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Birthdays
1554 - Philip William, Prince of Orange
1778 - Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte (daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI)
1910 - Jean Genet (French writer)
1915 - Édith Piaf (French singer and actress)
1924 - Michel Tournier (French writer)
Deaths
1327 - Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
1745 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo (French painter)
1946 - Paul Langevin (French physicist)
Milestones/Events
1916 - World War I: Battle of Verdun
1995 - Le Monde available online
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