Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/April/April 19

1044: death of Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine and margrave of Antwerp
1839: the Treaty of London recognises the independence and neutrality of Belgium and defines its borders
1936: birth of Wilfried Martens, politician, Prime Minister of Belgium for nine times between 1979 and 1992, chairman of the European People's Party since 1992
1943: The Belgian Resistance manages to rescue over 200 Jews from a train during the Holocaust

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