Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/January/January 21


 * 1820: birth of Egide Walschaerts, inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear
 * 1848: birth of Luiz Cruls, astronomer
 * 1880: birth of George Van Biesbroeck, astronomer, discovered some comets and asteroids
 * 1894: death of Guillaume Lekeu, composer, student of César Franck
 * 1931: birth of Paul Deliège, comics author, best known for Bobo