1919 in Belgium

Events in the year 1919 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Monarch – Albert I

Prime Minister – Léon Delacroix

Events

• 16 March — Société Nationale de Crédit à l'Industrie founded
• 16 November – 1919 Belgian general election

Publications

• American Red Cross Work for Belgium: Summary of activities of Commission for Belgium, September, 1917 – December, 1918 (Brussels).
• Albert Joseph Carnoy, The Past and the Future of Belgium (New York, Knickerbocker Press).
• Léon De Paeuw, La Réforme de l'Enseignement populaire en Belgique (Paris, Armand Colin).
• Cardinal Mercier, A Shepherd among Wolves: War-Time Letters of Cardinal Mercier, edited by Arthur Boutwood (London, The Faith Press).
• J.H. Twells, Jr., In the Prison City. Brussels, 1914–1918: A Personal Narrative (London, A. Melrose).

Art and architecture

Business

• Standaard Uitgeverij established

Births

• 23 November – Francine Holley, painter (died 2020)

Deaths

References