1880 in Belgium
List of events
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The following lists events that happened during 1880 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold II[1]
- Prime Minister: Walthère Frère-Orban
Events
- January – The White slave trade affair is exposed in Brussels and attracts international attention.
- 7 March – Reception in the winter garden at Royal Palace of Laken to celebrate the engagement of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium to Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.
- 24 May – Provincial elections
- 5 June – Belgian government breaks off diplomatic relations with the Holy See.
- 8 June – Partial legislative elections of 1880
- 16 August – Celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence in Cinquantenaire Park
- 22-28 August – International Educational Congress held in Brussels.[2]
- September – Queen Marie Henriette visits Aachen for her health.[3]
- 25 December – Pope Leo XIII issues a breve to establish a new chair in Thomist philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain.[4]
Publications
- Periodicals
- Bulletin de l'Association Belge de Photographie, vol. 7[5]
- La Jeune Belgique begins publication.
- Exhibition catalogues
- F.G. Dumas, Catalogue illustré de l'exposition historique de l'art belge et du Musée moderne de Bruxelles (Brussels and Paris)[6]
- Exposition nationale: IVe section, industries d'art en Belgique antérieurs au XIXe siècle (Brussels, Veuve Ch. Vanderauwera)[7]
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Paintings
- Jan Verhas, The Parade of the Schools in 1878
Births
- 10 January – Frans Van Cauwelaert, politician (died 1961)
- 4 December – Eugène Soudan, politician (died 1960).
Deaths
- 30 January – Paul Devaux (born 1801), politician
- 28 April – Louis Dubois (born 1830), painter
- 13 May – Lievin De Winne (born 1821), painter
References
- ^ "Leopold II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ On Internet Archive
- ^ François Nizet, Voyage de Bruxelles a Aix-la-Chapelle: Excursions de Sa Majesté la Reine des Belges (Brussels, 1881) On Internet Archive
- ^ "Brefs de S.S. Léon XIII relatifs à la fondation d'un Institut supérieur de Philosophie à l'Université Catholique de Louvain". Revue néo-scolastique. 1 (1): 76–84. 1894.
- ^ "Bulletin". 1874.
- ^ On Internet Archive
- ^ On Internet Archive
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