- 1812: birth of Louise-Marie of France, first Queen of the Belgians, wife of Leopold I
- 1818: birth of Jean-François Portaels, orientalist painter
- 1863: birth of Henry van de Velde, architect and interior designer, pioneer of the Art Nouveau
- 1891: death of Constantine Bruno, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, historian and minister in the Belgian federal government in 1870
- 1953: birth of Pieter Aspe, writer of detective stories
- 1979: Wilfried Martens becomes Prime Minister of Belgium
- 2005: cyclist Tom Boonen wins the 89th edition of the Tour of Flanders
