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Belgium in 1938

Name: Belgium in 1938 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Belgium in 1938, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

6Events

4Named people

2Places

3Categories

Historical records

May

13 May 1938Prime Minister of BelgiumPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Government / Government of Belgium

Appointed Prime Minister of Belgium, 1st term

15 May 1938End of Paul-Emile Janson GovernmentPaul-Emile Janson

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

The Paul-Emile Janson Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.

15 May 1938First Paul-Henri Spaak GovernmentPaul-Henri Spaak

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Begins the First Paul-Henri Spaak Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.

October

26 October 1938NeutralityPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Brussels · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Belgium declares its neutrality

December

10 December 1938Carotid Sinus RegulationCorneille Jean Francois Heymans

Stockholm · Science / Medicine

Is recognized for explaining carotid sinus control of breathing.

10 December 1938Nobel Prize in MedicineCorneille Jean Francois Heymans

Stockholm · Science / Medicine

Receives the medicine prize for discoveries in respiratory regulation.

Names involved

Corneille Jean Francois HeymansPaul Henri-Charles SpaakPaul-Emile JansonPaul-Henri Spaak

Places involved

BrusselsStockholm

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.