Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/May/May 21
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- 1527: birth of Philip II of Spain (pictured), ruler over most of the territory of current Belgium
- 1855: birth of Emile Verhaeren, early Symbolist poet
- 1901: birth of Suzanne Lilar, essayist, novelist, and playwright
- 1949: birth of Arno, musician