1937 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1937 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Leopold III
- Prime Minister – Paul van Zeeland (to 24 November); Paul-Émile Janson (from 24 November)
Events
- 22 to 25 May – King Leopold III makes a state visit to Britain.[1]
- 20 June – 25th Gordon Bennett Cup held in Brussels.
Publications
- Hergé, L'Oreille cassée (serialised December 1935 to February 1937)
- Henri Pirenne, Mahomet et Charlemagne (posthumous)
- H. E. Reed, Hogs in Belgian Agriculture (Washington D.C., United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics)[2]
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Raymond Lemaire, Institute of Agriculture, Heverlee
- Paintings
Births
- 1 January – Willy Kuijpers, politician (died 2020)
- 3 November – Gaspard Hons, poet (died 2020)
Deaths
- 8 November – Joseph Mansion (born 1877), philologist
References
- ^ "Belgium's Policy. King's Visit. Vital Talks. Neutrality and Colonies". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 March 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Hogs in Belgian agriculture". 1937.
