1898
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November 21, René François-Ghislain Magritte is born in Lessines,
Hainaut (Belgium).
Adeline Magritte with her son René, 1899
1912
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March 12. The body of Magritte's mother is fished out of the water. She threw
herself into the river Sambre. The family leaves for Charleroi. 1913
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Meets his future wife, Georgette Berger.
René et Georgette Magritte,
1920 1914
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Enrols as pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. 1918
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The Magritte family moves to Brussels. | 
