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Anniversaries/October
1568
: at the
Battle of Jodoigne
, the Spanish troops defeated the army of
William the Silent
(pictured)
during the
Eighty Years' War
1944
: birth of
Raoul Lambert
, soccer player for
Club Brugge
and the
Belgium national football team
1946
: birth of
Lucien Van Impe
, cyclist, winner of the
Tour de France
1976
1956
: birth of
Alexander Baervoets
,
choreographer
1995
:
Willy Claes
resigns as
Secretary General of NATO
after allegations of corruption
1996
:
White March
in
Brussels
: more than 300,000 people protest against the problems with the investigation against child molester
Marc Dutroux
2005
: death of
Jean-Michel Folon
, illustrator, painter and sculptor