Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 17
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- 1612: death of Ernest of Bavaria, Prince-Bishop of Liège
- 1820: birth of Henri Vieuxtemps, violinist, teacher of Eugène Ysaÿe
- 1874: death of Adolphe Quetelet, fuonder of modern statistics
- 1934: death of Albert I (pictured), third King of the Belgians, after a climbing accident