Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/May/May 21


 * 1527: birth of Philip II of Spain (pictured), ruler over most of the territory of current Belgium
 * 1855: birth of Emile Verhaeren, early Symbolist poet
 * 1901: birth of Suzanne Lilar, essayist, novelist, and playwright
 * 1949: birth of Arno, musician