1865 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1865 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Leopold I (died 10 December); Leopold II (sworn in 17 December)
- Head of government: Charles Rogier
Events
- May
- 22 May — Commercial treaty with the German Customs Union signed in Berlin.[1]:177-197
- August
- 21 August — Law on tariffs and customs reform published.[1]:i-v
- November
- 2 November – Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between China and Belgium, negotiated by Auguste t'Kint, signed in Beijing.[2]
- December
- 10 December – Death of Leopold I of Belgium.
- 16 December – Auguste t'Kint arrives in Yokohama as the first Belgian diplomat in Japan.[2]
- 17 December – Leopold II of Belgium sworn in as head of state.
- 23 December — Convention between France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland forming the Latin Monetary Union signed in Paris.[1]:240-308
Balance of trade
In 1865 imports to Belgium were valued at 1.364 million francs, with exports of 1.204 million francs.[3]
Births
- April
- 2 April – Louise Danse, painter (died 1948)
Deaths
- January
- 14 January 14 – Marie-Anne Libert, botanist (born 1782)
- June
- 18 June – Antoine Wiertz, painter (born 1806)
References
- 1 2 3 Recueil des traités et conventions concernant le royaume de Belgique vol. 6, edited by Désiré de Garcia de la Vega (Brussels, 1866).
- 1 2 Dirk De Ruyver, "The First Treaty between Belgium and Japan", in Japan & Belgium: An Itinerary of Mutual Inspiration, edited by W.F. Vande Walle and David De Cooman (Tielt, 2016), pp. 21-111.
- ↑ Minister of Finances, Tableau annuel du commerce avec les pays étrangers pendant l'année 1865 (Brussels, 1866), p. ix. (Available on Google Books)
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