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- 1866: birth of Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-1899, the first to spend the winter in Antarctica
- 1940: birth of Will Tura, singer (pictured)
- 1961: birth of Luc Cromheecke, comics artist, best known for Tom Carbon and Taco Zip
- 1973: birth of Eric Deflandre, soccer player with 57 appearances for the Belgium national football team
- 2004: death of François Craenhals, comics artist, best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As