Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 8

• 869: death of Lothair II of Lotharingia, King of most of the current territory of Belgium
• 1914: birth of Paul Ledoux, astronomer
• 1970: birth of Pascal Duquenne, actor, winner of the Best Male Actor award at the Festival de Cannes
• 1972: birth of Axel Merckx, cyclist, bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the son of Eddy Merckx