- 1044: death of Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine and margrave of Antwerp
- 1839: the Treaty of London recognises the independence and neutrality of Belgium and defines its borders
- 1936: birth of Wilfried Martens, politician, Prime Minister of Belgium for nine times between 1979 and 1992, chairman of the European People's Party since 1992
- 1943: The Belgian Resistance manages to rescue over 200 Jews from a train during the Holocaust
