Today in Francophone History

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Birthdays

778 - King Louis the Pious

1319 - King John II of France

1646 - Jules Hardouin-Mansart (French architect)

1755 - Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun (French painter)

1844 - Anatole France (French writer)

1904 - Fifi D'Orsay (Canadian actress)

1951 - Pierre Toutain-Dorbec (French photographer, painter, and sculptor)

1956 - Lise-Marie Morerod (Swiss skier)

1982 - Boris Diaw (French basketball player)


Deaths

1788 - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French naturalist)

1859 - Alexis de Tocqueville (French historian)

1946 - Arthur Chevrolet (Swiss-American race car driver and automobile designer)

1997 - Roland Topor (French illustrator)


Milestones/Events

1746 - Jacobite Rising: Battle of Culloden

1799 - French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor

1946 - Syria gained independence from France


Errors and Omissions

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