Events in the year 1918 in

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 ...

Incumbents

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

: Albert I *

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 i ...

Charles de Broqueville Charles Marie Pierre Albert, 1st Count de Broqueville (4 December 1860 – 5 September 1940) was the prime minister of Belgium, serving during World War I. Before 1914 Charles de Broqueville was born into an old noble family with its roots in ...

(to 1 June);

Gérard Cooreman Gérard (Gerard) François Marie Cooreman (25 March 1852 – 2 December 1926) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Ghent, Cooreman was trained in law, and practised as a lawyer, but was more active as a businessman and financier, an ...

(from 1 June)

Events

* 7 to 29 April – Fourth Battle of Ypres * 23 April –

Zeebrugge Raid The Zeebrugge Raid ( nl, Aanval op de haven van Zeebrugge; ) on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent Germ ...

* 28 September to 2 October –

Fifth Battle of Ypres The Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance in Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders (french: Bataille des Crêtes de Flandres) is an informal name used to identify a series of World War I battles in northern France and southe ...

* 14 to 19 October – Battle of Courtrai * 18 October – Yser Medal struck * 19 October – Charge of Burkel * 20 October to 11 November – Battle of the Lys and the Escaut * 5 to 7 November – Passage of the Grande Honnelle * 11 November –

Armistice of 11 November 1918 The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices ...

Publications

;Newspapers * '' Vers l'Avenir'' begins publication (18 November) * '' De Standaard'' begins publication (4 December) ;Books * ''A War Nurse's Diary: Sketches from a Belgian Field Hospital'' (New York, Macmillan) * Henri Grégoire, ''Les Perles de la poésie slave: Lermontov, Pouchkine, Mickiewicz'' (Liège, Bénard) *

Emile Vandervelde Emile Vandervelde (25 January 1866 – 27 December 1938) was a Belgian socialist politician. Nicknamed "the boss" (''le patron''), Vandervelde was a leading figure in the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) and in international socialism. Career Emi ...

, ''Three Aspects of The Russian Revolution'', translated by Jean A. H. Findlay (London, George Allen and Unwin)

Births

* 26 January – Albert Sercu, cyclist (died 1978) * 17 February –

Frans Cools Frans Cools (17 February 1918 – 3 September 1999) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of t ...

cyclist (died 1999) * 24 February – Louisa Colpeyn, actress (died 2015) * 3 March – Fernand Buyle, footballer (died 1992) * 23 April – André Maelbrancke, cyclist (died 1986) * 2 May – Georges Debunne, trade unionist (died 2008) * 5 May – Karel Thijs, cyclist (died 1990) * 17 May –

Eugénie De Keyser Eugénie De Keyser (17 May 1918, Brussels - 4 April 2012) was a Belgian writer and art critic. She was Professor Emeritus at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve) and at Saint-Louis University, Brussels (Brussels), specializing i ...

, art historian (died 2012) * 26 May –

Prosper Depredomme Prosper Depredomme (26 May 1918 – 8 November 1997) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1946 and 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police As ...

, cyclist (died 1987) * 28 June – Anton van Wilderode, poet (died 1998) * 8 September – Robert Senelle, academic (died 2013) * 19 September – Hubert Chantrenne, scientist (died 2007) * 24 September – Joseph Trimpont, wrestler * 1 October – Jan Cools, Olympic wrestler * 4 October – Raymond Lombard, Olympic equestrian * 6 October –

André Pilette André Pilette (6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951. He scored 2 ...

, racing driver (died 1993) * 28 November – Gustaaf Eeckeman, footballer (died 1975)

Deaths

* 12 January – Émile Storms (born 1846), colonial official * 19 February –

Edmond Deman Edmond Deman (1857–1918) was a publisher, antiquarian bookseller and prints dealer in fin-de-siècle Brussels.Adrienne and Luc Fontainas, "Deman, Edmond", ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale''vol. 4(Brussels, 1997), pp. 109-112. Life Deman was born ...

(born 1857), publisher * 21 February –

Théophile de Lantsheere Théophile Charles André de Lantsheere (4 November 1833 – 21 February 1918) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Asse, de Lantsheere was a student of law, obtaining a doctorate, and practiced as an advocate in Brussels. He w ...

(born 1833), politician * 14 March –

Gennaro Rubino Gennaro Rubino (November 23, 1859Milillo, 90. – March 14, 1918; also spelled Rubini) was an Italian anarchism, anarchist who unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Leopold II of Belgium, King Leopold II of Belgium. Early life Rubino was born ...

(born 1859), anarchist * 31 August – Joe English (born 1882), artist * 17 September – Henry Moeller (born 1852), priest * 28 December –

Géo Bernier Géo Bernier (16 July 1862 – 28 December 1918) was a Belgian painter of landscapes and portraits, but principally of horses. He was also a poster designer. Born in Namur, he moved to Brussels in 1880. He died in Ixelles. He was the husband ...

(born 1862), painter

References

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