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1886 In Belgium
The following lists events that happened during 1886 in the Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium. Incumbents *Monarchy of Belgium, Monarch: Leopold II of Belgium, Leopold II *Prime Minister of Belgium, Prime Minister: Auguste Marie François Beernaert Events * 18–29 March – Belgian strike of 1886, Series of strikes and disturbances in industrial areas of Wallonia * 22 March – Law on copyright passed. * 4 April – Henri-Charles Lambrecht consecrated coadjutor bishop of Ghent * 10 April – Soldiers fire on strikers in Roux, Belgium, Roux * 23 May – Provincial elections * 8 June – Belgian general election, 1886, Partial legislative elections of 1886 * 8 July – Royal decree establishing Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature, Royal Flemish Academy of Language and Literature Publications ;Periodicals * ''Het Belfort'' begins publication * ''La Wallonie'' begins publication * ''Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique'', vol. 4. ;Books * Adolphe Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
