Related events:

1. Thursday 23rd of September 1971 (x) — Revolutionary thief Mario Roymans steals Johannes Vermeer's 'De Liefdesbrief' and claims a ransom of 200 million Belgian Franks to give to Bengal Refugees.
   On 6 October 1971 Roymans made his demands by telephone to the National Radio BRT from a gas station in Hasselt. Overheard by the owner he was arrested in a cow barn shortly after. Roymans was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

2. Friday 16th of October 2009 — . The Eyes Had it: My sculpture 'The Beast of Jersey', consisting of a wooden box with two large chicken feet jerking in and out randomly on two metal rods connected to an electric motor inside. It dates from the late 1980's and was still alive and kicking in an exhibition.