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- 1817: birth of Joseph Poelaert, architect of the Law Courts of Brussels (pictured)
- 1883: birth of Jules Van Nuffel, musicologist and composer
- 1926: birth of André Delvaux, film director
- 1941: birth of Dirk Frimout, first Belgian in space
- 1944: death of Pierre de Caters; first Belgian to fly an aircraft