Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/November/November 15

Holiday of the German-speaking Community (German: Tag der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens)

1194: death of Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
1559: birth of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
1872: foundation of the Benedictine Maredsous Abbey, known for its beer and cheese
1902: attempted assassination of King Leopold II of Belgium by Gennaro Rubino, an Italian anarchist
1913: birth of Arthur Haulot, journalist
1926: birth of François Craenhals, comics artist, best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As