1970 Birthday Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1964 Death Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at 67 1951 Death Henri Philippe Petain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies 1928 Birthday Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette 1924 Death R G Nivelle, French general (Verdun), dies at 67 1916 Event French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun 1916 Event Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France 1916 Event Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun 1916 Birthday Verdun Scott, New Zealand cricketer/rugby player 1916 Event Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun 1916 Event German attack on Fort Vaux, Verdun 1916 Event Heavy battles at Fort Douaumont Verdun 1916 Event French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun 1916 Event Escadrille Americaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun 1916 Event Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun 1916 Event German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun 1916 Event French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun 1916 Event Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) 1916 Event German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun 1913 Birthday Morton Gould, born in Richmond Hill, New York, prolific composer, Verdun 1898 Birthday Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress, John Meade's Woman 1887 Birthday Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author, Erziehung vor Verdun 1875 Event Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000 1856 Birthday Henri POBJ Petain, French marshal, Verdun/Vichy regime 1552 Event Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun 1552 Event Land guardians of Netherlands attacks Verdun 1091 Death Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies 1089 Death Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies 855 Death Lotharius I, Romanian-French emperor (signed Treaty of Verdun), dies 843 Event Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German and Charles the Bare divide France
