1930 in Belgium

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Events in the year 1930 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Royal family visiting Mons in June 1930.

Monarch – Albert I

Prime Minister – Henri Jaspar

Events

3 May to 3 November – Exposition internationale held in Liège with simultaneous International Exhibition of Colonies, Shipping and Flemish Art held in Antwerp.
June – Royal visit to Mons.^[1]
20 July – Louis Chiron wins the 1930 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa–Francorchamps.

Publications

Album souvenir de l'exposition internationale d'Anvers 1930 (Géo M. Potié).^[2]
Madeline Brandeis, Little Philippe of Belgium (New York, Grosset & Dunlap).^[3]

Art and architecture

Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels

Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels opens

Births

19 February
- Jan Goossens, linguist
- Alfons Verplaetse, national banker (died 2020)
18 April – Michel Didisheim, royal secretary (died 2020)
12 June – Herman Daled, art collector (died 2020)
21 June – Yvette Alloo, paralympian (died 2020)
7 September
- Prince Baudouin (died 1993)
- Paul-Baudouin Michel, musicologist (died 2020)
16 December – Jean Herbiet, theatre artistic director (died 2008)^[4]

Deaths

11 September – Charles Lemonnier (born 1860), mayor of Brussels
16 September – Julien Liebaert (born 1848), politician
15 October – Albert Grisar (born 1870), sailor
27 December – Eugène Henry (born 1862), Governor General of Congo

References

^ Le Soir illustré, 7 June 1930.
^ Album souvenir at Internet Archive.
^ Little Philippe at Internet Archive.
^ "Jean Herbiet, Department of Theatre". Theatre.uottawa.ca. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-02.

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