1942 in Belgium
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See also: | Other events of 1942 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the year1942 inBelgium
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch(in captivity):Leopold III[1]
- Prime Minister(in exile):Hubert Pierlot
- Head of German occupying forces:Alexander von Falkenhausen
- Head of the administrative staff of the Occupation:Eggert Reeder
Events
[edit]- 1 January – Belgian government in exile becomes a signatory of theAtlantic Charter.[2]: 853
- 3 January – Occupying forces prohibit listening to radio broadcasts not subject to German control.[2]: 852
- 21 January – Eleven hostages killed by the occupying forces.[2]: 852
- 25 January – Temperatures reach 12 below zero Celsius.[2]: 852
- 6 March – Decree issued for the recruitment of forced labour for German factories.[2]: 852
- 10 March –Walloon Legionparades in Brussels.[2]: 852
- 1 April –Hendrik de Manopposes the unified trade union
- 5 April –Court of Cassationfinds that secretaries-general, civil servants appointed to lead ministries in the absence of the government, have no legislative powers, annulling the decree of 15 February 1941 instituting administrative legislation.[2]: 852
- 9 April – Decree obliging miners to work Sundays and feast days.[2]: 852
- 16 April – Decree prohibits the establishment of new businesses or expansion of existing businesses.[2]: 852
- 9 May – Daily meat ration reduced from 35 grammes to 20 grammes.[2]: 852
- 27 May – Decree obliging Jews to wear an identifying Star of David.[2]: 853
- 2 July – Prime Minister in exile broadcasts an appeal to all Belgians to defend their country.[2]: 852
- 13 July – Secret meetings between representatives of the Christian Democrat, Liberal and Labour parties to discuss post-war policy.[2]: 852
- 18 July – Booksellers receive a list of 1,470 titles that they are no longer permitted to stock or sell.[2]: 853
- 26 July – A hundred Communists detained for deportation to Germany.[2]: 852
- 31 August – Belgian section of theRed Orchestradismantled.[2]: 853
- 6 October – All men aged between 18 and 50 obliged to find work either in Belgium or in Germany.[2]: 853
Births
[edit]- 18 July –Prince Alexandre of Belgium(died 2009)
- 20 September –Robbe De Hert,film director (died 2020)
- 2 May –Jacques Rogge,8th President of theInternational Olympic Committee(died 2021)
Deaths
[edit]- 22 January –Reimond Tollenaere(born 1909), collaborator
- 3 April –Paul Gilson(born 1865), composer
- 22 October –Staf De Clercq(born 1884), quisling
References
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