- 1879: death of Charles De Coster (pictured), author, best known for The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak
- 1882: birth of Willem Elsschot, writer, best known for Villa des Roses, Lijmen/Het been, and Kaas
- 1954: birth of Philippe Geluck, comedian and comics artist, best known for Le Chat
- 1955: birth of Frieda Brepoels, politician and Member of the European Parliament
- 1999: opening of the SMAK museum in Ghent