Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 20


 * 1790: death of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
 * 1802: birth of Charles de Bériot, violinist
 * 1944: a military rebellion breaks out against Belgian rule in the Belgian Congo
 * 1980: birth of Mesut Sen, detained in Guantanamo on suspicion of links to terrorist groups
 * 1987: death of Edgar Pierre Jacobs, comics artist, best known for Blake and Mortimer