1934 in Belgium
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incumbents
- Monarch â Albert I (until 17 February); Leopold III (from 23 February)
- Prime Minister â Charles de Broqueville (to 20 November); Georges Theunis (from 20 November)
Events
- 6 January â First electrified railway between Brussels and Antwerp taken into use.[1]:â833â
- 22 February â Funeral of King Albert I.[1]:â834â
- 23 February â Leopold III sworn in as King, following the death of his father Albert I, on 17 February.[1]:â834â
- 28 March â Socialist savings bank Bank van de Arbeid goes bankrupt.[1]:â833â
- 16 May â Firedamp explosion in Fief-de-Lambrechies and Pâturages kills 57.[1]:â835â
- 31 May â Law on languages in law cases passes Parliament.[1]:â833â
- 13 November â De Broqueville government resigns.[1]:â834â
- 20 November â New government led by Georges Theunis takes office.[1]:â835â
- 26 November â Meteorite impact near Roisin.[1]:â833â
Publications
- Henry De Vocht, Monumenta Humanistica Lovaniensia: Texts and Studies about Louvain Humanists in the First Half of the XVIth Century
Art and architecture
- 29 March â Surrealist group Rupture founded in La Louvière.[1]:â833â
- Exhibitions
- MayâJune â Le Minotaure (Brussels).[1]:â833â
- Films
- Belgium's first Dutch-language sound film, De Witte, screened in Antwerp (13 September).[1]:â835â
Births
- 21 January â François van Hoobrouck d'Aspre, politician (died 2020)
- 6 June â Birth of Prince Albert
Deaths
- 9 February â Henri Van Dyck (born 1849), painter
- 17 February â King Albert (born 1875)
