The following lists events that happened during 1889 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Leopold II Prime Minister: Auguste Marie François Beernaert"In Memoriam", American Journal of International Law, 7 (1913), pp. 371-374. On Internet Archive.
Events
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 Napoléon de Pauw, Obituarium Sancti Johannis: Nécrologe de l'église St. Jean (St. Bavon) à Gand, du XIIIe au XVIe siècle (Brussels, F. Hayez) Alexis Marie Gouchet, La traite des nègres et le croisade africaine (Liège)
Art and architecture
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
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
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