Brussels: Catholics Demonstrate (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2013.
↑ "Introducing Belgium [The Atlantic Community Series - NATO Documentaries, 1955]". YouTube. NATO History. 9 May 2019.

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[1] "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[Haagdorens-2] 1 2 3 4 Lize Haagdorens, De mobilisatie van de katholieke zuil in de schoolstrijd tijdens het eerste jaar van de regering Van Acker (mei 1954–juli 1955), Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis , 15:1-2 (1984), pp. 3-70.

[3] "40 Hurt in Brussels Riots (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2013.

[4] "About CBTI-BKVT".

[Panhuys-5] 1 2 H.F. van Panhuys, L.J. Brinkhorst, and H.H. Maas (eds.), International Organisation and Integration (Deventer and Leyden, 1968)

[6] Leonard Ingalls (17 May 1955). "Congo Welcomes Belgian Monarch". New York Times .

[7] "King Baudouin Leaves For Belgian Congo (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2014.

[8] "King Baudouin in the Belgian Congo (1955)". youtube.com. British Movietone. 21 July 2015.

[9] "Brussels: Catholics Demonstrate (1955)". youtube.com. British Pathé. 13 April 2013.

[10] "Introducing Belgium [The Atlantic Community Series - NATO Documentaries, 1955]". YouTube. NATO History. 9 May 2019.

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