Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/November/November 28

1640: birth of Willem de Vlamingh, sea captain, explorer of the southwest coast of Australia
1849: birth of Albert Thys, businessman in Congo Free State
1886: death of Charles John Seghers, archbishop of Portland, founder of the Alaska missions
1916: birth of Lilian Baels (pictured), second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium
1944: death of Lode Zielens, writer and journalist
1965: birth of Erwin Mortier, author