1984 Death Michel Foucault, English Historian 1984 Death Michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57 1926 Birthday Michel Foucault, French philosopher, History of Sexuality 1926 Birthday Paul-Michel Foucault, French philosopher, Les Mots et les Choses 1868 Death Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies 1845 Event H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun 1819 Birthday Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist, pendulum proved Earth rotates
