Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/October/October 23

• 1890: death of Michel Marie Charles Verlat, painter
• 1905: death of Florent Joseph Marie Willems, painter
• 1923: birth of Sadi, jazz musician and composer
• 1950: birth of Guy Bleus, artist
• 1958: comics author Peyo introduces The Smurfs in his series Johan and Peewit