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In Belgium, there are actually two Santa Claus figures. For the Dutch-speaking community, there’s Sinterklaas, or St. Nicholas, and for the French-speaking community, there’s Pere Noel, or Santa Claus. worldholidaytraditions.com
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- 1795 - October 1 - Belgium is conquered by France.
historyorb.com - 1800 - Population of Belgium (French Republic) - 4,000,000
- 1815 - March 16 - Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium
historyorb.com - 1830 - October 4 - Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands
historyorb.com - 1831 - July 21 - Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
historyorb.com - 1839 - April 19 - Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
historyorb.com - 1868 - Belgium needs school-masters. Not one in ten of her artisans can read and write.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
December 19, 1868 - 1870 - A terrible accident occurred on a railroad, near Luxembourg, Belgium, on the 9th. It is reported that twenty persons were killed.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 21, 1870 
1880 - Ladies who wear sealskin sacques are very liable to not wear them,
for in Belgium rabbit skins are successfully prepared to resemble sealskin, and thousands of rabbits are annually killed in England whose pelts go to ...Read MORE...- 1889 - DISASTER IN BELGIUM.
A Railway Accident in Which Fourteen Person Were Killed and Fifty Others Injured.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 4. - A railway train from Brussels to Namur was...Read MORE... - 1890 - December 25 - The coal mining companies of Belgium have decided on a general reduction of wages, and the miners threaten to strike.
The Toronto Daily Mail
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 25, 1890 - 1895 - Belgium
"Belgium, a small kingdom of Western Europe, is bounded on the N. by the Netherlands, on the E. by Luxemburg, Rhenish Prussia, and the Netherlands,...Read MORE... - 1900 - Population of Belgiuim - 6,693,500
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Postcard- 1918 - November 21 - 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die
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1795 - October 1 - Belgium is conquered by France.
historyorb.com
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1800 - Population of Belgium (French Republic) - 4,000,000
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1815 - March 16 - Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium
historyorb.com
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1830 - October 4 - Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands
historyorb.com
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1831 - July 21 - Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
historyorb.com
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1839 - April 19 - Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
historyorb.com
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1868 - Belgium needs school-masters. Not one in ten of her artisans can read and write.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
December 19, 1868
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1870 - A terrible accident occurred on a railroad, near Luxembourg, Belgium, on the 9th. It is reported that twenty persons were killed.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 21, 1870
1880 - Ladies who wear sealskin sacques are very liable to not wear them,
for in Belgium rabbit skins are successfully prepared to resemble sealskin, and thousands of rabbits are annually killed in England whose pelts go to ... Read MORE...
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1889 - DISASTER IN BELGIUM.
A Railway Accident in Which Fourteen Person Were Killed and Fifty Others Injured.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 4. - A railway train from Brussels to Namur was... Read MORE...
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1890 - December 25 - The coal mining companies of Belgium have decided on a general reduction of wages, and the miners threaten to strike.
The Toronto Daily Mail
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 25, 1890
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1895 - Belgium
"Belgium, a small kingdom of Western Europe, is bounded on the N. by the Netherlands, on the E. by Luxemburg, Rhenish Prussia, and the Netherlands,... Read MORE...
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1900 - Population of Belgiuim - 6,693,500
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1918 - November 21 - 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die
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