Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/May/May 27


 * 1521: death of William de Croÿ, marquess of Aerschot, first Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
 * 1833: birth of Jean-Baptiste Moens, the so-called "Father of Philately"
 * 1854: birth of Georges Eekhoud, novelist
 * 1885: death of Charles Rogier, one of the leaders of the Belgian Revolution and Prime Minister of Belgium for three times between 1832 and 1868
 * 1908: creation of R.S.C. Anderlecht, the most successful Belgian football team with 28 championship wins
 * 1940: the worst day of the Vinkt massacre (25 - 28 May), where German troiops killed at least 86 civilians (memorial pictured)