Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/November/November 23

1862: birth of Théo van Rysselberghe, neo-impressionist painter
1891: birth of Pierre Ryckmans, head of Belgian Congo from 1934 to 1946
1912: death of Charles Bourseul, sometimes credited as the inventor of the telephone
1965: death of Queen Elisabeth, wife of King Albert I of Belgium, patron of the arts