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Richard August François Declerck (31 December 1899 – 12 March 1986) was a Belgian lawyer and politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 7 January 1946 until 31 December 1966. Political career
This is a list of notable people from Bruges, ... poet and priest (1830–1899) Louis Delacenserie, architect ... Australian-Belgian singer songwriter (born 1980)
statue of Gezelle in Bruges, Jules Lagae, sculptor. Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle (1 May 1830 [1] – 27 November 1899 [2]) was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages like Dutch, English, French, German, Latin ...
Albrecht De Vriendt (Ghent, 8 December 1843 – Antwerp, 14 October 1900) – Belgian painter known for his genre scenes, history paintings, interiors and figure paintings The de Vriendt brothers (Juliaen Joseph (1842–1935) and Albrecht François Lieven (1843–1900))
14 February – Belgian Antarctic Expedition research vessel Belgica freed from Antarctic ice. 28–30 June – Violent protests in Brussels demanding introduction of universal manhood suffrage with proportional representation. [2] 29 July – Belgium among the 26 signatories to the Hague Convention
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1815 – Bruges becomes part of the Netherlands. [4] 1821 – Fish Market, Bruges built on the Steenhouwersdijk . [1] 1830 – Bruges becomes part of Belgium. [4] 1837 – Journal de Bruges French-language newspaper begins publication. [10] 1838 – Brugge railway station opens. 1839 – Société d'émulation de Bruges founded.
Several men lost their sanity, including one Belgian sailor who left the ship "announcing he was going back to Belgium". The party also suffered from scurvy. On 15 February 1899, the vessel was able to begin moving through the channel that the crew had cleared. It took them nearly a month to cover 7 miles, and on 14 March they cleared the ice.