Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/May/May 17


 * 1551: birth of Martin Delrio, theologian, author of a book on magic and the occult
 * 1836: birth of Virginie Loveling, writer
 * 1846: the saxophone (pictured) is patented by Adolphe Sax.
 * 1911: birth of Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962
 * 1936: birth of Philippe Boesmans, composer
 * 1940 - World War II: Germany occupies Brussels