Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/January/January 21

• 1820: birth of Egide Walschaerts, inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear
• 1848: birth of Luiz Cruls, astronomer
• 1880: birth of George Van Biesbroeck, astronomer, discovered some comets and asteroids
• 1894: death of Guillaume Lekeu, composer, student of César Franck
• 1931: birth of Paul Deliège, comics author, best known for Bobo