1956 in Belgium

none 1956 Events from the year 1956 in Belgium Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Achille Van Acker Events 7 June – Labour Treaty signed at The Hague establishing free movement of labour between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, to come into force 1 November 1960.Daniel C. Turack, "Freedom of Movement and the Travel Document in Benelux", International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 17:1 (Jan. 1968), pp. 197-198. 8 August – Mining accident of Marcinelle claims 262 lives, including 136 Italian foreign workers Publications L. Petilllon, Belgium's Policy in the Belgian Congo (New York, Belgian Government Information Center)https://archive.org/details/BelgiumsPolicyInTheBelgianCongo Belgiums Policy in the Belgian Congo 1956 New York; Belgian Government Information Center Le Mont des Oliviers (The Mountain of Olive Trees), novel by Marie-Thérèse BodartBurniaux Robert La littérature belge d'expression française Frickx Robert Presses Universitaires de France 1980 2130362834 2nd Paris 86 fr French-Language Belgian Literature Births 19 June – Mireille Versele, cystic fibrosis campaigner (died 1982) 23 September – Serge Noël, poet (died 2020) Deaths Deaths in 1956 Category:1956 deaths References 1956 Belgium Category:Years of the 20th century in Belgium Category:1950s in Belgium Belgium