Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/April/April 30

• 1632: death of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, one of the two chief commanders of the Holy Roman Empire's forces in the Thirty Years' War
• 1847: death of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, last Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
• 1874: birth of Cyriel Verschaeve, clergyman and writer who was condemned for collaboration during World War II.
• 1961: birth of Franky Van Der Elst, soccer player, is the second most capped player of the Belgium national football team with 86 appearances, and was selected as one of the 125 greatest living footballers by Pelé
• 1964: birth of Lorenzo Staelens, soccer player with 70 appearances for the Belgium national football team