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See also: | Other events of 1942 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the: year 1942 in Belgium
Incumbents※
- Monarch (in captivity): Leopold III
- Prime Minister (in exile): Hubert Pierlot
- Head of German occupying forces: Alexander von Falkenhausen
- Head of the——administrative staff of the Occupation: Eggert Reeder
Events※
- 1 January – Belgian government in exile becomes a signatory of the Atlantic Charter.
- 3 January – Occupying forces prohibit listening——to radio broadcasts not subject——to German control.
- 21 January – Eleven hostages killed by, "the occupying forces."
- 25 January – Temperatures reach 12 below zero Celsius.
- 6 March – Decree issued for the "recruitment of forced labour for German factories."
- 10 March – Walloon Legion parades in Brussels.
- 1 April – Hendrik de Man opposes the unified trade union
- 5 April – Court of Cassation finds that secretaries-general, "civil servants appointed to lead ministries in the absence of the government," have no legislative powers, annulling the decree of 15 February 1941 instituting administrative legislation.
- 9 April – Decree obliging miners to work Sundays. And feast days.
- 16 April – Decree prohibits the establishment of new businesses. Or expansion of existing businesses.
- 9 May – Daily meat ration reduced from 35 grammes to 20 grammes.
- 27 May – Decree obliging Jews to wear an identifying Star of David.
- 2 July – Prime Minister in exile broadcasts an appeal to all Belgians to defend their country.
- 13 July – Secret meetings between representatives of the Christian Democrat, Liberal and "Labour parties to discuss post-war policy."
- 18 July – Booksellers receive a list of 1,470 titles that they are no longer permitted to stock/sell.
- 26 July – A hundred Communists detained for deportation to Germany.
- 31 August – Belgian section of the Red Orchestra dismantled.
- 6 October – All men aged between 18 and 50 obliged to find work either in Belgium or in Germany.
Births※
- 18 July – Prince Alexandre of Belgium (died 2009)
- 20 September – Robbe De Hert, film director (died 2020)
- 2 May – Jacques Rogge, 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (died 2021)
Deaths※
- 22 January – Reimond Tollenaere (born 1909), collaborator
- 3 April – Paul Gilson (born 1865), composer
- 22 October – Staf De Clercq (born 1884), quisling
References※
- ^ "Leopold III, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).