Today in Francophone History

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Birthdays

1716 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (French writer and numismatist)

1775 - André-Marie Ampère (French physicist)

1804 - Eugène Sue (French novelist)

1855 - Ernest Chausson (French composer)

1867 - Yvette Guilbert (French singer and actress)

1929 - Bob Denard (French mercenary)

1947 - Cyrille Guimard (French cyclist and directeur sportif)

1950 - Mahamane Ousmane (President of Niger)


Deaths

1479 - King John II of Aragon

1666 - Anna of Austria (wife of Louis XIII of France and Regent for her son, Louis XIV of France)

1709 - François de la Chaise (French confessor of Louis XIV of France)

1873 - The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau (French priest)

1901 - Zénobe Gramme (Belgian engineer)


Holidays/Celebrations

Laos - Army Day

Mali - Army Day


Milestones/Events

1783 - American Revolutionary War: Great Britain signed a peace treaty with France and Spain

1952 - Edgar Faure became Prime Minister of France

1986 - The United Kingdom and France announced plans to construct the Channel Tunnel

1995 - Inaugration of le Pont de Normandie


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