1830 in Belgium

Events in the year 1830 in Belgium.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: William I of the Netherlands (to 4 October)

Events

 * August
 * 25 August – Belgian Revolution begins


 * September
 * 24 September – Provisional Government of Belgium formed


 * October
 * October – Garde Civique formed to maintain public order
 * 4 October – Provisional government proclaims Belgian independence.
 * 17 October – Decree of the provisional government prohibiting importation of jenever from the Netherlands.
 * 27 October – Belgian forces take Antwerp; Dutch forces bombard the city from Antwerp Citadel.


 * November
 * 3 November – Elections for the National Congress of Belgium held.
 * 10 November – First session of the National Congress of Belgium.
 * 25 November – Étienne-Modeste Glorieux founds the fraternity in Ronse that would eventually become the Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes


 * December
 * 26 December – The five powers represented in the London Conference (Austria, Britain, France, Prussia, Russia) recognise Belgian independence.

Publications

 * Almanach du commerce du royaume des Pays-Bas: Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, Grignon)
 * Promenades dans Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, Berthot)
 * Vade Mecum, ou description de Bruxelles et ses environs (Brussels, C. J. De Mat)

Births

 * 13 April – Ferdinand Pauwels, painter (died 1904)
 * 25 April – Julius de Geyter, writer (died 1905)
 * 1 May – Guido Gezelle, poet (died 1899)
 * 28 May – Prosper de Haulleville, newspaperman (died 1898)

Deaths

 * 26 February – Joseph Denis Odevaere (born 1775), painter
 * 4 November – Frédéric de Merode (born 1798), revolutionary
 * 17 November – Petrus Johannes van Regemorter (born 1755), painter
 * 27 November – André Parmentier (born 1780), landscape architect