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1970 Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1964 Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67

1951 Henri Philippe Petain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies

1928 Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette

1924 R G Nivelle, French general (Verdun), dies at 67

1916 French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun

1916 Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France

1916 Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun

1916 Verdun Scott, NZ cricketer/rugby player

1916 Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun

1916 German attack on Fort Vaux, Verdun

1916 Heavy battles at Fort Douaumont Verdun

1916 French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun

1916 Escadrille Americaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun

1916 Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun

1916 German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun

1916 French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun

1916 Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties)

1916 German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun

1913 Morton Gould, born in Richmond Hill, New York, prolific composer, Verdun

1898 Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress, John Meade's Woman

1887 Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author, Erziehung vor Verdun

1875 Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000

1856 Henri POBJ Petain, French marshal, Verdun/Vichy regime

1552 Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun

1552 Land guardians of Netherlands attacks Verdun

1091 Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies

1089 Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies

855 Lotharius I, Romanian-French emperor (signed Treaty of Verdun), dies

843 Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German and Charles the Bare divide France


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