1939 in Belgium
Events of the year 1939 in Belgium.
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- Monarch: Leopold III[1]
- Prime Minister: Paul-Henri Spaak (to 22 February); Hubert Pierlot (from 22 February)
Events
- 9 February â Paul-Henri Spaak's coalition government falls apart
- 22 February â Hubert Pierlot forms CatholicâSocialist coalition
- 2 April â 1939 Belgian general election
- 18 April â Hubert Pierlot forms CatholicâLiberal coalition
- 25 June â Hermann Lang wins the 1939 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
- 30 July â Exposition internationale de l'eau opens in Liège
- 25 August â Belgian Armed Forces begin mobilisation
- 3 September â Hubert Pierlot forms government of national unity
Publications
- Hergé, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar (serialised in Le Petit Vingtième from 4 August 1938 to 10 August 1939) published as an album
- Georges Simenon, Le Bourgmestre de Furnes
- Gerard Walschap, Houtekiet
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel on the Argenteuil Estate in Waterloo
- Paintings
