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- 1854: birth of Henri La Fontaine, lawyer, president of the International Peace Bureau, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913, between 1907 and 1943
- 1915: the first use of poison gas in a war happened during World War I when the Germans released chlorine in Langemark
- 1930: birth of Georges Schoeters, one of the founders and a leader of the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group
- 1950: birth of Thierry Zéno, controversial film director, known from Vase de Noces
- 1972: birth of Sabine Appelmans, tennis player, winner of 7 tournaments in the WTA Tour
- 1977: death of Edward Van Dijck, cyclist, winner of the 1947 Vuelta a España
