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While the Brussels metropolitan area grew quickly, the population of the City of Brussels proper declined considerably. In 1910, Brussels had 185,000 inhabitants; in 1925 this number fell to 142,000. The reasons for this depopulation were manifold. First, the fetid stench of the disease-laden Senne river caused many to leave the city. [80]
15 February: Sabena Flight 548 crashes on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground. [4] 27 February: The Royal Association of the Descendants of the Lineages of Brussels is established. 22 October: The first March on Brussels against Francisation is held. [67]
Joyous Entry of William the Silent into Brussels, 24 September 1577. 1577 9 January: The First Union of Brussels is established by the States General of the Netherlands. [69] 24 July: The Coup of Namur [nl; fr] occurs, ending the First Union of Brussels. 10 December: The Second Union of Brussels is declared. [70]
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View of the Brussels Zoological Garden, 1856 Celebrations for Belgian National Day in Brussels, 21 July 1856. 1856 28 March: The reconstructed Royal Theatre of La Monnaie opens. 11 June: The Société royale belge des aquarellistes is founded under the chairmanship of Jean-Baptiste Madou. Drawing of a crowd on the Grand-Place during the ...
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