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These are the selected anniversaries for June that appear on the Belgium portal . The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
June 1
1963 : birth of Vital Borkelmans , footballer, played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups
1965 : death of Curly Lambeau , son of Belgian immigrants in the US who became the founder, a player, and the first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team
1973 : birth of Frederik Deburghgraeve , swimmer, winner of the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
1982 : birth of Justine Henin-Hardenne , tennis player, winner of five Grand Slam singles titles and the gold medal in women's singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics
1983 : death of Prince Charles of Belgium (pictured) , Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 till 1950
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June 2
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June 3
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June 4
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June 5
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June 6
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June 7
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June 8
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June 9
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June 10
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June 11
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June 12
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June 13
823 : birth of Charles the Bald , King of West Francia
1142 : death of Godfrey II of Leuven , Count of Leuven , landgrave of Brabant and margrave of Antwerp
1870 : birth of Jules Bordet , immunologist and microbiologist , received the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1901 : birth of Lode Zielens , writer and journalist
1913 : death of Camille Lemonnier , writer and poet
1914 : birth of Constant Vanden Stock , brewer, former president and player with R.S.C. Anderlecht , former coach of the Belgium national football team between 1958 and 1968
1952 : birth of Jean-Marie Dedecker , judo coach and politician
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June 14
1594 : death of Orlandus Lassus , one of the main Renaissance composers
1769 : birth of Lieven Bauwens , early industrial spy
1907 : death of Adolf Daens , priest, one of the originators of Christian Socialism in Flanders
1952 : birth of Madani Bouhouche , convicted for two murders and suspected of connections with the Nijvel gang
1985 : the Schengen Agreement is signed by Belgium , France , Germany , Luxembourg , and the Netherlands
2006 : death of Jean Roba , comics artist, best known for Boule et Bill
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June 15
1467 : death of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy , Count of Flanders and margrave of Antwerp , joined most of the current territory of Belgium into the Duchy of Burgundy
1906 : birth of Léon Degrelle , founder of Rex , Nazi , and Holocaust denier
1943 : birth of Johnny Hallyday , singer, of Belgian descent but as of 2006 still with the French nationality
1948 : birth of Paul Michiels , singer of Soulsister
1965 : birth of Annelies Bredael , rower, silver medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
1992 : death of Jean Aerts , cyclist, World Champion in 1935
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June 16
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June 17
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June 18
1464 : death of Roger van der Weyden , painter
1815 : at the Battle of Waterloo , Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by the combined troops of the United Kingdom , the United Netherlands , and Prussia
1848 : birth of Jacques Bouhy , baritone , one of the main stars in the first performance of Carmen by Georges Bizet
1865 : death of Antoine Wiertz , Romantic painter and sculptor
1930 : foundation of the INR, the national broadcasting company, forerunner of the VRT and the RTBF
1971 : birth of C.J. Bolland , music producer and remixer
1975 : birth of Marie Gillain , actress and model
1997 : death of Edmond Leburton , politician, Prime Minister of Belgium between 1973 and 1974
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June 19
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June 20
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June 21
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June 22
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June 23
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June 24
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1340 : birth in Ghent of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , ancestor of the English kings of the house of Lancaster
1587 : birth of Hans van Steenwinckel , architect, mostly active in Denmark
1798 : death of Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen , Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands
1846 : death of Jan Frans Willems , writer
1913 : birth of Gustaaf Deloor , cyclist, winner of the first two editions of the Vuelta a España
1927 : birth of Alfons Van Brandt , soccer player, selected 38 times for the Belgium national football team
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June 25
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June 26
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June 27
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June 28
1550 : birth of Johannes van den Driesche , Orientalist and exegete
1577 : birth of Peter Paul Rubens , the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century , proponent of an exuberant Baroque style which emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality
1598 : death of Abraham Ortelius , cartographer and creator of the first modern atlas
1919 : Eupen , Malmedy and Sankt-Vith are annexed from Germany by Belgium after World War I , due to the Treaty of Versailles
1954 : birth of Benoît Sokal , video game designer and comics artist, best known for Canardo
1994 : death of Idel Ianchelevici , sculptor
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June 30
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