1934 in Belgium

none 1934 thumb|Leopold III of Belgium (1934) Events in the year 1934 in Belgium. Incumbents Monarch – Albert I (until 17 February); Leopold III (from 23 February) Prime Minister – Charles de Broqueville (to 20 November); Georges Theunis (from 20 November) Events 6 January – First electrified railway between Brussels and Antwerp taken into use.Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).833 22 February – Funeral of King Albert I.Kroniek 834 23 February – Leopold III sworn in as King, following the death of his father Albert I, on 17 February.Kroniek 834 28 March – Socialist savings bank Bank van de Arbeid goes bankrupt.Kroniek 833 16 May – Firedamp explosion in Fief-de-Lambrechies and Pâturages kills 57.Kroniek 835 31 May – Law on language use in court cases passes Parliament.Kroniek 833 13 November – De Broqueville government resigns.Kroniek 834 20 November – New government led by Georges Theunis takes office.Kroniek 835 26 November – Meteorite impact near Roisin.Kroniek 833 Art and architecture thumb|Médard Tytgat, South Fair in Brussels, (1934); Museum of the City of Brussels thumb|Tree of Jesse stained glass in Church of Our Lady of Pamele, Oudenaarde (1934) 29 March – Surrealist group Rupture founded in La Louvière.Kroniek 833 May to June – Exhibition Le Minotaure (Brussels).Kroniek 833 13 September – Belgium's first Dutch-language sound film, De Witte, screened in Antwerp.Kroniek 835 Publications Henry De Vocht, Monumenta Humanistica Lovaniensia: Texts and Studies about Louvain Humanists in the First Half of the XVIth Century Joseph Lefèvre, La secrétairerie d'état et de guerre sous le régime espagnol, 1594-1711 Births 21 January – François van Hoobrouck d'Aspre, politician (died 2020) 6 June – Prince Albert, king Deaths 9 February – Henri Van Dyck (born 1849), painter 17 February – King Albert (born 1875) References 1934 Category:1930s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 20th century in Belgium Belgium