Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 27
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- 1521: death of Josquin des Prez, major Renaissance composer
- 1585: Spanish troops under Alessandro Farnese enter the city of Antwerp ten days after the surrender of the city
- 1899: death of Emmanuel Hiel, poet
- 1909: birth of Sylvère Maes, cyclist, winner of the 1936 and 1939 Tour de France
- 1958: birth of Tom Lanoye, writer