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Count Philippe de Lannoy

Brussels, 14 Aug 1922 – 10 Jan 2019

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Facts and their sources

  • Born14 Aug 1922, Brusselsnot verified1 source
  • Died10 Jan 2019not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 14 Aug 1922

    Born in Brussels

  2. 18 Feb 1984

    A daughter is born

  3. 10 Jan 2019

    Dies, aged 96

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Brussels.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Count is born in Brussels

What people wore

Sunday Best in Rural Flanders

Rural Flemish men often wore a shiny blue blouse called a kiel for their Sunday best, while women donned traditional regional caps.

Getting around

Train travel times between Belgian cities

In 1926, a non-stop express train connected Brussels and Antwerp in 40 minutes, while a journey from Brussels to Cologne took 5 to 6 hours.

What it cost

Retail price index surge, 1926

During the post-war inflation period in Brussels, the retail price index reached 750 in 1926, which was 7.5 times higher than the pre-war level.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

Music

Radio listening became immensely popular

By 1939, radio listening became a widespread habit in Belgium, with the number of radio sets soaring to over 1.15 million.

Daily life

Memorable Survival Tactics and Tools

To save money and ensure winter food supplies, families bought potatoes in bulk, sometimes 1000 kg at once, which were stored in specially prepared cellar bins lined with straw. To carry heavy water buckets from public pumps, people used a 'reep', a modified bicycle wheel without spokes that helped balance the weight and kept the buckets away from their legs.

Work

Typographer salary and working hours in Brussels

A typographer in Brussels earned 5.75 francs for an eight-hour workday, totaling 1,811.25 francs annually for 315 work days.