1889 in Belgium
The following lists events that happened during 1889 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
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See also: | Other events of 1889 List of years in Belgium |
Events
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Defence lawyers at the Mons subversion trial, May 1889
- 6-25 May – Subversion trial in Mons reveals activity of security service agents provocateurs in the Parti socialiste républicain
- 3 July – FN Herstal arms manufactory founded
- 8 November – Higher Institute of Philosophy founded at Catholic University of Leuven
Publications
Art and architecture

Rémy Cogghe, Cockfights in Flanders (1889)
- Paintings
- Rémy Cogghe, Cockfights in Flanders
- James Ensor, Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889
- Léon Herbo, Salome
- Fernand Khnopff, Memories
- Constantin Meunier, Firedamp
Births
- 18 March – Floris Jespers, artist (died 1965)
- 25 April – Paul Deman, cyclist (died 1961)
- 26 May – Victor Linart, cyclist (died 1977)
- 6 July – Louis Mottiat, cyclist (died 1972)
- 30 July – Frans Masereel, artist (died 1972)
- 8 October – Philippe Thys, cyclist (died 1971)
- 11 November – Marcel Buysse, cyclist (died 1939)
- 16 December – Joseph Van Daele, cyclist (died 1948)
Deaths

A photograph of Father Damien taken in February or March 1889, a few weeks before his death
- 15 April – Father Damien (born 1840), missionary
- 2 July – Henri-Charles Lambrecht (born 1848), bishop of Ghent
- 6 September – Guillaume d'Aspremont Lynden (born 1815), politician
- 30 September – François-Antoine Bossuet (born 1798), painter
- 16 October – Pierre-Joseph Witdoeck (born 1803), painter
References
- "Leopold II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "In Memoriam", American Journal of International Law, 7 (1913), pp. 371-374. On Internet Archive.
- "Obituarium Sancti Johannis. Nécrologe de l'église St. Jean (St. Bavon) à Gand, du 13e au 16e siècle". Bruxelles F. Hayez. 1889.
- "La traite des négres et al croisade africaine; choix raisonné de documents relatifs a la question de l'esclavage african et comprenant la lettre encyclique de Léon XIII sur l'esclavage. Le discours du cardinal Lavigerie a Bruxelles. Un chapitre de géographie et d'histoire ... Par Alexis-M.G., auteur du Congo belge illustré, etc". Liége H. Dessain. 1889.

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