Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/December/December 4

1860: birth of Charles de Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium during World War I
1918: first edition of De Standaard
1934: death of Adrien de Gerlache (pictured), leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-1899, the first to spend the winter in Antarctica
Bayern Munich, one of only three Belgians listed on the FIFA 100 list by Pelé, now star of the reality soap De Pfaffs on VTM

1976: birth of Mbo Mpenza, soccer player with 53 appearances for the Belgium national football team
Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
in Brussels