Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 17


 * 1612: death of Ernest of Bavaria, prince-bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
 * 1820: birth of Henri Vieuxtemps, violinist, teacher of Eugène Ysaÿe
 * 1874: death of Adolphe Quetelet, fuonder of modern statistics
 * 1934: death of Albert I (pictured), third King of the Belgians, after a climbing accident