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Belgium

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The Heart of Europe.
Compulsory Roman Catholic Education Implemented in Belgium
Regulations on labor conditions for women and children in Belgium is outlined.
First Modern Beauty Contest Held in Spa
Establishment of Congo as King Leopold II's Personal Possession
Formation of Bell Telephone Company in Antwerp
Removal of Salt Tax in Belgium
Jules Joseph d'Anethan elected as Tenth Prime Minister
New Political Alliance Formed
Netherlands & Belgium: Neutrality Declaration
First Belgian railway line construction starts from Brussels to Mechelen
Treaty of Zonhoven Signed Between Netherlands and Belgium
French Forces Liberate Antwerp
Dutch Army success in driving out Belgians at Battle of Hasselt.
Dutch Army Starts Ten-Day Occupation in Belgium
Leopold I becomes the first King of Belgians
Adopted Constitution; Belgium’s Foundational Legal Document
Independence from the Netherlands through Belgian Revolution.
The Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
French Conquest of Belgium
Battle of Fleurus in Revolutionary Wars
Brabant Revolution Starts against Austrian Administration
Montplaisir Ceramic Factory opens in Schaarbeek
Treaty Ends War of Austrian Succession
Governing Austrian Netherlands under Maria Theresa
End of War of the Spanish Succession Treaty Signed
Austrian Victory at Battle of Ramillies over French
War of the Spanish Succession: European Conflict over Succession Rights
Siege of Ostend: Longest Battle in Eighty Years' War
Resistance grows after execution of Egmont and Hoorn in Brussels
The Eighty Years' War: Habsburg Spain vs Dutch Republic
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