Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/June/June 24
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- 1340: birth in Ghent of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, ancestor of the English kings of the house of Lancaster
- 1587: birth of Hans van Steenwinckel, architect, mostly active in Denmark
- 1798: death of Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
- 1846: death of Jan Frans Willems, writer
- 1913: birth of Gustaaf Deloor, cyclist, winner of the first two editions of the Vuelta a España
- 1927: birth of Alfons Van Brandt, soccer player, selected 38 times for the Belgium national football team
