Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/February/February 13

• 721: death of Chilperic II, King of the Franks, last powerful Merovingian ruler
• 1457: birth of Mary of Burgundy, last ruler from the Duchy of Burgundy
• 1892: death of Joseph Massart, violinist
• 1903: birth of Georges Simenon, prolific writer, creator of Maigret, winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award
• 1947: birth of Julien Cools, soccer player, played 35 times for the Belgium national football team
• 1952: birth of Freddy Maertens, cyclist, twice World Champion and winner of the 1977 Vuelta a España