1921 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1921 in Belgium.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Albert I
- Prime Minister – Henry Carton de Wiart (to 16 December); Georges Theunis (from 16 December)
Events
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- 24 April – Municipal elections
- April – Third Solvay Conference held in Brussels
- June – Crown Prince Hirohito's official visit to Belgium.[1][2]
- 18 September – 10th Gordon Bennett Cup held in Brussels
- 20 November – Legislative elections (first with limited female suffrage)
- 27 November – Provincial elections
Publications
[edit]- Olympic Games Handbook: Containing official records of the seventh Olympiad (New York, American Sports Publishing co.)[3]
- Émile Cammaerts, Belgium from the Roman Invasion to the Present Day (London, T. Fisher Unwin)[4]
Art and architecture
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- Buildings
- Antwerp Diamond Exchange completed.[5]
Births
[edit]- 21 March – Arthur Grumiaux, violinist (died 1986)
- 13 April – Joseph Moureau, fighter pilot (died 2020)
- 7 September – René Derolez, philologist (died 2005)
Deaths
[edit]- 12 November – Fernand Khnopff (born 1858), painter
References
[edit]- ^ David De Cooman, "Crown Prince Hirohito's Visit to Belgium", in Japan & Belgium: An Itinerary of Mutual Inspiration, edited by W.F. Vande Walle and David De Cooman (Tielt, 2016), pp. 131–145.
- ^ La Libre Belgique, 21 June 1921.
- ^ "Olympic games handbook; containing official records of the seventh Olympiad, winners in previous Olympiads, the 1924 Olympic games, official Olympic athletic rules and the official world's records and noteworthy performances". New York, American sports publishing co. 1921.
- ^ "Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day". 1921.
- ^ "Beurs voor Diamanthandel". erfgoed.net. Flemish organization for Immovable Heritage.
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