1994 Jean Borotra, [Flying Basque], Fr tennis star (Davis Cup), dies at 95
1993 Alfred Manessier, Fr painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81
1992 Karl Carstens, president German FR (1979-84), dies at 77
1988 Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73
1982 Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of German FR
1977 Siegfried Buback, German FR procureur-genl, murdered attorney-general
1973 German FR and German DR admitted to UN
1973 Barbara Rittner, Krefeld German FR, tennis star, 1992 Schenectady
1972 20th Olympic games close at Munich, German FR
1972 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
1971 Ingo Rademacher, German FR, actor, Jasper Jacks-General Hospital
1967 Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
1966 Andre Breton, Fr Surrealist poet (Manifest of Surrealism), dies at 70
1966 Tatjana Patitz, born in Hamburg, German FR, model/actress, Rising Sun
1964 Heike Henkel, German FR, world record indoor high jumper 1992
1963 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German FR, tennis star
1963 Germany FR annexes Elten village
1962 French president De Gaulle visits German FR
1962 Sylvie Rauch, Munich German FR, nude model/actress
1960 Auschwitz commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR
1960 Jurgen Schult, German FR, discus thrower, world record 1986
1960 Gloria von Thurm un Taxis, Munich German FR, Princess
1959 Andreas Wisniewski, born in Berlin, German FR, actor, Living Daylights
1958 Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community
1958 Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Natl Day)
1956 Sandra Guiboard, U.S. AFB German FR, actress, Donna-One Life to Live
1956 Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], Fr writer (Petit ami), dies at 84
1955 Uwe Benter, German FR, coxsman, Olympics gold 1972
1954 German FR joins NATO
1954 Dagmar Wohrl, German FR, Miss Germany, 1977
1954 Ulrich Walter, German FR, cosmonaut
1954 Fr David, Paris, France, rocker
1953 German FR applies to NATO
1953 Adenauers CDU wins elections in German FR
1953 Klaus-Dietrich Flade, German FR, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-14
1953 Stephen D. Thorne, Frankfurt-on-Main, German FR, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
1951 Manfred Schumann, German FR, bobsled, Olympic-silver/bronze-1976
1950 Inge Helten, German FR, sprinter 1976 Olympics bronze
1950 Annegret Richter-Irrang, German FR, sprinter, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Rosi Mittermaier, German FR, slalom/downhill 1976 Olympics gold
1949 Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR
1949 Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1948 Court of justice sentences Gen Fr Christiansen to 12 years
1947 St-Georges de Bouchelier, Fr author (Children's Carnival), dies at 71
1947 Henri G Casadesus, Fr altviolist/composer (viola d'amour), dies at 66
1947 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1946 Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts
1944 Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1944 Liesel Westermann, German FR, discus thrower, 1968 Olympics silver
1944 Aristide Maillol, Fr sculptor/graphic artist, dies in car crash at 82
1944 Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Fr pilot/writer (Small Prince), dies at 44
1944 Gunhild Hoffmeister, German FR, 800m/1500m runner, Oly-silver-72
1944 Michael Obst, German FR, coxsman 1960 Olympics gold
1943 Orton Enderlein, German FR, luge 1964 Olympic gold
1943 Marika Kilius, German FR, ice skating pair, Olympics silver 1960, 64
1942 Ingrid Mickler-Becker, German FR, long jumper/relayer, Oly-gold-72
1942 Hans-Joachim Klein, German FR, 100m swimmer 1964 Olympics bronze
1938 Brunhilde Hendrix, German FR, relay runner 1960 Olympics silver
1937 George Thoma, German FR, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold
1936 Reiner Klimke, German FR, equestrian dressage 1984 Olympics gold
1934 Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater 1960 Olympics gold
1933 Wilfried Dietrich, German FR, super-heavyweight 1960 Olympics gold
1929 Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage, Oly-silver-1956
1927 Liselott Linsenhoff, German FR, equestrian, Olympics gold 1972
1925 Ossi Reichert, German FR, giant slalom 1956 Olympics gold
1924 Hannelore Weygrand, German FR, equestrian dressage, Oly-silver-1956
1924 Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, Fr officer/explorer (Surinam), dies at 65
1918 Guillaume Apollinaire, [Kostrowitsky], Fr poet (Alcools), dies at 38
1913 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57
1912 Josef Neckermann, German FR, equestrian dressage, 1968 Olympics gold
1899 Raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria, leader OAS
1895 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
1894 Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, Fr composer (Espana, L'etoile), dies at 53
1880 Jacques Offenbach, German/Fr composer (La belle Helene), dies at 61
1873 Charles Pierre Peguy, Orleans Fr, Catholic writer, God Speaks
1871 Georges-Henri Rouault, Fr expressionist painter, Miserere et Guerre
1869 Alphonse MLP de Lamartine, Fr poet (History of Girondins), dies at 78
1866 Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter, Dreamy Inspiration
1864 Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, FR: USS Kearsage vs. CSS Alabama
1858 Rachel, [Elisabeth Rachel-Felix], Fr singer and actress (Muse), dies at 36
1832 Gustave Dore, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator, Inferno, Ancient Mariner
1831 Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64
1829 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95
1819 Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter, Winter Scenes
1817 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria, Battle at Custozza
1816 Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa"
1797 Antoine d'Auvergne, Fr opera composer (Coquette Trompee), dies at 83
1794 Maximilien Robespierre, Fr revolutionary/avocat (1781), guillotined
1794 Sebastien-Roch-Nicolas Chamfort, Fr playwright, commits suicide at 53
1794 Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21
1758 Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat, 1781
1756 Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
1754 Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, Fr bishop/premier, 1815
1743 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77
1737 Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer, Paul et Virgin
1701 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58
1684 Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42
1670 Engl king Charles II and Fr king Louis XIV sign anti-Dutch treaty
1665 Pierre de Fermat, Fr lawyer/mathematician (principle of F), dies at 63
1156 Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61
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