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Count Philippe de Lannoy

Brussels, 14 Aug 1922 – 10 Jan 2019

5 facts1 source

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

Income of industrial worker families, 1928-1929

In the 1928-1929 budget inquiry, some industrial worker families earned at least 24,000 francs annually, a threshold that separated them from white-collar families.

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

Dancing and social life for youth

Young people often went dancing at age 16 or 17, and many young women relied on partners to pay for drinks because they only had about 10 francs in pocket money.

Daily life

Daily Life: Water, Heat, and Toilets

Many working-class homes lacked running water and electricity, requiring families to fetch water from a public pump and use coal stoves or gas lamps for heating and lighting. Toilet facilities were typically located outside the main house, often requiring a cold walk to a backyard shed.

Work

Apprentice and cleaning wages in Brussels

A typographer's daughter in apprenticeship earned 25 centimes per day, while a cleaning woman hired for half a day on Saturday was paid 3 francs.