1865 in Belgium
Events in the year 1865 in Belgium .
Incumbents
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.[ 1] : 679 April May July August 21 August — Law on tariffs and customs reform published.[ 2] : i-v September October November December
Publications
Periodicals Almanach royal officiel (Brussels, H. Tarlier and Rozez)[ 4] Analectes pour servir à l'histoire ecclésiastique de la Belgique , vol. 2, edited by P. F. X. de Ram .[ 5] 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)[ 6] Annuaire de l'Université catholique de Louvain , vol. 29 (Leuven, Vanlinthout)[ 7] Collection de précis historiques , vol. 14, edited by Edouard Terwecoren S.J.[ 8] La Liberté begins publication (March).[ 1] : 679 Revue Générale [ 1] : 678 Rond den Heerd [ 1] : 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 )[ 9] 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 .[ 10]
Paul Henrard , Histoire de l'artillerie en Belgique depuis son origine jusqu'au règne d'Albert et d'Isabelle (Brussels, C. Muquardt)[ 11] 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)[ 12] Literature
Art and architecture
Henri Leys , Portrait of Lucie Leys, his daughter (1865)Buildings Paintings
Science
Balance of trade
In 1865 imports to Belgium were valued at 1.364 million francs, with exports of 1.204 million francs.[ 13]
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)
11 December – Édouard Poncelet , archivist (died 1947)
Deaths
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987).
^ a b c Recueil des traités et conventions concernant le royaume de Belgique vol. 6 , edited by Désiré de Garcia de la Vega (Brussels, 1866).^ a b 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.
^ Almanach on Google Books.^ Analectes on Google Books]^ Annales at Internet Archive.^ Annuaire at Internet Archive.^ Collection de précis historiques on Google Books.^ Recueil des chroniques de Flandre , vol. 4 on Google Books^ Mémoire historique on Google Books.^ Histoire de l'artillerie at Internet Archive.^ Dictionnaire des cris d'armes at Internet Archive.^ Minister of Finances, Tableau annuel du commerce avec les pays étrangers pendant l'année 1865 (Brussels, 1866), p. ix. (Available on Google Books )
