1888 in Belgium

none 1888 The following lists events that happened during 1888 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: Auguste Marie François Beernaert"In Memoriam", American Journal of International Law, 7 (1913), pp. 371-374. On Internet Archive. Events Belgian State Railways Type 12 taken into service. thumb|Jan Verhas, Sir Polydore de Keyser's visit to Dendermonde (1891) 27 May – Provincial elections 12 June – Partial legislative elections of 1888 August – Preaching of Charles Lavigerie in Brussels Minster inspires the founding of the Belgian Anti-Slavery Society 26-27 August – Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor of London, visits Dendermonde Publications Periodicals Het Laatste Nieuws begins publication Studies Theodore Low De Vinne, Christopher Plantin, and the Plantin-Moretus Museum at Antwerp (Grolier Club, New York)https://archive.org/details/christopherplant00devirich/page/n10 Christopher Plantin, and the Plantin-Moretus museum at Antwerp 1888 Literature J.-H. Rosny, Les Xipéhuz Émile Verhaeren, Les Soirs and Les Débâcles Art and architecture thumb|Robert Alott, Am Strand von Ostende (1888) Paintings Robert Alott, Am Strand von Ostende Théo van Rysselberghe, Portrait of Alice Sethe Opera Patrie! performed at Ghent (25 January) and Antwerp (6 March) Births 2 February – Valerius Coucke, biblical scholar (died 1951) 19 February – Hector Tiberghien, cyclist (died 1951) 29 February – Fanny Heldy, opera singer (died 1973) 4 March – Charles Leirens, photographer and musician (died 1963) 19 March – Léon Scieur, coureur cycliste (died 1969) 23 May – Dieudonné Saive, small arms designer (died 1970) 14 July – Odile Defraye, cyclist (died 1965) 11 August – Paul Loicq, hockey administrator (died 1953) 16 October – Émile Masson, cyclist (died 1973) 2 December – Omer Verschoore, cyclist (died 1932) Deaths 8 January – Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans (born 1811), painter 6 February – Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele (born 1819), diplomat 17 July – Henricus Franciscus Bracq (born 1804), bishop of Ghent 20 July – Henri de Braekeleer (born 1840), painter 15 August – Alexandre Jamar (born 1821), businessman 8 October – Jules d'Anethan (born 1803), politician References 1888 Category:1880s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Belgium