1879 in Belgium

none 1879 The following lists events that happened during 1879 in the Kingdom of Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: Leopold IILeopold II king of Belgium https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-II-king-of-Belgium Encyclopedia Britannica 28 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Walthère Frère-Orban Events thumb|Firedamp explosion at Agrappe Mine, 17 April 1879 2 March – Castle in Tervuren burns down. 17 April – Firedamp explosion at Agrappe Mine in Frameries. 1 July – Law secularising primary education passes, triggering First School WarMathias El Berhoumi, Le régime juridique de la liberté d'enseignement à l'épreuve des politiques scolaires (Bruylant, 2013). 24 August – Victor Joseph Doutreloux succeeds Théodore de Montpellier as bishop of Liège Publications Periodicals Almanach de Poche de Bruxelles (Brussels, H. Manceaux)Almanach de Poche de Bruxelles available from Brussels City Archives Bulletin de la Société belge de géographie, 3 (Brussels, Secrétariat de la Société Belge de Géographie)https://books.google.com/books/edition/_/afA6AQAAIAAJ Bulletin de la Société belge de géographie 3 1879 Google Books Books Théodore Bernier, Dictionnaire geographique, historique, archeologique, biographique & bibliographique du Hainaut (Mons, Hector Manceaux)Dictionnaire du Hainaut on Google Books Hendrik Conscience, Het wassen beeld Léon Vanderkindere, Le siècle des Artevelde: études sur la civilisation morale & politique de la Flandre & du Brabant (Brussels, A.-N. Lebègue).Le siècle des Artevelde on Google Books Art and architecture thumb|Leuven railway station, rebuilt 1879 Leuven railway station rebuilt Births 5 February – Jules De Bisschop, Olympic rower (died 1954) 15 February – Camille Van Hoorden, footballer (died 1919) 28 March – Jean-Marie Van Cauwenbergh, bishop (died 1950) 28 April – Edgard Tytgat, painter (died 1957) 29 April – Marie Haps, philanthropist (died 1939) 22 May – Aston Chichester, bishop (died 1962) 27 May – Arthur Balbaert, sports shooter (died 1938) 24 August – Achille Delattre, politician (died 1964) 26 September – Alexandre Galopin, businessman (died 1944) 9 October – Edgar Sengier, mining engineer (died 1963) 21 October – Maurice Beeli, botanist (died 1957) 25 October – Jean Rogister, musician (died 1964) 18 December Joseph Lebon, theologian (died 1957) Deaths 7 May – Charles De Coster (born 1827), novelist 19 May – Jules Anspach (born 1829), politician 16 July – Konrad Martin (born 1812), German bishop 11 August – Jan Swerts (born 1820), painter 18 August – Joseph Octave Delepierre (born 1802), antiquary 24 August – Théodore de Montpellier (born 1807), bishop of Liège 30 September – Félicien Chapuis (born 1824), entomologist 3 November – Joseph Poelaert (born 1817), architect 9 December – Jacob Jacobs (born 1812), painter References 1879 Category:1870s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Belgium