The following lists events that happened during

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

in the

Kingdom of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the ...

Incumbents

Auguste Beernaert Belgium Her Kings Kingdom and People

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

: Leopold II *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

: ** until 16 June:

Walthère Frère-Orban Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban (24 April 1812 – 2 January 1896) was a Belgian liberal statesman. Early life He was born at Liège, received his education at home and in Paris, and began the practice of law in his native town. He identif ...

** 16 June–26 October:

Jules Malou Jules Edouard Xavier Malou (19 October 1810 – July 1886) was a Belgian statesman, a leader of the clerical party. Career Malou was born at Ypres. He was a civil servant in the department of justice when he was elected to the Chamber of Deput ...

** starting 26 October: Auguste Marie François Beernaert

Events

* Belgian State Railways Type 25 taken into service * 15 May –

North Sea Fisheries Convention The North Sea Fisheries Convention, officially known as the International Convention for regulating the police of the North Sea fisheries outside territorial waters, was a treaty that was signed on May 6, 1882. The inaugural conference was intende ...

(signed 1882) comes into effect * 16 June –

replaces

as Prime Minister * 25 May – Provincial elections * June and July –

Belgian general election, 1884 Legislative elections were held in Belgium in June and July 1884, for partial Chamber and full Senate elections respectively.Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105 Voter tur ...

Sternberger, D, Vogel, B & Nohlen, D (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband'', p105 * 5 July – Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property obtains legal force * 26 October –

Auguste Beernaert Auguste Marie François Beernaert (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the prime minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894, and the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Life Born in Ostend in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1829, h ...

replaces

as Prime Minister * End of the First School War between confessional Catholic Party and secularist Liberal Party

Publications

;Periodicals * ''Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique'', vol. 28. * ''

La Belgique Horticole ''La Belgique Horticole'' ("Horticultural Belgium") was an illustrated horticultural review published in Liège, Belgium, from 1851 to 1885. For the first four years it was edited by Charles Morren, director of the Botanical Garden of Liège. Fro ...

'', vol. 34, edited by

Édouard Morren Édouard is both a French given name and a surname, equivalent to Edward in English. Notable people with the name include: * Édouard Balladur (born 1929), French politician * Édouard Boubat (1923–1999), French photographer * Édouard Colonne (1 ...

. * '' Bibliographie de la Belgique'', vol. 10. * '' Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique'' (Brussels, M. Hayez). * ''

La Jeune Belgique ''La Jeune Belgique'' (meaning ''The Young Belgium'' in English) was a Belgian literary society and movement that published a French-language literary review ''La Jeune Belgique'' between 1880 and 1897. Both the society and magazine were founded b ...

'', vol. 3. * ''Jurisprudence du port d'Anvers'', vol. 29. * ''

Le Magasin littéraire et scientifique ''Le Magasin littéraire et scientifique'', from 1891 simply ''Le Magasin littéraire'', was a French-language review of science and culture published in Ghent, Belgium, from 1884 to 1898. Initially quarterly, it was published every two months 1885 ...

'' begins publication. * ''Mémoires de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique'', vol. 45. * '' Messager des sciences historiques''. * ''

Le Mouvement Géographique ''Le Mouvement Géographique'' was a geographical magazine published in Brussels from 1884 to 1922. It was initially edited by Alphonse-Jules Wauters, and primarily promoted and documented Belgian colonisation of Congo. From 1890, it was owned by t ...

'' begins publication. * ''

Le Patriote ''The Patriot'' (French: ''Le patriote'') is a 1938 French historical film, historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir and Suzy Prim. The film was based on a novel by Alfred Neumann (writer), Alfred N ...

'' begins publication. ;Books *

Maria Doolaeghe Maria Doolaeghe (25 October 1803 – 7 April 1884) was a Flemish writer. Bibliography * ''Nederduitsche letteroefeningen'' (1834) * ''Madelieven'' (1840) * ''De avondlamp'' (1850) * ''Sinte Godelieve, Vlaemsche legende uit de XIde eeuw'' (1862) ...

, ''Jongste dichtbundel'' *

Louis Hymans Louis Hymans (1829—1884) was a Belgian writer, lecturer and politician. Life Hymans was born in Rotterdam on 3 May 1829.Charles Pergameni, "Hymans (Louis)", in ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 29(Brussels, 1956), 708-711. In the year of ...

, ''Bruxelles à travers les âges'' (3 vols., Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe) * Isidoor Teirlinck and Reimond Stijns, ''Arm Vlaanderen'' *

Léon Vanderkindere Léon Vanderkindere (22 February 1842 – 9 November 1906) was a Belgian historian, academic and politician. Family Vanderkindere was born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek into a wealthy middle-class family. His father, Albert Vanderkindere, was a politi ...

