Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 15


 * 1370: death of Jean Le Bel, chronicler
 * 1775: death of Peter Dens, Roman Catholic theologian
 * 1809: birth of André Dumont, geologist
 * 1847: death of Germinal Pierre Dandelin, French-Dutch-Belgian mathematician and engineer
 * 1849: death of Pierre François Verhulst, mathematician
 * 1913: birth of Willy Vandersteen, comics artist, best known for Spike and Suzy and De Rode Ridder
 * 1961: crash of Sabena Flight 548, killing all 72 persons on board and one on the ground
 * 1968: birth of Axelle Red, singer
 * 1978: birth of Tia Hellebaut, European high jump champion in 2006
 * 2002: foundation of SN Brussels Airlines, successor of DAT