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1899: Camille Jenatzy sets the land speed record at 105.88 km/h in his third and final record race of the year, and is the first to break the 100 km/h barrier
1918: end of the Battle of the Lys during World War I
1922: birth of Toots Thielemans, called the greatest jazz harmonica player of the century
1928: birth of Jan Pieter Schotte, Roman Catholic cardinal and official of the Roman Curia
1930: birth of Rik Coppens, siccer player with 47 appearances for the Belgium national football team
1933: birth of Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981 and son of former prime minister Gaston Eyskens
1937: birth of Wannes Van de Velde, singer
1942: birth of François-Xavier de Donnéa, politician, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region between 2000 and 2003
1942: birth of Jean-Baptiste Baronian, writer
1970: birth of Piet Goddaer, musician known as Ozark Henry