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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]
14 October: The second March on Brussels against Francisation is held. [67] Construction of the Rogier International Centre, 18 March 1963. 1963 – 2 August: The city becomes part of the bilingual Brussels-Capital administrative area. [69] 1965 The Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis is demolished and is replaced with the Sablon Tower [nl; fr]. [4]
8 February: The Treaty of Brussels between Charles V and Archduke Ferdinand, concerning the latter's sovereignty over the Austrian Hereditary Lands, is signed. Execution of Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos in Brussels, 1 July 1523. 1523 January: Maximilianus Transylvanus publishes De Moluccis Insulis, a key source on the Magellan expedition.
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This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Belgium .
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