1955 in Belgium
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Events
- 9 February – Joint letter from the Belgian bishops calling on the government to revise its education policy.[2]
- 26 March – Mass demonstration in Brussels against Socialist–Liberal education bill.[3]
- 3 April – International friendly between the Dutch and Belgian national football teams in the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam.
- 16 April – Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters is founded.[4]
- 6 May – Paris Protocol transforming the Brussels Pact into the Western European Union comes into effect.[5]: 905
- 16 May – King Baudouin arrives in Belgian Congo for a royal tour of the colony.[6][7][8]
- 13 June – Education bill passes in lower house.[2]
- 10 July – Over a quarter of a million demonstrate in Brussels against Socialist–Liberal education policy.[2][9]
- 21 July – Education bill passes in senate.[2]
- 5 November – Convention establishing the Interparliamentary Consultative Council of the Benelux.[5]: 978
Publications
- Comics
- Edgar P. Jacobs, Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide, Tome 2 (the fifth comic book in the Blake and Mortimer series)
Art and architecture
- Paintings
- Films
- André Cauvin (dir.), Bwana Kitoko
- Ytzen Brusse (dir.), Introducing Belgium [The Atlantic Community Series].[10]
