1878 in Belgium

none 1878 The following lists events that happened during 1878 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: Jules Malou (to 19 June); Walthère Frère-Orban (from 19 June) Events thumb|Jan Verhas, The Parade of the Schools in 1878 (1880) May to November – Belgium participates in the Paris Universal Exhibition.Exposition universelle de Paris, 1878. Section belge: Catalogue officiel des oeuvres d'art, des produits de l'industrie et de l'agriculture (Brussels, Widow of Ch. Vanderauwera) On Google Books 27 May – Provincial elections 11-18 June – Partial legislative elections of 1878 (first with voting booths to ensure a secret ballot) 19 June – Walthère Frère-Orban replaces Jules Malou as Prime Minister 22-25 August – Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary celebrations of King Leopold II and Queen Marie-Henriette, including a parade of 23,000 school children on 23 August. 13 November – Jules Guillery succeeds as Charles Rogier as Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives Publications Periodicals Almanach de Poche de Bruxelles (Brussels, H. Manceaux)On Archives de Bruxelles Annuaire de l'Observatoire royal de Bruxelles, 46 (Brussels, F. Hayez)On Google Books Annuaire du Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles, 2 (Brussels, Librairie Européenne C. Muquardt)On Google Books Bulletin de la Société belge de géographie, 2 (Brussels, Secrétariat de la Société Belge de Géographie)https://books.google.com/books?id=3eNJAQAAIAAJ Bulletin 1878 Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, 47 (Brussels, M. Hayez).Bulletins de l'Académie, vol. 47, on Google Books. Le Moniteur Belge.January–March, April–June, July–September, October–December. Revue de l'horticulture belge et étrangère (Ghent, Bureaux de la Revue)Revue de l'horticulture on Google Books. Revue du notariat belge, 4 (Brussels, Bureau de la Revue)Revue du notariat on Google Books. Books Hendrik Conscience, De Schat van Felix Roobeek Henri Guillaume, Histoire de l'infanterie wallonne sous la maison d'Espagne, 1500–1800 (Brussels, Académie Royale)Histoire de l'infanterie wallonne sous la maison d'Espagne, 1500–1800 Académie royale de Belgique Mémoires des Membres 42 1878 Brussels http://www.academieroyale.be/fr/publications-academie-toutes-publications-detail/oeuvres-2/histoire-de-linfanterie-wallonne-sous-la-maison-despagne-1500-1800/ Art and architecture thumb|Great Synagogue of Brussels (completed 1878) Buildings Great Synagogue of Brussels completed Paintings thumb|Charles Soubre, The Departure of the Volunteers of Liège for Brussels (4 September 1830) (1878); now in La Boverie, Liège Félicien Rops, Pornocrates Charles Soubre, The Departure of the Volunteers of Liège for Brussels (4 September 1830) Births 18 January – Henri Baels, politician (died 1951) 19 February – Henri Carton de Tournai, politician (died 1969) 5 March – Gaston Salmon, fencer (died 1917) 10 March – Karel van de Woestijne, author (died 1929) 16 March – Émile Cammaerts, author (died 1953) 29 March – Jules Pire, resistance leader (died 1953) 14 April – August Borms, quisling (died 1946) 23 June – Gustave Strauven, architect (died 1919) 1 July – Joseph Maréchal, Jesuit (died 1944) 5 July – Jean de Bosschère, writer and painter (died 1953) 6 July – Charles Terlinden, historian (died 1972) 15 July – Hendrik De Vocht, scholar (died 1962) 13 September – Oscar Joliet, bishop (died 1969) 20 November – Joseph-Marie Canivez, Trappist (died 1952) Deaths 18 January – Frans de Cort (born 1834), writer 9 July – Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (born 1797), botanist and politician 7 August – Joseph Gustave Ernest Allard (born 1840), politician 16 November – Charles Vilain XIIII (born 1803), politician References 1878 Category:1870s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Belgium