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1837: birth of Joseph Tilly, mathematician, inventor of non-Euclidean mechanics
1897: Adrien de Gerlache departs for Antarctica with the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in the Belgica (pictured)
1950: Jean Duvieusart steps aside as Prime Minister of Belgium in favour of Joseph Pholien
1974: birth of Frédéric Herpoel, football goalkeeper and Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year in 2004, was in the team for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.

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