Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 16


 * 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.