Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/November/November 23
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- 1862: birth of Théo van Rysselberghe, neo-impressionist painter
- 1891: birth of Pierre Ryckmans, head of Belgian Congo from 1934 to 1946
- 1912: death of Charles Bourseul, sometimes credited as the inventor of the telephone
- 1965: death of Queen Elisabeth, wife of King Albert I of Belgium, patron of the arts