Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 28

1261: death of Henry III, Duke of Brabant
1857: death of André Dumont, geologist
1898: the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in the RV Belgica, headed by Adrien de Gerlache (pictured) gets stuck in the Antarctic ice for 13 months, and are the first to stay for the winter in Antarctica
1954: birth of Jean Bourgain, mathematician
1957: birth of Jan Ceulemans, soccer player, with 96 caps the most often selected player of the Belgium national football team
1961: birth of Eric Bachelart, race car driver and team owner, 1991 Indy Lights champion