Today in Francophone History

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Birthdays

1368 - King Charles VI of France

1884 - Walther Stampfli (member of the Swiss Federal Council)

1930 - Jean-Luc Godard (French film director)

1970 - Christian Karembeu (French soccer player)


Deaths

1789 - Claude Joseph Vernet (French painter)

1919 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French impressionist painter)

1996 - Georges Duby (French historian)


Milestones/Events

1887 - Marie François Sadi Carnot elected president of the Third Republic

1917 - Québec Bridge opened

1970 - Montreal, Québec: October Crisis


Errors and Omissions

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