1865 in Belgium

none 1865 Events in the year 1865 in Belgium. Incumbents thumb|Leopold II swears to uphold the constitution, 17 December 1865 Monarch: Leopold I (until 10 December); Leopold II (from in 17 December) Head of government: Charles Rogier Events March 16 March – Belgian state guarantees private savings.Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).679 April 4 April – Opposition parties accuse government of breaching Belgian neutrality by involving the country in the Second French intervention in Mexico.Kroniek 678 May 1 May – Henricus Franciscus Bracq consecrated as bishop of Ghent 22 May — Commercial treaty with the German Customs Union signed in Berlin.Recueil des traités et conventions concernant le royaume de Belgique vol. 6, edited by Désiré de Garcia de la Vega (Brussels, 1866).177–197 26 May – 1863–75 cholera pandemic caused 45,000 fatalities in Belgium in 1865.Kroniek 678 July 16 July – Belgian Legion wins Battle of la Loma in Mexico.Kroniek 679 August 21 August — Law on tariffs and customs reform published.Vega i-v September 23 September – Brussels city council approves plans for the covering of the Senne.Kroniek 680 October 2 October – Sint-Lievenscollege founded in Ghent November 2 November – Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between China and Belgium, negotiated by Auguste t'Kint, signed in Beijing.Dirk De Ruyver, "The First Treaty between Belgium and Japan", in Japan & Belgium: An Itinerary of Mutual Inspiration, edited by W.F. Vande Walle and David De Cooman (Tielt, 2016), pp. 21-111. 14 November – Jules Bara succeeds Victor Tesch as Minister of Justice.Kroniek 680 December 10 December – Death of King Leopold I of Belgium. 16 December – Leopold I of Belgium buried in Laken, despite his wish to be buried in Windsor;Kroniek 681 Auguste t'Kint arrives in Yokohama as the first Belgian diplomat in Japan. 17 December – Leopold II of Belgium sworn in as King. 23 December — Convention between France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland forming the Latin Monetary Union signed in Paris.Vega 240-308 Publications Periodicals Almanach royal officiel (Brussels, H. Tarlier and Rozez)Almanach on Google Books. Analectes pour servir à l'histoire ecclésiastique de la Belgique, vol. 2, edited by P. F. X. de Ram.Analectes on Google Books] Annales de la Société d'émulation pour l'étude de l'histoire et des antiquités de la Flandre, 2nd series, vol. 13 (Bruges, Vandecasteele-Werbrouck)Annales at Internet Archive. Annuaire de l'Université catholique de Louvain, vol. 29 (Leuven, Vanlinthout)Annuaire at Internet Archive. Collection de précis historiques, vol. 14, edited by Edouard Terwecoren S.J.Collection de précis historiques on Google Books. La Liberté begins publication (March).Kroniek 679 Revue Générale begins publication (January).Kroniek 678 Rond den Heerd begins publication (December).Kroniek 680 Scholarship Émile de Borchgrave, Histoire des colonies belges, qui s'établirent en Allemagne pendant le XIIe et le XIIIe siècle (Brussels) Joseph Jean De Smet (ed.), Recueil des chroniques de Flandre, vol. 4 (Brussels, Commission royale d'Histoire)Recueil des chroniques de Flandre, vol. 4 on Google Books Joseph Jean De Smet, Mémoire historique sur la guerre de Maximilien, roi des Romains, contre les villes de Flandre (1482-1488) (Brussels, Hayez for Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium) – a study of the Flemish revolts against Maximilian of Austria.Mémoire historique on Google Books. Paul Henrard, Histoire de l'artillerie en Belgique depuis son origine jusqu'au règne d'Albert et d'Isabelle (Brussels, C. Muquardt)Histoire de l'artillerie at Internet Archive. Alphonse O'Kelly de Galway, Dictionnaire des cris d'armes et devises des personnages célèbres et des familles nobles et autres de la Belgique ancienne et moderne (Brussels, A. Schnée)Dictionnaire des cris d'armes at Internet Archive. Literature Hendrik Conscience, De Burgemeester van Luik Art and architecture thumb|Henri Leys, Portrait of Lucie Leys, his daughter (1865) Buildings Arlon Synagogue completed. Paintings Henri Leys, Lucie Leys Science Louis Melsens receives Montyon Prize for his work on the use of potassium iodide to treat mercury poisoning and lead poisoning.Kroniek 678 Balance of trade In 1865 imports to Belgium were valued at 1.364 million francs, with exports of 1.204 million francs.Minister of Finances, Tableau annuel du commerce avec les pays étrangers pendant l'année 1865 (Brussels, 1866), p. ix. (Available on Google Books) Births Date uncertain – Joseph Middeleer, painter (died 1939) 19 January – Égide Rombaux, sculptor (died 1942) 27 January – Ferdinand Feyerick, fencer (died 1920) 30 January – Marie de Bièvre, painter (died 1909) 25 February – Flavie Van den Hende, cellist (died 1925) 2 March – Théo Ysaÿe, composer (died 1918) 7 March – Jean Massart, botanist (died 1925) 2 April – Louise Danse, painter (died 1948) 4 April – Clément Van Bogaert, engineer (died 1937) 1 May – Frans Mortelmans, painter (died 1936) 4 May – Servais Le Roy, entertainer (died 1953) 9 May – August de Boeck, composer (died 1937) 21 May – Evert Larock, painter (died 1901) 6 June – Antoon Jozef Witteryck, publisher (died 1934) 15 June – Paul Gilson, composer (died 1942) 14 July – Marguerite Verboeckhoven, painter (died 1949) 23 July – Frans Alfons Janssens, priest-scientist (died 1924) 11 December – Édouard Poncelet, archivist (died 1947) Deaths 3 January – Joseph Lies, painter (born 1821) 5 January – Pierre Kersten, publisher (born 1789) 14 January – Marie-Anne Libert, botanist (born 1782) 19 March – Joseph Lebeau, politician (born 1794) 26 April – Charles-Joseph Sax, musical instrument maker (born 1790) 14 May – Pierre François Xavier de Ram, historian (born 1804) 18 June – Antoine Wiertz, painter (born 1806) 12 July – Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem, politician (born 1790) 15 August – Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle, bishop (born 1789) References 1865 Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Category:1860s in Belgium Belgium