Historical place archive

Belgium in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Belgium in Switzerland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1933–1933

Historical events in Belgium

1933

1933
Renounces German Citizenship
Albert Einstein · Physics

Renounces German citizenship after the Nazi seizure of power while retaining Swiss citizenship.

28 March 1933
Leaves Prussian Academy
Albert Einstein · Physics

Resigns from the Prussian Academy of Sciences after deciding not to return to Nazi Germany.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Switzerland and Belgium. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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