Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 15

1370: death of Jean Le Bel, chronicler
1775: death of Peter Dens, Roman Catholic theologian
1809: birth of André Dumont, geologist
1847: death of Germinal Pierre Dandelin, French-Dutch-Belgian mathematician and engineer
1849: death of Pierre François Verhulst, mathematician
1913: birth of Willy Vandersteen, comics artist, best known for Spike and Suzy and De Rode Ridder
1961: crash of Sabena Flight 548, killing all 72 persons on board and one on the ground
1968: birth of Axelle Red, singer
1978: birth of Tia Hellebaut, European high jump champion in 2006
2002: foundation of SN Brussels Airlines, successor of DAT