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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1879 in the
Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents
Events
Firedamp explosion at Agrappe Mine, 17 April 1879
Publications
- Periodicals
- Almanach de Poche de Bruxelles (Brussels, H. Manceaux)
[3]
- Bulletin de la Société belge de géographie, 3 (Brussels, Secrétariat de la Société Belge de Géographie)
[4]
- Books
Art and architecture
Leuven railway station, rebuilt 1879
Births
- 5 February –
Jules De Bisschop, Olympic rower (died 1954)
- 15 February –
Camille Van Hoorden, footballer (died 1919)
- 28 April –
Edgard Tytgat, painter (died 1957)
- 29 April –
Marie Haps, philanthropist (died 1939)
- 22 May –
Aston Chichester, bishop (died 1962)
- 27 May –
Arthur Balbaert, sports shooter (died 1938)
- 24 August –
Achille Delattre, politician (died 1964)
- 26 September –
Alexandre Galopin, businessman (died 1944)
- 9 October –
Edgar Sengier, mining engineer (died 1963)
- 21 October –
Maurice Beeli, botanist (died 1957)
- 25 October –
Jean Rogister, musician (died 1964)
- 18 December
Joseph Lebon, theologian (died 1957)
Deaths
References