1930 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1930 in Belgium.
Incumbents
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Events
[edit]- 3 May to 3 November – Exposition internationale held in Liège with simultaneous International Exhibition of Colonies, Shipping and Flemish Art held in Antwerp.
- June – Royal visit to Mons.[1]
- 20 July – Louis Chiron wins the 1930 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa–Francorchamps.
Publications
[edit]- Album souvenir de l'exposition internationale d'Anvers 1930 (Géo M. Potié).[2]
- Madeline Brandeis, Little Philippe of Belgium (New York, Grosset & Dunlap).[3]
Art and architecture
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- Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels opens
Births
[edit]- 19 February
- Jan Goossens, linguist
- Alfons Verplaetse, 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, musicologist (died 2020)
- 16 December – Jean Herbiet, theatre artistic director (died 2008)[4]
Deaths
[edit]- 11 September – Charles Lemonnier (born 1860), mayor of Brussels
- 16 September – Julien Liebaert (born 1848), politician
- 15 October – Albert Grisar (born 1870), sailor
- 27 December – Eugène Henry (born 1862), Governor General of Congo
References
[edit]- ^ Le Soir illustré, 7 June 1930.
- ^ Album souvenir at Internet Archive.
- ^ Little Philippe at Internet Archive.
- ^ "Jean Herbiet, Department of Theatre". Theatre.uottawa.ca. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
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