Portal:Belgium/Anniversaries/June/June 26

• 1794: at the Battle of Fleurus, where the French beat the Austrians, for the first time a balloon was used for military purposes
• 1961: death of Hélène Dutrieu (pictured), first woman aviator of Belgium, beating the women's world nonstop flight record in 1911
• 1969: birth of Ingrid Lempereur, swimmer, winner of the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles