1979 Birthday Coty Strickler, Miss Montana Teen USA 1997 1962 Death Rene Coty, President of France, dies at 80 1953 Event Rene Coty elected President of France 1948 Birthday Donna Karan, Forest Hills, New York, fashion designer, Coty Award-1977 1932 Birthday Oscar de la Renta, Dominican Republic, designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1973 1927 Birthday Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer, 8 Coty Awards 1924 Birthday James Galanos, Philadelphia, fashion designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1959 1882 Birthday Rene Coty, born in Le Harve, France, president of France, 1953-58 1874 Birthday Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker
