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1436
: death of
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
, last ruler of
Hainaut
and
Holland
before they became part of the
Duchy of Burgundy
1621
: birth of
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
,
prince-bishop
of the
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
1848
: birth of
Pierre De Geyter
,
socialist
, later
communist
, and
woodcarver
, composer of
The Internationale
1890
: birth of
Philippe Thys
, cyclist, 3 times winner of the
Tour de France
1947
: birth of
Miel Puttemans
, long distance runner, former world record holder at 3000m and 5000m
1960
: discovery of the
Queen Fabiola Mountains
in
Antarctica
by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
1998
: death of
Zhang Chongren
, friend of
Hergé
and the model for Tchang in
The Blue Lotus
and
Tintin in Tibet
2006
:
municipal and provincial elections