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Birthdays

1631 - Mary, Princess of Orange

1765 - Pierre Girard (French mathematician)

1990 - Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Canadian actor)

Deaths

1652 - Jean-Charles de la Faille (Belgian mathematician)

1856 - Hippolyte Delaroche (French painter)

1893 - Pierre Tirard (French politician)

1924 - Gabriel Fauré (French composer)

1995 - Gilles Deleuze (French philosopher)

Milestones/Events

1576 - Eighty Years' War: Spain captured Antwerp

1677 - Marriage of William (Prince of Orange) and Mary (II of England)

1993 - Jean Chrétien became Prime Minister of Canada

2004 - Côte d'Ivoire civil war: 12 French soldiers, 3 UN personnel, and hundreds of civilians killed

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