1909 in Belgium
# 1909 in Belgium

The following lists events that happened during 1909 in the Kingdom of Belgium.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Leopold II (until 17 December), Albert I (from in 23 December)
* Prime Minister: Frans Schollaert

## Events

* disbanding of the Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles
* disbanding of the Olympia Club de Bruxelles
* December 23 – Albert I sworn in as King, following the death of his uncle King Leopold II, on December 17

## Publications

* Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert, Les Primitifs Flamands, volume 1 (Brussels, G. Van Oest)
* Godefroid Kurth, La Cité de Liège au Moyen̂-Age, vol. 1 (Brussels, A. Dewit)
* C. Liebrechts, Congo: Léopoldville, Bolobo, Équateur, 1883-1889 (Brussels)
* Joseph Van den Gheyn, Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, vol. 9.

## Art and architecture

### Buildings

* Henri Van Dievoet, Hotel Astoria, Brussels

## Deaths

* 4 February – Léon Roget (born 1858), colonial officer
* 2 September – Louis Delacenserie (born 1838), architect
* 3 September – Jean Stecher (born 1820), literary historian
* 11 December – Jenny Minne-Dansaert (born 1844), lacemaker
* 17 December – King Leopold II
