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1946 in Belgium

Explore 10 historical events and records for Belgium in 1946.

Historical records for Belgium in 1946

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February

Van der Essen Testifies on Occupation Policy

van der Essen, Leon ยท Nuremberg ยท Prosecution Witness ยท Warfare / World War, 2nd

Van der Essen gives evidence concerning German occupation practices and the historical record of policies applied in western Europe.

March

First and Second Van Acker Governments

Van Acker, Achiel ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

The First and Second Van Acker Governments ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.

Second Paul-Henri Spaak Government

Spaak, Paul-Henri ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

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

Second Paul-Henri Spaak Government

Spaak, Paul-Henri ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

The Second Paul-Henri Spaak Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.

Third Van Acker Government

Van Acker, Achiel ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Begins the Third Van Acker Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.

August

Camille Huysmans Government

Huysmans, Camille ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Begins the Camille Huysmans Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.

Third Van Acker Government

Van Acker, Achiel ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

The Third Van Acker Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.

Other events (month unknown)

Big Bang Cosmology Book

Lemaitre, Georges ยท Brussels ยท Cosmologist ยท Science / Cosmology

Explains cosmic expansion from an extremely dense initial state.

Foreign Secretary of Belgium

Spaak, Paul Henri-Charles ยท Foreign Secretary of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Appointed Foreign Secretary, 2nd term

The Primeval Atom Hypothesis

Lemaitre, Georges ยท Brussels ยท Cosmologist ยท Science / Cosmology

Publishes a book presenting his primeval-atom cosmological theory.

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