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Birthdays

1769 - Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult (French marshal)

1891 - Yvan Goll (French-German writer)

1902 - Marcel Aymé (French writer)

1957 - Christopher Lambert (American-born French actor)

Deaths

1578 - Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (French cardinal)

1800 - Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (French military engineer and writer)

1855 - Henri Druey (Swiss Federal Councilor)

1888 - Charles-Valentin Alkan (French composer)

Holidays/Celebrations

Madagascar - Commemoration Day

Milestones/Events

1632 - Treaty of Saint-Germain returned Québec to French control

1867 - Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the British North America Act, establishing the Dominion of Canada on July 1

1993 - Edouard Balladur became Prime Minister of France

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