Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/October/October 18
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- 1547: birth of Justus Lipsius, humanist
- 1558: death of Maria of Austria, third Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
- 1663: birth of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
- 1678: death of Jacob Jordaens, painter
- 1908: annexation of the Congo Free State, previously the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium since 1885
- 1960: birth of Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor
- 1984: death of Henri Michaux, poet and writer
