On google maps, in Bruges Belgium one can see a street named '18 Oktoberstraat'. What is the significance of this date?
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3Belgium was liberated on October 18, 1944. – CGCampbell Feb 01 '15 at 04:51
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That explains it. – Faraz Masroor Feb 01 '15 at 05:15
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1In Mexico there are many streets with dates for names. – hippietrail Feb 01 '15 at 06:24
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1Occurs all over Latin America. Seems a lot happened in the month of May, or Mayo, so I kept seeing my name everywhere on street signs :D – Mark Mayo Feb 01 '15 at 08:21
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This is a very common practice in Egypt as well, many streets have names of important dates (usually victory dates). – Nean Der Thal Feb 01 '15 at 11:42
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@CGCampbell: Interesting - you say 1944 (liberation after WWII), Mark Mayo's answer says 1918 (WWI). – Nate Eldredge Feb 01 '15 at 16:23
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In Brazil it happens all the time. Independence day (07/09) and the day the country changed from a Monarchy to a Republic (15/11) are common names troughout the country. – gmauch Feb 01 '15 at 19:38
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Plenty of countries have dates for street names. May 1st, to name but one, is a popular one in many places. – MastaBaba Feb 02 '15 at 00:30
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There's actually a page online confirming what's in the comments:
(translating what Google claims is Dutch, but may well be Flemish, we get:)
18th October Street
18 October Street or XVIII October Street is a reference to the time when the territory from the hands of the Germans fell in 1918.
Mark Mayo
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@JoErNanO well with some actual research and a translation, to be fair ;) – Mark Mayo Feb 03 '15 at 05:50