1861 in Belgium

none 1861 Events in the year 1861 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarchy of Belgium: Leopold I Head of government: Charles Rogier Events January 1 January – Franco-Belgian Tirailleurs renamed Papal Zouaves.Joseph Powell, Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves (London: R. Washburne, 1871), p. 2. February 7 February – François Robyn (Br Hugo in religion) sentenced to death at the Court of assizes in Mons for arson at Scourmont Priory the previous October."Incendie du couvent des Trappistes – Le frère Robyn accusé", La Belgique judiciaire, vol. 19, no. 15 (21 February 1861), 233-235. May 1 May – Commercial treaty with France modelled on the Anglo-French commercial treaty of 1860.C. Pety de Thozée, Système commercial de la Belgique, vol. 2 (Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe, 1875), pp. 27-35. On Google Books 19 May – Association "Vlamingen Vooruit!" organises mass meeting in BrusselsMarc Reynebeau, "Het Vlaemsch Verbond als politiek experiment (Gent, 1861–1862)", BMGN, 96/3 (1981), pp. 491-508. 27 May – Commercial treaty with France ratified. June 1 June – Commercial treaty with France comes into effect. 11 June – Partial legislative elections of 1861 July 20 July – Signing of Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between Belgium and Mexico negotiated by Auguste t'Kint.Charles Terlinden, "T'Kint, Auguste-Pierre-Joseph", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 25 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220134048/http://www.academieroyale.be/academie/documents/FichierPDFBiographieNationaleTome2073.pdf 20 December 2016 (Brussels, 1932), 368–371. October 1 October – Commercial treaty between Britain, France and Belgium comes into effect.Joseph Irving, The Annals of Our Time (London and New York, 1871), p. 612. 10 October – Commercial treaty with the Ottoman Empire signed at Constantinople by Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele for Belgium and by Esad Safvet and Mohammed Djemil for the Sublime Porte.Recueil des lois et arrêtés royaux de Belgique, vol. 49 (Brussels, Imprimerie du Moniteur Belge, 1862), pp. 27-35. On Google Books. Art and architecture thumb|Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny, The Ardennes Mail Coach (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Inv. 1559) Paintings thumb|Auguste Chauvin, The Banquet of Jupille Auguste Chauvin, The Banquet of Jupille Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny, The Ardennes Mail Coach.Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny La malle-poste des Ardennes 1861 https://fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/charles-philogene-tschaggeny-la-malle-poste-des-ardennes?artist=tschaggeny-charles-philogene Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Publications Periodicals Annuaire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 27 https://books.google.com/books?id=qE1UAAAAcAAJ Annuaire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 1861 La Belgique Horticole, vol. 11.Belgique Horticole on Google Books. Bulletin de la Fédération des Sociétés d'HorticultureBulletin d'Horticulture on Google Books. Bulletin Usuel des Lois et Arrêtés, 1539–1813 (Brussels)Bulletin Usuel on Google Books. Collection de précis historiques, vol. 10, edited by Edouard Terwecoren S.J.Collection de précis historiques on Google Books. La Tribune du peuple (Brussels) begins publication Revue belge et étrangère, 12Revue belge, vol. 12 on Google Books. Het Vlaemsch Verbond begins publication Reports and pamphlets Bulletin administratif du Ministère de l'Intérieur, series 1 (1830–1847), vol. 1 (1830-1831).Bulletin administratif, 1 on Google Books. Recueil des lois et arrêtés royaux de Belgique, vol. 48 (Brussels, Imprimerie du Moniteur Belge)Recueil des lois on Google Books.Index of the Recueil des lois, 1830–1860) Charles Le Hardy de Beaulieu, L'Espagne et son avenir commercial: Des relations à créer entre la Belgique et l'Espagne (Brussels: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie.) Literary and historical writing Adolphe Borgnet, Histoire des Belges à la fin du XVIIIe siècleHistoire des Belges at Internet Archive. Charles De Coster, Contes brabançons Gustave Oppelt, Histoire générale et chronologique de la Belgique, de 1830 à 1860 (Brussels, M. Hayez)Histoire générale on Google Books. Auguste Scheler, Trente années de la littérature belge (Brussels: Aug. Schnée)Bibliotheca Belgica on Google Books. J.L.D. Sleeckx, Beschryving der Provincie Braband (Ghent: I.S. Van Doosselaere)Beschryving der Provincie Braband on Google Books. William Henry James Weale, Notes sur Jean van Eyck (Brussels: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie; London: Barthes & Lowell) Music Barthélemy-Antoine Bauwens, Le plain-chant mis à la portée de tout le monde (Paris and Brussels: Casterman) Henri Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 Births Elisabeth Wesmael, graphic artist (died 1953) 6 January – Victor Horta, architect (died 1947) 11 March – Francis Dhanis, colonial administrator (died 1909) 2 April – Ernest van Dyck, singer (died 1923) 20 April – Arthur Van Gehuchten, anatomist (died 1914) 5 July – Fernand Cocq, politician (died 1940) 12 July – Eugène Broerman, painter (died 1932) 13 August – Fernand Brouez, magazine publisher (died 1900) 16 August – Diana Coomans, painter (died 1952) 27 August – Aloïs de Beule, sculptor (died 1935) 1 September – Louis Bernheim, general (died 1931) 3 September – Ursmer Berlière, historian (died 1932) 9 October – Privat Livemont, artist (died 1936) 21 October – Charles van Lerberghe, poet (died 1907) 3 November – Louis Ruquoy, soldier (died 1937) 6 November – Germain Morin, patrologist (died 1946) 10 December – Guillaume Van Strydonck, painter (died 1937) Deaths 5 April – Ferdinand de Meeûs (born 1798), politician 8 April – Édouard Wacken (born 1819), poet and dramatist 24 September – Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler (born 1799), horticulturalist 27 October – Marcellin Jobard (born 1792), photographer 3 December – Henry Voordecker (born 1779), painter 25 December – Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout (born 1793), painter References 1861 Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Category:1860s in Belgium Belgium