1838 in Belgium

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1838
in
Belgium

Decades:
  • 1810s
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
See also:Other events of 1838
List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1838 in Belgium.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

  • 7 April – Tariffs raised on woollen cloth, porcelain, glass, crystal and chemical products.[2]: 630 
  • 15 May – Court of assizes to have jury verdicts.[2]: 632 
  • 28 May – Provincial elections
  • 1 June – Parliament approves government loan of 2 million Belgian francs for building highways and railways.[2]: 630 
  • June – Ghent linen factories begin mechanising.[2]: 630 
  • 1 August – Westmalle Brewery begins operations
  • 24 September – Monument to the fallen of the Belgian Revolution inaugurated on Place des Martyrs, Brussels.[2]: 632 
  • 3 September – Insurance scheme established for railway workers.[2]: 631 
  • 17 December – Run on the Banque de Belgique.[2]: 631 
  • 23 December – Declarations on postal reciprocity between Belgium and the Office of the Prince of Tour and Taxis signed in Frankfurt am Main.[3]

Publications[]

Periodicals
Official publications
  • Documents statistiques sur le Royaume de Belgique: recueillis et publiés par le Ministre de l'Intérieur (Brussels, Ch.-J. de Mat)[9]
Guidebooks and directories
  • Alexandre Ferrier de Tourettes, Guide pittoresque et artistique du voyageur en Belgique (Brussels, Société Belge de Librairie)[10]
Fiction

Art and architecture[]

Sculptures

Births[]

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. ^ Georges-Henri Dumont, Chronologie de la Belgique: De 1830 à nos jours (Le Cri, 2017).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
  3. ^ "Déclarations de réciprocité concernant la poste entre la Belgique et l'Office du Prince de la Tour et Taxis, signées à Francfort-sur-le-Main". refLex. Council of State (Belgium). 23 December 1838.
  4. ^ Almanach royal on Google Books.
  5. ^ Annuaire du clergé on Google Books.
  6. ^ Journal historique et littéraire, 5 on Google Books.
  7. ^ Messager des sciences et des arts on Google Books.
  8. ^ Revue de Bruxelles, 2 on Google Books.
  9. ^ Documents statistiques on Google Books.
  10. ^ Guide pittoresque on Google Books.
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