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 * 1577: birth of Ferdinand of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Prince-Bishopric of Liège
 * 1819: Wilrijk receives its coat of arms from King William I of the Netherlands
 * 1912: death of Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert, co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909
 * 1960: birth of Yves Leterme, current Minister-President of Flanders
 * 1977: death of Jotie T'Hooft, neo-romantic poet, committed suicide at the age of 21
 * 1978: Birth of Carl Hoefkens, soccer player with Stoke City F.C. and the Belgium national football team