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Belgium in 1907

Historical records for Belgium in 1907, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
4Named people
2Places
3Categories

Historical records

May

2 May 1907End of Second de Smet de Naeyer GovernmentPaul de Smet de Naeyer

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

The Second de Smet de Naeyer Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.

2 May 1907Jules de Trooz GovernmentJules de Trooz

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Begins the Jules de Trooz Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.

July

23 July 1907Zeebrugge OpenedLeopold II

Bruges · Science / Technology

The Bruges sea canal and Zeebrugge harbour improve maritime access.

December

31 December 1907End of Jules de Trooz GovernmentJules de Trooz

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

The Jules de Trooz Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.

Other Events

1907Discovery of BakeliteLeo Hendrik Baekeland

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Develops the 1st all artificial plastic & calls it Bakelite

Names involved

Jules de TroozLeo Hendrik BaekelandLeopold IIPaul de Smet de Naeyer

Places involved

BrugesBrussels

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.