1983 Death Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70 1980 Death Romain Gary, Russian Novelist 1944 Death Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 1935 Event Belgium's Romain Maes, wins Tour de France 1914 Birthday Romain Gary, Russian Novelist 1912 Birthday Romain Maes, Belgian bicylist, Tour de France 1935 1866 Birthday Romain Rolland, born in France, writer, Jean-Christophe, Nobel 1915 1857 Event 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC 1844 Event Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris
