Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/June/June 24

1340: birth in Ghent of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, ancestor of the English kings of the house of Lancaster
1587: birth of Hans van Steenwinckel, architect, mostly active in Denmark
1798: death of Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
1846: death of Jan Frans Willems, writer
1913: birth of Gustaaf Deloor, cyclist, winner of the first two editions of the Vuelta a España
1927: birth of Alfons Van Brandt, soccer player, selected 38 times for the Belgium national football team