1873 in Belgium
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Incumbents
Events
- 13 January
- Convention with The Netherlands for building water defences on the Zwin comes into effect.[1]
- Treaty with The Netherlands for the building of a railway line from Antwerp to Mönchengladbach over Dutch territory ("Iron Rhine Treaty") signed in Brussels.[2]
- 18 May â Law allowing the formation of limited liability companies.[3]
- 29 June â Mass demonstration in support of the right of Jozef Schoep, labourer, to use the Dutch language to register his child's birth.
- 10 July â Paul Verlaine shoots at Arthur Rimbaud, slightly injuring him.
- 8 August â Paul Verlaine sentenced to two years in prison for injuring Arthur Rimbaud with a fire arm.
- 23 July â Commercial treaty with France.[4]
- 17 August â Law allowing the use of Dutch in courts of law.[5]
- 27 December â Formal opening of the Bourse Palace.
Publications
- Ministry of Public Works, Chemin de fer de l'état. Postes â Télégraphes. Compte-rendu des opérations pendant l'année 1872 (Brussels, Fr. Gobbaerts).[6]
- Henri Guillaume, Histoire des bandes d'ordonnance des Pays-Bas (Brussels, Académie Royale)[7]
- Jules Helbig, Histoire de la peinture au pays de Liège
- Ãmile de Laveleye, Des causes actuelles de guerre en Europe et de l'arbitrage[8]
- Eugène Van Bemmel, Patria Belgica: Encyclopédie nationale, vol. 1 (Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe & Cie., 1874)[9]
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Léon-Pierre Suys, Bourse Palace
- Concert Noble ballroom, Brussels
Births
- 9 February â Maurits Sabbe, man of letters (died 1938)
- 28 February â Georges Theunis, politician (died 1966)
- 17 June â Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay (died 1926)
- 23 July â Marie Janson, politician (died 1960)
- 25 July â Henri Meunier, graphic artist (died 1922)
- 26 July â Pierre Nolf, scientist (died 1953)
- 16 September â Alfred Bastien, painter (died 1955)
- 14 December â Joseph Jongen, composer (died 1953)
Deaths
- 30 January â Emile Pierre Joseph De Cauwer (born 1828), painter
- 5 May â Albert Goblet d'Alviella (born 1790), politician
- 6 June â Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter (born 1785), artist
- 1 December â Augustin de Backer (born 1809) Jesuit bibliographer
- 9 December â Martinus Dom (born 1791), abbot of Westmalle
