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• 1479: birth of Joanna of Castile, mother of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1661: birth of Charles II of Spain, ruler over most of the current territory of Belgium
• 1792: in the Battle of Jemappes, the French Revolutionary army defeated the Austrians
• 1814: birth of Adolphe Sax, inventor
• 1956: birth of Marc Dutroux, kidnapper and abuser of six girls, murderer of four of them, in 1995 and 1996
• 1974: birth of Frank Vandenbroucke, cyclist, winner of Paris–Nice and Liège–Bastogne–Liège
• 2001: national airline Sabena is declared bankrupt