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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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