- 1388: death of Everard t'Serclaes, alderman of Brussels, defended the city against the Count of Flanders
- 1621: death of Philip III of Spain (pictured), ruler over most of the current territory of Belgium
- 1877: death of Jean-Baptiste Madou, painter and lithographer
- 1929: birth of Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
- 1978: death of Romain Gijssels, cyclist, winner of the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix