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This is a timeline of Belgian history, ... 19th century. Year Date Event 1801: 9 February: ... Belgian general election, 1900:
Belgium was the first country in continental Europe to experience the Industrial Revolution, and was the most intensively industrialized country in the world throughout most of the period. [88] [89] Belgium industrialized rapidly over the 19th century, with a focus on iron, coal and textile production. [90]
1833 – 23 February: The Grand Orient of Belgium secedes from the Grand Orient of the Netherlands. 1834 7 February: The Royal Military Academy is founded. 5–6 April: The city's nobility is looted by pro-Belgian protesters on the Orangist nobility. 20 November: The Free University of Belgium is founded. [1]
Artistic and literary culture in Belgium began a revival towards the late 19th century. A core element of Belgian nationalism was the scientific study of its national history. The movement was led by Godefroid Kurth, a student of the German historian Ranke. Kurth taught modern historical methods to his students at the University of Liège.
Published in the 19th century. New Picture of Brussels, and its Environs, or, Stranger's Guide to the Curiosities of that Interesting City, London: Samuel Leigh, 1820, OCLC 63579821 "Brussels". Galignani's Traveller's Guide through Holland and Belgium (4th ed.). Paris: A. and W. Galignani. 1822. hdl:2027/njp.32101073846667.
On 2 August 1831 the Dutch army, headed by the Dutch princes, invaded Belgium, in what became known as the "Ten Days' Campaign" On 4 August the Dutch force took control of Antwerp and moved deeper into Belgium. The Belgian army of the Meuse was defeated in the battle of Hasselt. On 8 August Leopold called for support from the French and the ...
5 19th century. 6 20th century. 7 21st century. ... The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Antwerp, ... "Wayside Pictures through France ...
19th-century Belgian people (4 C, 13 P) S. 19th century in the Southern Netherlands (1 C, 6 P) Y. Years of the 19th century in Belgium (71 C, 45 P)