1873 in Belgium

none 1873 Events in the year 1873 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: Leopold II Head of government: Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt Events 13 January Convention with The Netherlands for building water defences on the Zwin comes into effect.http://reflex.raadvst-consetat.be/reflex/index.reflex?page=traiverd&c=detail_get&d=detail&docid=3229 Convention entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas pour l'endiguement international du Zwin, signée à Bruges le 24 mai 1872 24 May 1872 refLex Council of State (Belgium) Treaty with The Netherlands for the building of a railway line from Antwerp to Mönchengladbach over Dutch territory ("Iron Rhine Treaty") signed in Brussels.http://reflex.raadvst-consetat.be/reflex/index.reflex?page=traiverd&c=detail_get&d=detail&docid=3230 Traité entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas pour régler le passage du chemin de fer d'Anvers à Gladbach sur le territoire du Limbourg, signé à Bruxelles le 13 janvier 1873 13 January 1873 refLex Council of State (Belgium) 18 May – Law allowing the formation of limited liability companies.Pasinomie: collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, arrêtés et règlements généraux qui peuvent être invoqués en Belgique (Brussels, 1873), 150-166. On Google Books. 29 June – Mass demonstration in support of the right of Jozef Schoep, labourer, to use the Dutch language to register his child's birth. 10 July – Paul Verlaine shoots at Arthur Rimbaud, slightly injuring him. 8 August – Paul Verlaine sentenced to two years in prison for injuring Arthur Rimbaud with a fire arm. 23 July – Commercial treaty with France.http://reflex.raadvst-consetat.be/reflex/index.reflex?page=traiverd&c=detail_get&d=detail&docid=7645 Traité de commerce entre la Belgique et la France, signé à Versailles le 23 juillet 1873 23 July 1873 refLex Council of State (Belgium) 17 August – Law allowing the use of Dutch in courts of law.Pasinomie: collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, arrêtés et règlements généraux qui peuvent être invoqués en Belgique (Brussels, 1873), 268-329. On Google Books. 27 December – Formal opening of the Bourse Palace. Art and architecture thumb|Concert Noble ballroom (1873) Buildings Léon-Pierre Suys, Bourse Palace Concert Noble ballroom, Brussels Paintings thumb|Euphrosine Beernaert, The Scheldt in Burcht (1873), now in M – Museum Leuven Euphrosine Beernaert, The Scheldt in Burcht Publications Ministry of Public Works, Chemin de fer de l'état. Postes – Télégraphes. Compte-rendu des opérations pendant l'année 1872 (Brussels, Fr. Gobbaerts).Chemin de fer on Google Books. Henri Guillaume, Histoire des bandes d'ordonnance des Pays-Bas (Brussels, Académie Royale)Histoire des bandes d’ordonnance des Pays-Bas Académie royale de Belgique Mémoires des Membres 40 1873 Brussels https://www.academieroyale.be/fr/publications-academie-toutes-publications-detail/oeuvres-2/histoire-des-bandes-dordonnance-des-pays-bas/ Jules Helbig, Histoire de la peinture au pays de Liège Émile de Laveleye, Des causes actuelles de guerre en Europe et de l'arbitrageDes causes actuelles de guerre on Google Books. Eugène Van Bemmel, Patria Belgica: Encyclopédie nationale, vol. 1 (Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe & Cie., 1874)Patria Belgica, vol. 1, on Google Books. Births 9 February – Maurits Sabbe, man of letters (died 1938) 28 February – Georges Theunis, politician (died 1966) 17 June – Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay (died 1926) 23 July – Marie Janson, politician (died 1960) 25 July – Henri Meunier, graphic artist (died 1922) 26 July – Pierre Nolf, scientist (died 1953) 16 September – Alfred Bastien, painter (died 1955) 14 December – Joseph Jongen, composer (died 1953) Deaths 30 January – Emile Pierre Joseph De Cauwer (born 1828), painter 5 May – Albert Goblet d'Alviella (born 1790), politician 6 June – Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter (born 1785), artist 1 December – Augustin de Backer (born 1809) Jesuit bibliographer 9 December – Martinus Dom (born 1791), abbot of Westmalle References 1873 Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Category:1870s in Belgium Belgium