- 1304: death of Guy of Dampierre (Dutch: Gwijde van Dampierre), Count of Flanders during the Battle of the Golden Spurs
- 1877: death of Victor Scheppers, founder of the Congregation of the Brothers of Scheppers
- 1905: death of Auguste, Baron Lambermont, statesman, accredited with freeing the Scheldt in 1863
- 1920: birth of Eddy Paape, comics artist, best known for Luc Orient
- 1999: death of Paul Bouts, pedagogue and phrenologist
