Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/October/October 18


 * 1547: birth of Justus Lipsius, humanist
 * 1558: death of Maria of Austria, third Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
 * 1663: birth of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
 * 1678: death of Jacob Jordaens, painter
 * 1908: annexation of the Congo Free State, previously the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium since 1885
 * 1960: birth of Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor
 * 1984: death of Henri Michaux, poet and writer