1953 in Belgium
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Events
- 31 January to 1 February – North Sea flood damages Belgian coastal defences, killing 28
- 9 April – Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927–2005) marries Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1921–2019), with civil registration in the Grand Ducal Palace and a nuptial mass in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
- 14 October – Sabena Convair Crash
- 24 October – Firedamp explosion in the Many pit in Seraing, owned by Ougrée-Marihaye, kills 26 (12 Belgians and 14 Italian immigrant workers)[2]
- 31 October – First public television broadcasts of the Belgian National Broadcasting Institute, from the Flagey Building in Brussels
Publications
Non-fiction
- Gustave Cohen, Le Théâtre français en Belgique au Moyen Âge (Brussels, La Renaissance du Livre)
- Paul Harsin, La Révolution liégeoise de 1789
Fiction
- Louis Paul Boon, De Kapellekensbaan
- Hergé, Explorers on the Moon, serialised 1952-1953
- Georges Simenon, Feux rouges, Maigret et l'homme du banc, and Maigret se trompe
- Willy Vandersteen, De dolle musketiers, Suske & Wiske album (serialised 1952–1953)
Art and architecture
- Paintings
- Performance
- 14 to 18 July – Théâtre National de Belgique production of Jean Giraudoux's Ondine at the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith).[3][4]
