- 1191: death of Rudolf of Zähringen, prince-bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
- 1914: the start of the Battle of Liège marks the first battle of World War I
- 1972: birth of Christian Olde Wolbers, bassist (Fear Factory)
- 2006: death of Hugo Schiltz, former president of the Volksunie between 1975 and 1979
