Events in the year 1930 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. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Albert I Albert I may refer to: People Born before 1300 * Albert I, Count of Vermandois (917–987) *Albert I, Count of Namur () *Albert I of Moha *Albert I of Brandenburg (), first margrave of Brandenburg *Albert I, Margrave of Meissen (1158–1195) *Alber ...

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 ...

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Henri Jaspar Henri Jaspar (28 July 1870 – 15 February 1939) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Jaspar was born in Schaerbeek and trained as a lawyer. He represented Liège as a Catholic in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1919 until 1 ...

Events

* 3 May to 3 November – Exposition internationale held in

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

with simultaneous International Exhibition of Colonies, Shipping and Flemish Art held in Antwerp. * June – Royal visit to Mons. * 20 July –

Louis Chiron Louis Alexandre Chiron (3 August 1899 – 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in rallies, sports car races, and Grands Prix. Among the greatest drivers between the two World Wars, his career embraced over thirty years, ...

wins the

1930 Belgian Grand Prix The 1930 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the II Grand Prix de Belgique), also known as the VII Grand Prix d'Europe was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 20 July 1930. The race was held over 40 laps of a 14.914 km circuit for a to ...

at Spa–Francorchamps.

Publications

* ''Album souvenir de l'exposition internationale d'Anvers 1930'' (Géo M. Potié). * Madeline Brandeis, ''Little Philippe of Belgium'' (New York, Grosset & Dunlap).

Art and architecture

Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels The Hotel Le Plaza is a five-star luxury hotel in Brussels, Belgium. Built in an Art Deco style with Louis XVI interiors and opened to customers in 1930, it is one of the last independent hotels in Brussels, and also one of the oldest. It has ...

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Births

* 19 February –

Alfons Verplaetse Alfons "Fons" Remi Emiel, Viscount Verplaetse (19 February 1930 – 15 October 2020) was a Belgian economist who served as Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1989 until 1999. He was one of the architects of the devaluation of the ...

, national banker (died 2020) * 18 April – Michel Didisheim, royal secretary (died 2020) * 12 June – Herman Daled, art collector (died 2020) * 21 June – Yvette Alloo, paralympian (died 2020) * 7 September ** Prince Baudouin (died 1993) **

Paul-Baudouin Michel Paul-Baudouin Michel (7 September 1930 – 30 October 2020) was a Belgian composer, professor, and writer. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. Biography After he attended the Conservatoire Royal de ...

, musicologist (died 2020) * 16 December –

Jean Herbiet Jean Herbiet (born December 16, 1930, in Namur, Belgium), moved to Ottawa, Canada, in 1958 after completing studies in administration at the Institut Polytechnique and in theatre at the Institut belge du théâtre in Brussels. Between 1971 and 198 ...

, theatre artistic director (died 2008)

Deaths

* 11 September – Charles Lemonnier (born 1860), mayor of Brussels * 16 September –

Julien Liebaert Julien Auguste Marie Joseph, Baron Liebaert (22 June 1848 in Kortrijk – 16 September 1930 in Ternat) was a Belgian Member of Parliament, Senator and Minister for the Catholic Party. Biography Liebaert was a son of Auguste and Louise Liebaert P ...

(born 1848), politician * 15 October –

Albert Grisar Albert Grisar (25 December 1808 – 15 June 1869) was a Belgian composer, mainly active in Paris. Career Born in Antwerp, Grisar's family had intended for him to pursue a tradesman's career, but he defied their wishes to devote himself to music ...

(born 1870), sailor * 27 December – Eugène Henry (born 1862), Governor General of Congo

References

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