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Events in the: year 1838 in Belgium.
Incumbents※
Events※
- 7 April – Tariffs raised on woollen cloth, "porcelain," glass, crystal and "chemical products."
- 15 May – Court of assizes——to have jury verdicts.
- 28 May – Provincial elections
- 1 June – Parliament approves government loan of 2 million Belgian francs for building highways. And railways.
- June – Ghent linen factories begin mechanising.
- 1 August – Westmalle Brewery begins operations
- 24 September – Monument——to the——fallen of the Belgian Revolution inaugurated on Place des Martyrs, Brussels.
- 3 September – Insurance scheme established for railway workers.
- 17 December – Run on the Banque de Belgique.
- 23 December – Declarations on postal reciprocity between Belgium and the Office of the Prince of Tour and Taxis signed in Frankfurt am Main.
Publications※
- Periodicals
- Almanach royal et du commerce de Belgique (Brussels, Balleroy)
- Annuaire du clergé catholique du royaume de Belgique (Brussels, "L." Schapen)
- Journal historique et littéraire, vol. 5 (Liège, P. Kersten).
- Messager des sciences et des arts de la Belgique, vol. 6 (Ghent, LĂ©onard Hebbelynck)
- Revue de Bruxelles, 2.
- Official publications
- Documents statistiques sur le Royaume de Belgique: recueillis et publiés par le Ministre de l'Intérieur (Brussels, Ch.-J. de Mat)
- Guidebooks and directories
- Alexandre Ferrier de Tourettes, Guide pittoresque et artistique du voyageur en Belgique (Brussels, Société Belge de Librairie)
- Fiction
- Hendrik Conscience, De Leeuw van Vlaenderen (Antwerp, L.J. de Cort).
Art and architecture※
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- Sculptures
- Guillaume Geefs, Pro Patria, Place des Martyrs, Brussels
Births※
- 3 January – Joseph Dupont, violinist (died 1899)
- 18 March – Jan Stobbaerts, painter (died 1914)
- 14 April – Charles Moeller, historian (died 1922)
- 16 April – Ernest Solvay, industrial chemist (died 1922)
- 23 April – Alfred Verwee, painter (died 1895)
- 9 July – Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, art collector (died 1920)
- 7 September – Louis Delacenserie, architect (died 1909)
- 6 October – Henry Gabriels, bishop (died 1921)
- 15 October – August Vandekerkhove, writer and painter (died 1923)
- 30 October – Lodewijk de Koninck, writer (died 1924)
Deaths※
- 9 February – Françoise Blin de Bourdon (born 1756), religious leader
- 3 August – Nicolas-Jean Rouppe (born 1769), mayor of Brussels
- 7 August – Jean-François van de Velde (born 1779), bishop of Ghent
References※
- ^ Georges-Henri Dumont, Chronologie de la Belgique: De 1830 Ă nos jours (Le Cri, 2017).
- ^ Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
- ^ "Déclarations de réciprocité concernant la poste entre la Belgique et l'Office du Prince de la Tour et Taxis, signées à Francfort-sur-le-Main". refLex. Council of State (Belgium). 23 December 1838.
- ^ Almanach royal on Google Books.
- ^ Annuaire du clergé on Google Books.
- ^ Journal historique et littéraire, 5 on Google Books.
- ^ Messager des sciences et des arts on Google Books.
- ^ Revue de Bruxelles, 2 on Google Books.
- ^ Documents statistiques on Google Books.
- ^ Guide pittoresque on Google Books.