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Birthdays
1704 - Charles Pinot Duclos (French writer)
1728 - Étienne-Louis Boullée (French architect)
1753 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers (French admiral)
1785 - Pierre Louis Dulong (French physicist)
1874 - Auguste Perret (Belgian architect)
1908 - Jacques Herbrand (French logician and mathematician)
1946 - Jean Eyeghe Ndong (Prime Minister of Gabon)
Deaths
1590 - François Hotman (French lawyer and writer)
1762 - Laurent Belissen (French composer)
1763 - Pierre de Marivaux (French writer)
1933 - Henri Duparc (French composer)
1935 - Auguste Escoffier (French chef)
1979 - Jean Renoir (French director)
Milestones/Events
1429 - Siege of Orléans: Battle of Rouvray, aka Battle of the Herrings
1894 - Émile Henry (French anarchist) bombed Paris's Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20
1947 - New Look launched by Christian Dior
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