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 * 1577: birth of Jan Baptist van Helmont, chemist, physiologist and physician
 * 1597: birth of François Duquesnoy, Baroque sculptor of Manneken Pis
 * 1924: birth of Olivier Gendebien, race car driver, three times winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and 4 times winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
 * 1991: the Silco incident: 5 years after they have been kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists and are captured in Libya, the family Houtekins-Kets is released