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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, New Zealand 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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