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1347: death of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Count of Hainaut
1746: at the Battle of Rocoux, near Liège, the French army defeated the Austrian forces
1850: death of Louise-Marie of France, first Queen of the Belgians, wife of Leopold I
1918: birth of Gommar DePauw, priest, founder of the Catholic Traditionalist Movement
1927: birth of Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1978: Prime minister Leo Tindemans announces the demission of the government over the failure of the Egmont pact