1896 in Belgium information

Events in the year 1896 in Belgium. Monarch: Leopold II Prime Minister: Jules de Burlet (until 25 February), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (from 25 February)...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1896. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting...

legislative elections were held in Belgium on 5 and 12 July 1896. Under the alternating system, elections were held in only five out of the nine provinces:...

Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International...

Belgium had a population of 11,190,846 people on 1 January 2015 as compared to the 10,839,905 people on 1 January 2010, an increase of 601,000 in comparison...

The Belgium national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the...

Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy. The monarch is titled King (or Queen) of the Belgians (Dutch: Koning(in) der Belgen, French:...

For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller...

Belgium, who died at the age of six weeks in 1871. She was the eldest sister of King Albert I of Belgium. Henriette was married in Brussels, Belgium,...

The Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) is an association of Belgian motorists founded in January 1896. Their missions are focused on assistance,...

the most popular sport in Belgium, which has been played since the end of the 19th century. The national association was founded in 1895 with the intention...

second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Born in Brussels as the second...

following is a list of those who have served as foreign ministers of Belgium. Website:Diplomatie.belgium.be Facebook:Diplomatie.Belgium Twitter:Belgium MFA...

The Bergmann 1896 was a 19th-century semi-automatic pistol developed by German designer Louis Schmeisser and sold by Theodor Bergmann's company. A contemporary...

chemist Maurice De Waele (1896–1952), Belgian cyclist Bert De Waele (born 1975), Belgian cyclist Ellen De Waele (born 1973), Belgian film producer Gustav De...

Dutch football manager Geert Omloop (born 1974), Belgian cyclist Geert Pijnenburg (1896–1980), Belgian writer Geert Reuten (born 1946), Dutch economist...

the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping...

semi-automatic pistol designed c. 1896 by John Browning for Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) and produced in Belgium at the turn of the 20th century....

The Belgian football champions are the winners of the highest association football league in Belgium, currently called the Belgian Pro League and historically...

Calabria; born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family who was Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, King Albert II, from...

the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government in the Kingdom of Belgium. Although leaders of Government (French: Chefs de Cabinet) had...

partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic...

province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country. It is the sixth most populous city in the country. The area of...

Elections in Belgium are organised for legislative bodies only, and not for executive functions. Direct elections take place for the European Parliament...

Caress of the Sphinx (also known as Art) is an 1896 painting by the Belgian Symbolist artist Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921) famed for its depiction of androgyny...

Jupiler, is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on...