1857 in Belgium
Events in the year 1857 in Belgium.
Events
- Jean Neuhaus opens an apothecary shop in Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
- 28 May – Liberal protests near the Palace of the Nation against a proposed "convents" law that would give the Catholic Church more power to manage charitable foundations.
- 27 October – Municipal elections, giving a liberal victory.
- 30 October – Pierre de Decker's ministry resigns.
- 10 December – Snap legislative elections, giving a liberal victory.
Publications
;PeriodicalsAlmanach de poche de Bruxelles Almanach du commerce et de l'industrie Annales de pomologie belge et étrangère, vol. 5.Annuaire de la noblesse de Belgique, vol. 11, edited by Isidore de Stein d'AltensteinAnnuaire statistique et historique belge, vol. 4, edited by Auguste SchelerAnnuaire de l'Académie royale de Belgique, vol. 23La Belgique, 4La Belgique Horticole, vol. 7.Bulletin de l'Académie royale de médecine de Belgique, ser. 2, vol. 1.Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences et belles-lettres de Bruxelles, vol. 3.Collection de précis historiques, vol. 6, edited by Edouard Terwecoren S.J.Journal de l'armée belge, vols. 13-14Journal d'horticulture pratique de la BelgiqueDe toekomst: tijdschrift voor opvoeding en onderwijs begins publication;Official reports and monographsRecueil consulaire contenant les rapports commerciauxRecueil des lois et arrêtés royaux de la Belgique, vol. 9
- Joseph Jean De Smet, Vie de Saint-Liévin, patron de Gand et apôtre du pays d'Alost
- Jean-Joseph Thonissen, La Belgique sous le règne de Léopold I, vol. 3
- David Bogue, Belgium and the Rhine.
- Frans de Cort, ''Liederen, eerste reeks''
Births
- 12 January – Léon de Witte de Haelen, general
- 21 February – Jules de Trooz, politician
- 18 March – César Thomson, violinist
- 8 April – Marie Louise De Meester, religious foundress
- 27 April – Louis-Napoléon Chaltin, colonial officer
- 11 August – Cyriaque Gillain, general
- 25 August – Louis-Gustave Amelot, engineer
- 28 August – Auguste Goffinet, courtier
Deaths
- 4 January – François-Jean Wyns de Raucour, politician
- 7 February – Félix de Mérode, politician
- 28 February – André Dumont, geologist
- 3 May – Jean Baptiste Smits, politician