Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/January/January 24

1597: at the Battle of Turnhout, the Dutch cavalry defeated the Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War
1929: death of Jacques Bouhy, baritone, one of the main stars in the first performance of Carmen by Georges Bizet
1946: birth of Hedy Scott, actres, model, and Playboys Playmate of the Month in June 1965
1947: death of Felix Timmermans, author
1959: birth of Michel Preud'homme, soccer player and coach, 58 times the goal keeper for the Belgium national football team
1972: birth of Ulla Werbrouck, judoka, winner of the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta