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Birthdays

1811 - Urbain Le Verrier (French mathematician)

1870 - Louis Bachelier (French mathematician)

1930 - Claude Jutra (Québécois writer and director)

1948 - Dominique Sanda (French actress)

1960 - Christophe Gans (French film director)

1978 - Didier Drogba (Ivorian soccer player)

1987 - Marc-Andre Gragnani (Canadian ice hockey player)

Deaths

1198 - Marie de Champagne (daughter of Louis VII of France)

1907 - Jean Casimir-Perier (French politician)

1978 - Claude François (French singer)

Milestones/Events

1649 - Peace of Rueil signed by Frondeurs (rebels) and the French government

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