Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 8


 * 869: death of Lothair II of Lotharingia, King of most of the current territory of Belgium
 * 1914: birth of Paul Ledoux, astronomer
 * 1970: birth of Pascal Duquenne, actor, winner of the Best Male Actor award at the Festival de Cannes
 * 1972: birth of Axel Merckx, cyclist, bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the son of Eddy Merckx