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1550: birth of Johannes van den Driesche, Orientalist and exegete
1577: birth of Peter Paul Rubens, the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century, proponent of an exuberant Baroque style which emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality
1598: death of Abraham Ortelius, cartographer and creator of the first modern atlas
1919: Eupen, Malmédy and Sankt-Vith are annexed from Germany by Belgium after World War I, due to the Treaty of Versailles
1954: birth of Benoît Sokal, video game designer and comics artist, best know for Canardo
1994: death of Idel Ianchelevici, sculptor