1909 in Belgium
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The following lists events that happened during 1909 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold II (until 17 December), Albert I (from in 23 December)[1]
- Prime Minister: Frans Schollaert
Events
- disbanding of the Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles
- disbanding of the Olympia Club de Bruxelles
- December 23 â Albert I sworn in as King, following the death of his uncle King Leopold II, on December 17
Publications
- Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert, Les Primitifs Flamands, volume 1 (Brussels, G. Van Oest)
- Godefroid Kurth, La Cité de Liège au MoyenÌ-Age, vol. 1 (Brussels, A. Dewit)[2]
- C. Liebrechts, Congo: Léopoldville, Bolobo, Ãquateur, 1883-1889 (Brussels)[3]
- Joseph Van den Gheyn, Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, vol. 9.[4]
Art and architecture
- Buildings
Births
- 19 March â Jean Brachet, chemist (died 1988)
- 30 August â Edgard Darimont, poster artist (died 1980)
Deaths
- 4 February â Léon Roget (born 1858), colonial officer
- 2 September â Louis Delacenserie (born 1838), architect
- 3 September â Jean Stecher (born 1820), literary historian
- 11 December â Jenny Minne-Dansaert (born 1844), lacemaker
- 17 December â King Leopold II[1]
