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- 1963: birth of Vital Borkelmans, footballer, played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups
- 1965: death of Curly Lambeau, son of Belgian immigrants in the US who became the founder, a player, and the first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team
- 1973: birth of Frederik Deburghgraeve, swimmer, winner of the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
- 1982: birth of Justine Henin-Hardenne, tennis player, winner of five Grand Slam singles titles and the gold medal in women's singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 1983: death of Prince Charles of Belgium (pictured), Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 till 1950