, ''L'Université de Bruxelles: Notice historique, faite à la demande du Conseil d'Administration'' (Brussels, P. Weissenbruch)

Art and architecture

;Exhibitions * February – First exhibition of

Les XX ''Les XX'' ( French; "''Les Vingt''"; ; ) was a group of twenty Belgian painters, designers and sculptors, formed in 1883 by the Brussels lawyer, publisher, and entrepreneur Octave Maus. For ten years, they held an annual exhibition of their art ...

opens Michel Draguet, ''Fernand Khnopff'' (Brussels, Fonds Mercator, 2018), p. 8. ;Paintings *

Théo van Rysselberghe Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe (23 November 1862 – 13 December 1926) was a Belgian neo-impressionist painter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Biography Early years Born i ...

, ''Four Breakwaters'' * James Ensor, '' The Rooftops of Ostend''

Births

* 19 January –

Valerius Geerebaert Valerius Hieronymus Geerebaert (1884–1957) was a Belgian Redemptorist educator, preacher and author. Geerebaert was born in Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish R ...

, Redemptorist (did 1957) * 17 February –

Arthur Vanderpoorten Arthur Pieter Frans Vanderpoorten (17 February 1884 – 3 April 1945) was a Belgian liberal politician and minister. Vanderpoorten was the father of the later minister Herman Vanderpoorten and the grandfather of the later ministers Patrick Dewae ...

, politician (died 1945) * 21 March –

Paul Demasy Paul Demasy (21 March 1884 – 30 January 1974) was a francophone Belgian playwright. Main works ;Theatre *1919: ''La Tragédie d'Alexandre'' *1924: ''Jésus de Nazareth'' *1925: ' *1926: ''Dalilah'' *1933: ''Milmort'' *1925: ''Panurge'' *1937 ...

, playwright (died 1974) * 26 May – Félix Goblet d'Alviella, newspaperman (died 1957) * 3 June –

Julius Raes Julius (Jules) Raes (1884–1961), known in religion as Hildebrand and also under the pen name H. Cappaert, was a Belgian Capuchin historian and archivist. Life Raes was born in Hooglede on 3 June 1884, the youngest son of Frans Raes and Marie-Lo ...

, Capuchin archivist (died 1961) * 8 June –

Paul Ermens Paul-Charles Ermens (June 8, 1884 – November 1, 1957) was a senior Force Publique officer, Vice-governor general of the Belgian Congo and Commander of the Force Publique. His most famous post was when he served as the commander of the Force Pu ...

, colonial officer (died 1957) * 13 June –

Jean Brusselmans Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953) was a Belgian painter. He developed his own style and, whereas he is often considered a representative of Flemish Expressionism, he refused to associate himself with any art movement. He was not very well known during h ...

, painter (died 1953) * 6 September –

Julien Lahaut Julien Lahaut (6 September 1884 – 18 August 1950) was a Belgian politician and communist activist. He became leader of the Communist Party of Belgium after the First World War. A dissident during the German occupation of 1940–44, he became ...

, communist (died 1950) * 22 November – Oscar Sevrin, missionary (died 1975) * 30 November – Yvan Goor, motorcyclist (died 1958) * 10 December – Robert Gillon, politician (died 1972) * 20 December –

Jean-Baptiste Sipido Jean-Baptiste Victor Sipido (20 December 1884 – 20 August 1959) was a Belgian anarchist who became known when he, then a young tinsmith's apprentice, attempted to assassinate the Prince of Wales at the Brussels-North railway station in Brus ...

, anarchist (died 1959)

Deaths

* 7 April –

(born 1803), poet * 22 May –

(born 1829), writer and politician * 10 July –

Henri Delmotte Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte (14 March 1822 – 10 July 1884) was a Belgian playwright, librettist and novelist. Delmotte was born in Baudour, Hainaut (province), Hainaut and studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1 ...

(born 1822), writer * 23 July –

Louis Galesloot Louis Galesloot (1821–1884) was a Belgian archivist, historian and archaeologist. Life Galesloot was born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek on 18 December 1821, one of the eight children of Eugène Galesloot and his wife.''Inventaris van het archief van Lo ...

(born 1821), archivist * 5 November –

Edouard d'Huart Edouard, Baron d'Huart was a Belgian politician from Luxembourg. Personal life Edouard d'Huart belonged to a noble family of mainly soldiers, for whom the first nobility recognition dated from 1613. He was a son of Henri-Eloi d'Huart (1761-1823 ...

(born 1800), politician * 1 December –

Louis-Gustave Amelot Louis-Gustave Amelot (25 August 1857 – 1 December 1884) was a Belgian mechanical engineer who served with the International African Association, the precursor to the Congo Free State ''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'av ...

(born 1857), engineer * 4 December – Frédéric Faber (born 1837), bibliophile * 28 December –

Edmond Hanssens Edmond-Winnie-Victor Hanssens (25 July 1843 – 28 December 1884) was a Belgian soldier and colonial administrator. He did much to establish the Belgian presence on the Upper Congo River in the last two years of his life. Early years (1843–1881) ...

(born 1843), colonial administrator

References

{{Year in Europe, 1884 1880s in Belgium

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

Years of the 19th century in Belgium