Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/November/November 26

• 1675: death of Francisco Castel Rodrigo, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
• 1866: death of Adrien-François Servais (pictured), called "the Paganini of the cello" by Hector Berlioz
• 1921: birth of Alex Close, cyclist, winner of the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour of Belgium
• 1922: birth of Etienne Gailly, athlete, winner of the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London after a dramatic finish
• 1943: birth of Joël Robert, 6 times motocross World Champion