Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/August/August 6
- 1639: death of Hans van Steenwinckel, architect, mostly active in Denmark
- 1697: birth of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, in Brussels
- 1902: birth of Sylvain Julien Victor Arend, astronomer, discovered a number of comets and asteroids
- 1982: birth of Kevin Van Der Perren, figure skater