1984 Event King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels 1967 Event King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) 1960 Event King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon 1959 Event King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence 1951 Event King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I 1950 Event King Boudouin I takes oath as royal prince of Belgium 1944 Birthday Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer, Good night mister president 1891 Death Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 1869 Birthday Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen 1205 Event Battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople 1196 Death Boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies 1195 Death Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies 1194 Death Margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies 1162 Death Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies 1131 Death Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies 1119 Death Boudouin VII with the Axe, earl of Flanders (1111-19), dies 1119 Death Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies 1118 Death Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies 1111 Event Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders 1100 Event Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned king of Jerusalem 1070 Death Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies 1067 Event Boudouin VI becomes earl of Flanders 1067 Death Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies 1035 Event Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders 1035 Death Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies 995 Death Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht 988 Event Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders 962 Death Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies 918 Death Boudouin II the Bare, originator of Flanders territory, dies 879 Death Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies 863 Event Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith