Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/October/October 4
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- 1276: birth of Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany
- 1798: birth of Constantin Wesmael, entomologist
- 1830: creation of the state of Belgium after separation from The Netherlands
- 1917: the Allied forces capture the location of the later Tyne Cot Cemetery (pictured) from the Germans during World War I
- 1932: birth of Étienne Davignon, businessman, former Vice President of the European Commission, current chairman of the Bilderberg conference
- 1947: birth of Christian Piot, soccer player, goalkeeper for Standard Liège and the Belgium national football team
- 2002: death of André Delvaux, Belgian film director and screenwriter
- 2005: birth of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, third child of heir apparent Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde
- 2005: death of André Waterkeyn, architect and engineer of the Atomium