1934 in Belgium

1934
in
Belgium

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:Other events of 1934
List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1934 in Belgium.

Incumbents

MonarchAlbert I (to 17 February); Leopold III (from 17 February)
Prime MinisterCharles de Broqueville (to 20 November); Georges Theunis (from 20 November)

Events

  • 6 January – First electrified railway between Brussels and Antwerp taken into use.[1]:833
  • 22 February – Funeral of King Albert.[1]:834
  • 23 February – King Leopold sworn in as head of state.[1]:834
  • 28 March – Socialist savings bank Bank van de Arbeid goes bankrupt.[1]:833
  • 16 May – Firedamp explosion in Fief-de-Lambrechies and Pâturages kills 57.[1]:835
  • 31 May – Law on languages in law cases passes Parliament.[1]:833
  • 13 November – De Broqueville government resigns.[1]:834
  • 20 November – New government led by Georges Theunis takes office.[1]:835
  • 26 November – Meteorite impact near Roisin.[1]:833

Art and architecture

  • 29 March – Surrealist group Rupture founded in La Louvière.[1]:833
Exhibitions
  • May–June – Le Minotaure (Brussels).[1]:833
Films

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
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