Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/May/May 5

• 1835: In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe (depiction shown) opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
• 1880: birth of Adrian Carton de Wiart, British war hero of World War I, recipient of the Victoria Cross, of Belgian descent and born in Brussels
• 1931: birth of Michel Regnier, better known as Greg, comics author of Bernard Prince, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
• 1977: birth of Virginie Efira, television actress
• 1980: birth of Nick Nuyens, professional bicycle road racer, biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk and Paris-Brussels