Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/March/March 6

• 1447: death of Saint Colette, founder of the order of Colettine Poor Clares
• 1925: Belgium annexes Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith
• 1949: birth of Melchior Wathelet, Minister-President of the Walloon Region between 1985 and 1988
• 1957: birth of Roland Liboton, cyclo-cross racer, four times World Champion
• 1987: The British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds after leaving the harbour of Zeebrugge, Belgium en route to Dover, England across the English Channel, killing 193