1914 in Belgium
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Events from the year 1914 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Albert I
- Prime Minister: Charles de Broqueville
Events
- August 4-October 31 - German invasion of Belgium
- August 4–16 - Battle of Liège.
- August 12 - Battle of Haelen (1914)
- August 20-25 - Siege of Namur (1914)
- August 21 - Battle of Charleroi
- September 28-October 10 - Siege of Antwerp (1914)
- October 16-31 - Battle of the Yser
- October 19-November 22 - First Battle of Ypres
Births
- January 17 - Théo Lefèvre, Prime Minister 1961-1965
- June 3 - Karel Kaers, cyclist (died 1972)[1]
- June 17 - John Van Alphen, footballer
Deaths
- January 16 - Alfred de Vinck de Winnezeele, Catholic politician
- April 21 - Abel de Kerchove d'Exaerde, politician
- July 6 - Albert de Beauffort, politician
- August 4 - Antoine-Adolphe Fonck, 1st Belgian soldier killed in World War I
- August 19 - Alphonse Six, footballer, 24 (killed in action)
- November 17 - Werner de Mérode, Catholic politician (b.1855)
- December 9 - Arthur Van Gehuchten, biologist
- December 19 - Édouard Brunard, Liberal politician (b.1843)
See also
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References
- ↑ The Bicycle, UK, 25 December 1946, p15
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