Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/March/March 8

• 1901: death of Peter Benoit, composer
• 1941: death of Paul Hymans, politician, first president of the League of Nations
• 1949: birth of Karel Lismont, winner of the marathon at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics, twice medalist at the Summer Olympics
• 1979: death of Gérard Blitz, sportsman, winner of two silver and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris