Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/April/April 26

• 1444: death of Robert Campin, considered the first great master of Flemish painting
• 1922: birth of Pol Bury, sculptor
• 1930: birth of Roger Moens, athlete, 800 meter runner, broke the world record and won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
• 1947: birth of Marc Otte, special representative of the European Union to the Middle East peace process
• 1956: birth of François Schuiten, comics author of Les Cités Obscures
• 1962: birth of Erik Van Looy, TV show presenter and film director of The Alzheimer Case