Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 2

• 1866: birth of Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-1899, the first to spend the winter in Antarctica
• 1940: birth of Will Tura, singer (pictured)
• 1961: birth of Luc Cromheecke, comics artist, best known for Tom Carbon and Taco Zip
• 1973: birth of Eric Deflandre, soccer player with 57 appearances for the Belgium national football team
• 2004: death of François Craenhals, comics artist, best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As