1930 in Belgium
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Albert I
- Prime Minister â Henri Jaspar
Events
- 3 May to 3 November â Exposition internationale held in Liège with simultaneous International Exhibition of Colonies, Shipping and Flemish Art held in Antwerp.
- June â Royal visit to Mons.[1]
- 20 July â Louis Chiron wins the 1930 Belgian Grand Prix at SpaâFrancorchamps.
Publications
Art and architecture
- Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels opens
Births
- 19 February
- Jan Goossens, linguist
- Alfons Verplaetse, national banker (died 2020)
- 18 April â Michel Didisheim, royal secretary (died 2020)
- 12 June â Herman Daled, art collector (died 2020)
- 21 June â Yvette Alloo, paralympian (died 2020)
- 7 September
- Prince Baudouin (died 1993)
- Paul-Baudouin Michel, musicologist (died 2020)
- 16 December â Jean Herbiet, theatre artistic director (died 2008)[4]
Deaths
- 11 September â Charles Lemonnier (born 1860), mayor of Brussels
- 16 September â Julien Liebaert (born 1848), politician
- 15 October â Albert Grisar (born 1870), sailor
- 27 December â Eugène Henry (born 1862), Governor General of Congo
