1941 Death Jan L G "Yvan" Doornik, Dutch resist fighter in France, executed at 36 1941 Event Resistance fighters counter d'Estienne d'Orves/Jan Doornik, 1st meet 1905 Birthday Jan Louis Guillaume "Yvan" Doornik, Netherlands resistance fighter in France 1745 Event Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war 1581 Event Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma 1513 Event King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik 1444 Death Robert Campin, South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 1385 Event Peace of Doornik: Gent and Louis van Thoughts 1064 Event Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik