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|departement=[[Image:Pas de Calais Arms.svg|20px]] [[Pas-de-Calais]] |
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|arrondissement=[[Image:Blason ville fr Montreuil-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais).svg |20px]] [[arrondissement of Montreuil-sur-Mer|Montreuil]] |
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|maire=Régis Picque |
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|intercomm=[[Communauté de communes du Val de Canche et d'Authie]] |
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|longitude=1.835 |
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|latitude=50.4452777778 |
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|alt moy=10 m |
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|alt maxi=84 m |
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'''Brimeux''' is a [[communes of the Pas-de-Calais département|commune]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] region of [[France]]. |
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==Events== |
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* [[879]] - [[Louis III of France|Louis III]] becomes [[Monarchy|King]] of the [[Western Franks]]. |
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A village situated some 4 miles (7km) southeast of [[Montreuil-sur-Mer]] on the D149 road, in the valley of the river [[Canche]]. |
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* [[1407]] - the lama [[Deshin Shekpa]] visits the [[Ming Dynasty]] capital at [[Nanjing]]. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma. |
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*[[1500]] - [[Ludovico Sforza]] is captured by the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] troops at [[Novara]] and is handed over to the [[France|French]]. |
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*[[1606]] - The [[London Company|Charter of the Virginia Company of London]] is established by royal charter by [[James I of England]] with the purpose of establishing [[British colonization of the Americas|colonial settlements in North America]]. |
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*[[1710]] - The first law regulating [[copyright]] is issued in [[Great Britain]]. |
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*[[1741]] - [[War of the Austrian Succession]]: [[Prussia]] defeats [[History of Austria#Charles VI and Maria Theresa (1711-1780)|Austria]] in the [[Battle of Mollwitz]]. |
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*[[1815]] - The [[Mount Tambora]] volcano begins its peak eruption period that lasts until [[July 15]]. |
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*[[1816]] - The [[Federal government of the United States|United States Government]] approves the creation of the [[Second Bank of the United States]]. |
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*[[1821]] - [[Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople]] is hanged by the [[Turkey (country)|Turks]] from the main gate of the [[Patriarchate]] and his body is thrown into the [[Bosphorus]]. |
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*[[1826]] - The 10,500 inhabitants of the [[Greece|Greek]] town [[Messolonghi]] start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. |
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*[[1856]] - The [[Theta Chi Fraternity]] is founded at [[Norwich University]]. |
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*[[1857]] - The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Sepoy Mutiny]] popularly known as the "Revolt of 1857" broke out in [[Meerut]], [[India]] as part of the [[Indian independence movement]]. |
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*[[1858]] - The original [[Big Ben]], a 14.5 tonne bell for the [[Tower of London]] is cast in [[Stockton-on-Tees]] by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry]] and is still in use to date. |
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*[[1864]] - Archduke [[maximilian I of Mexico|Maximilian of Habsburg]] is elected emperor of [[Mexico]]. |
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*[[1865]] - [[American Civil War]]: A day after his surrender to [[Union (American Civil War|Union]] forces, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]] addresses his troops for the last time. |
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*[[1866]] - The [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (ASPCA) is founded in [[New York City]] by [[Henry Bergh]]. |
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*[[1868]] - At Arogee in [[Ethiopia|Abyssinia]], [[United Kingdom|British]] and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor [[Theodore]]. While 700 [[Ethiopia]]ns are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/Indian troops. |
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*[[1869]] - [[José Martí]] founds the [[Cuban]] [[Revolutionary Party]]. |
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*[[1874]] - The first [[Arbor Day]] is celebrated in [[Nebraska]]. |
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*[[1887]] - On [[Easter|Easter Sunday]], [[Pope Leo XIII]] authorizes the establishment of [[The Catholic University of America]]. |
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*[[1912]] - The [[RMS Titanic]] leaves port in [[Southampton]], [[England]] for her first and only voyage. |
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*[[1916]] - The [[Professional Golfers Association of America]] (PGA) is created in New York City. |
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*[[1919]] - [[Mexican Revolution]] leader [[Emiliano Zapata]] is ambushed and shot dead by [[government]] forces in [[Morelos]]. |
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*[[1925]] - [[The Great Gatsby]] by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] is first published in New York City, by [[Charles Scribner's Sons]]. |
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*[[1933]] - [[New Deal]]: The [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] is created. |
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*[[1941]] - [[World War II]]: The [[Axis Powers]] in [[Europe]] establish the [[Independent State of Croatia]] from occupied [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] with [[Ante Pavelic|Ante Pavelić's]] [[Ustase]] fascist [[insurgent]]s in power. |
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*[[1944]] - [[Rudolf Vrba]] and [[Alfred Wetzler]] escape from the [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Birkenau]] death camp. |
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*[[1957]] - The [[Suez Canal]] is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months. |
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*[[1959]] - [[Akihito]], future [[Emperor of Japan]], weds [[Empress Michiko of Japan|Michiko]]. |
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*[[1963]] - 129 people die when the [[submarine]] [[USS Thresher (SSN-593)|USS ''Thresher'']] sinks at sea. |
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*[[1968]] - Shipwreck of the [[New Zealand]] inter-island [[ferry]] [[Wahine disaster|TEV ''Wahine'']] outside [[Wellington]] harbour. |
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*[[1971]] - [[Ping Pong Diplomacy]]: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the [[People's Republic of China]] hosts the U.S. [[table tennis]] team for a weeklong visit. |
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*[[1972]] - 20 days after he was kidnapped in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Oberdan Sallustro]] is executed by [[communist]] guerrillas. |
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* 1972 - [[Vietnam War]]: For the first time since [[November]] [[1967]], American [[B-52 Stratofortress|B-52 bombers]] reportedly begin bombing [[North Vietnam]]. |
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*[[1973]] - A [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Vickers Vanguard|Vanguard]] [[turboprop]] crashes during a snowstorm at [[Basel]], Switzerland killing 104. |
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*[[1979]] - [[Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak]]: A tornado lands in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] killing 42 people. |
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*[[1991]] - [[Italy|Italian]] ferry ''[[Moby Prince]]'' collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off [[Livorno]], Italy killing 140. |
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* 1991 - A [[South Atlantic tropical cyclone|rare]] [[tropical cyclone|tropical storm]] develops in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] near [[Angola]]; the first to be documented by [[weather satellite|satellites]]. |
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*[[1998]] - The [[Belfast Agreement]] is signed. |
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==Births== |
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The village name first appears in [[1042]] in a royal charter and was then written BRIVERMACUM, a [[Latin]] name from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] for ‘’bridge’’. Over the years, it’s had different spellings such as BRIVAMAGUS, BRIVOMAGUS, BRIMEAUS (in [[1153]]), BRIMODIO and BRIMODIUM (in [[1154]]), BRIMAUS in [[1226]], BRIMEUL in [[1415]], BRIMEU by [[1499]] and finally BRIMEUX, in [[1704]]. |
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*[[1389]] - [[Cosimo de' Medici]], ruler of Florence (d. [[1464]]) |
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When [[peat]] was extracted at Brimeux, a 5 metre long wooden deck, a tin dish and flakes of [[flint]] were discovered, indicating that Brimeux had been inhabited before the arrival of the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. |
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*[[1583]] - [[Hugo Grotius]], Dutch philosopher and writer (d. [[1645]]) |
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Various objects of the [[Gallo-Roman]] era were unearthed during the construction of the railway station: coins; weights and the remains of a villa. |
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*[[1651]] - [[Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus]], German mathematician (d. [[1708]]) |
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The area was ransacked by the invading [[Normans]] in [[842]]. |
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*[[1656]] - [[René Lepage de Ste-Claire]], lord-founder of the town of [[Rimouski]], in [[New France]] (d. [[1718]]) |
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There are traces of the [[motte]] of the [[feudal]] castle owned by the De Brimeu family, [[seigneurs]] of the village. |
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*[[1704]] - [[Benjamin Heath]], English classical scholar (d. [[1766]]) |
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*[[1713]] - [[John Whitehurst]], English clockmaker and scientist (d. [[1788]]) |
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== Sites and Monuments == |
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*[[1735]] - [[Button Gwinnett]], Signer of the US Declaration of Independence (d. [[1777]]) |
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* The church. |
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*[[1755]] - [[Samuel Hahnemann]], German physician (d. [[1843]]) |
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Built between [[1495]] and [[1524]] by the [[seigneur]], Hugh de Melun, in [[flamboyant Gothic]] style. The nave was restored in [[1860]] by the architect Norman Clovis who gave it the character that we see today. The bell tower once housed 3 bells but now only has the one, the others having been confiscated in [[1793]] |
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*[[1762]] - [[Giovanni Aldini]], Italian physicist (d. [[1834]]) |
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* The war memorial. It was erected in [[1920]]. |
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*[[1778]] - [[William Hazlitt]], English writer (d. [[1830]]) |
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*[[1794]] - [[Matthew C. Perry]], American commodore (d. [[1858]]) |
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== Population == |
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*[[1796]] - [[James Bowie]], American pioneer and soldier (d. [[1836]]) |
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*[[1829]] - [[William Booth]], English founder of the Salvation Army (d. [[1912]]) |
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*[[1837]] - [[Forceythe Willson]], American poet (d. [[1867]]) |
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*[[1847]] - [[Joseph Pulitzer]], American journalist and publisher (d. [[1911]]) |
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*[[1864]] - [[Eugen d'Albert]], German composer (d. [[1932]]) |
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*[[1865]] - [[Jack Miner]], Canadian conservationist (d. [[1944]]) |
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*[[1867]] - [[George William Russell]], Irish nationalist (d. [[1935]]) |
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*[[1868]] - [[George Arliss]], English actor (d. [[1946]]) |
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| colspan=6 align=center| <small>Census count starting from [[1962]] : [[Population without double counting]] |
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*[[1880]] - [[Montague Summers]], English writer (d. [[1948]]) |
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* 1880 - [[Mohammed Nadir Shah]], Afghan king (d. [[1933]]) |
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*[[1882]] - [[Frances Perkins]], American politician (d. [[1965]]) |
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*[[1887]] - [[Bernardo Houssay]], Argentine physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] (d. [[1971]]) |
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*[[1894]] - [[Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla]], Indian industrialist (d. [[1983]]) |
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*[[1897]] - [[Ross Youngs]], American baseball player (d. [[1927]]) |
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*[[1903]] - [[Claire Boothe Luce]], American activist, (d. [[1987]]) |
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*[[1910]] - [[Paul Sweezy]], American economist and editor (d. [[2004]]) |
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*[[1911]] - [[Martin Denny]], American musician (d. [[2005]]) |
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*[[1913]] - [[Stefan Heym]], German author (d. [[2001]]) |
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*[[1915]] - [[Harry Morgan]], American actor |
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*[[1917]] - [[Robert Burns Woodward]], American chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel laureate]] (d. [[1979]]) |
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*[[1918]] - [[Lee Bergere]], American actor (d. [[2007]]) |
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*[[1921]] - [[Chuck Connors]], American actor (d. [[1992]]) |
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* 1921 - [[Sheb Wooley]], American actor and singer (d. [[2003]]) |
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*[[1923]] - [[Roger Gaillard]], Haitian historian and novelist (d. [[2000]]) |
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*[[1924]] - [[Kenneth Noland]], American painter |
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*[[1926]] - [[Junior Samples]], American musician (d. [[1983]]) |
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*[[1927]] - [[Marshall Warren Nirenberg]], American scientist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] |
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*[[1929]] - [[Mike Hawthorn]], English race car driver (d. [[1959]]) |
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* 1929 - [[Max von Sydow]], Swedish actor |
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*[[1930]] - [[Claude Bolling]], French jazz composer/pianist |
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* 1930 - [[Dolores Huerta]], American labor activist |
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* 1930 - [[Norma Candal]], Puerto Rican actor/comedian (d. [[2006]]) |
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* 1930 - [[Spede Pasanen]], Finnish comedian (d. [[2001]]) |
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*[[1932]] - [[Omar Sharif]], Egyptian actor |
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*[[1933]] - [[Rokusuke Ei]], Japanese lyricist and author |
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*[[1934]] - [[David Halberstam]], American journalist and author (d. [[2007]]) |
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* 1934 - [[Vladimir Posner]], Russian journalist |
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*[[1935]] - [[John A. Bennett]], American convicted rapist (d. [[1961]]) |
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*[[1936]] - [[John Madden (football)|John Madden]], American football coach and broadcaster |
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*[[1937]] - [[Bella Akhmadulina]], Russian poet |
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*[[1938]] - [[Don Meredith]], American football player and broadcaster |
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*[[1940]] - [[Gloria Hunniford]], Northern Irish TV and radio presenter |
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*[[1941]] - [[Paul Theroux]], American author |
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*[[1942]] - [[Ian Callaghan]], English footballer |
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* 1942 - [[Nick Auf der Maur]], Canadian journalist and politician (d. [[1998]]) |
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*[[1943]] - [[Andrzej Badeński]], Polish athlete |
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*[[1946]] - [[David Angell]], American television producer (d. [[2001]]) |
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*[[1947]] - [[Bunny Wailer]], Jamaican musician |
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*[[1950]] - [[Ken Griffey, Sr.]], American baseball player |
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* 1950 - [[Barry M. Riemer]], American author |
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* 1950 - [[Eddie Hazel]], American guitarist ([[P-Funk]] and [[The Temptations]]) (d. [[1992]]) |
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* 1950 - [[Akiko Wada]], Japanese singer and television performer |
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*[[1951]] - [[David Helvarg]], American journalist and environmental activist |
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* 1951 - [[Steven Seagal]], American actor |
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*[[1954]] - [[Peter MacNicol]], American actor |
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*[[1955]] - [[Lesley Garrett]], British soprano |
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*[[1957]] - [[John M. Ford]], American science fiction author and poet (d. [[2006]]) |
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* 1957 - [[Steve Gustafson]], American musician |
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*[[1958]] - [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]], British engineer |
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* 1958 - [[Yefim Bronfman]], Russian-born pianist |
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* 1958 - [[Babyface|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]], American music producer |
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*[[1959]] - [[Yvan Loubier]], Quebec politician |
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* 1959 - [[Brian Setzer]], American musician ([[Stray Cats]]) |
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*[[1960]] - [[Steve Bisciotti]], American owner of the [[Baltimore Ravens]] |
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* 1960 - [[Katrina Leskanich]], American musician |
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*[[1961]] - [[Joe Cole (roadie)]], American roadie (d. [[1991]]) |
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*[[1962]] - [[Steve Tasker]], American football player |
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*[[1963]] - [[Warren DeMartini]], American musician |
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* 1963 - [[Doris Leuthard]], member of the Swiss Federal Council |
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*[[1965]] - [[Tim Alexander]], American musician |
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*[[1967]] - [[Donald Dufresne]], Canadian ice hockey player |
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*[[1968]] - [[Orlando Jones]], American actor and comedian |
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*[[1969]] - [[Billy Jayne]], American actor |
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* 1969 - [[Ekaterini Koffa]], Greek sprinter |
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*[[1970]] - [[Matthew Barlow|Matt Barlow]], American musician |
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* 1970 - [[Enrico Ciccone]], Canadian ice hockey player |
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* 1970 - [[Leonard Dorin]], Canadian boxer |
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* 1970 - [[Kenny Lattimore]], American singer |
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* 1970 - [[Mike Mushok]], American musician |
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* 1970 - [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]], American musician |
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*[[1971]] - [[Al Reyes]], Dominican baseball player |
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*[[1973]] - [[Guillaume Canet]], French actor and film director |
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* 1973 - [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]], Brazilian footballer |
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* 1973 - [[Aidan Moffat]], Scottish musician |
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* 1973 - [[Christopher Simmons]], American designer |
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*[[1974]] - [[Eric Greitens]], American former military officer |
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*[[1974]] - [[Petros Passalis]], Greek footballer |
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*[[1975]] - [[Chris Carrabba]], American singer |
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*[[1976]] - [[Sara Renner]], Canadian cross country skier |
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*[[1979]] - [[Shemekia Copeland]], American singer |
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* 1979 - [[Rachel Corrie]], American activist (d. [[2003]]) |
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* 1979 - [[Tsuyoshi Domoto]], Japanese artist |
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* 1979 - [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], English singer |
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* 1979 - [[Peter Kopteff]], Finnish footballer |
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*[[1980]] - [[Sean Avery]], Canadian ice hockey player |
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* 1980 - [[Charlie Hunnam]], British actor |
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* 1980 - [[Kasey Kahne]], American race-car driver |
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* 1980 - [[Bryce Soderberg]], American musician |
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*[[1981]] - [[Laura Bell Bundy]], American actor |
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* 1981 - [[Liz McClarnon]], British singer |
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* 1981 - [[Michael Pitt]], American actor |
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* 1981 - [[Alexei Semenov]], Russian ice hockey player |
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*[[1982]] - [[Damián Lanza]], Ecuadorian footballer |
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* 1982 - [[Chyler Leigh]], American actress |
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* 1982 - [[Andre Ethier]], American baseball player |
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*[[1983]] - [[Ryan Merriman]], American actor |
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*[[1984]] - [[Mandy Moore]], American singer/actor |
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*[[1985]] - [[Carlos Tevez]], Argentine footballer |
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*[[1985]] - [[Dion Phaneuf]], Canadian ice hockey player |
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*[[1986]] - [[Olivia Borlée]], Belgian athlete |
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* 1986 - [[Vincent Kompany]], Belgian footballer |
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* 1986 - [[Ayesha Takia]], Indian actress |
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*[[1987]] - [[Hayley Westenra]], New Zealand soprano |
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*[[1988]] - [[Haley Joel Osment]], American actor |
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*[[1990]] - [[Lulinha]], Brazilian footballer |
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* 1990 - [[Alex Pettyfer]], English actor |
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*[[1991]] - [[Amanda Michalka]], American actress/singer |
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*[[2007]] - [[Princess Ariane of the Netherlands]], Dutch Princess |
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==Deaths== |
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* [[879]] - [[Louis the Stammerer]], King of the West Franks (b. [[846]]) |
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[http://www.ccbrimeux.com Cyclo Club Brimeux, cycling club of Brimeux] |
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* [[948]] - King [[Hugh of Italy]] |
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*[[1533]] - King [[Frederick I of Denmark]] (b. [[1471]]) |
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*[[1545]] - [[Costanzo Festa]], Italian composer |
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*[[1585]] - [[Pope Gregory XIII]] (b. [[1502]]) |
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*[[1599]] - [[Gabrielle d'Estrée]], mistress of King [[Henry IV of France]] (b. [[1571]]) |
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*[[1601]] - [[Mark Alexander Boyd]], Scottish poet (b. [[1562]]) |
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*[[1619]] - [[Thomas Jones (Archbishop)|Thomas Jones]], Archbishop of Dublin (b. c[[1550]]) |
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*[[1640]] - [[Agostino Agazzari]], Italian composer (b. [[1578]]) |
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*[[1646]] - [[Santino Solari]], Swiss architect and sculptor (b. [[1576]]) |
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*[[1704]] - [[William Egon of Fürstenberg]], Bishop of Strassburg (b. [[1629]]) |
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*[[1706]] - [[Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall]], Irish soldier (b. [[1666]]) |
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*[[1756]] - [[Giacomo Antonio Perti]], Italian composer (d. [[1661]]) |
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*[[1760]] - [[Jean Lebeuf]], French historian (b. [[1687]]) |
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*[[1786]] - [[John Byron]], British naval officer (b. [[1723]]) |
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*[[1813]] - [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]], Italian-born mathematician (b. [[1736]]) |
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*[[1823]] - [[Karl Leonhard Reinhold]], Austrian philosopher (b. [[1757]]) |
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*[[1862]] - [[W.H.L. Wallace]], American Union general (b. [[1821]]) |
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*[[1882]] - [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], English poet and painter (b. [[1828]]) |
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*[[1904]] - Queen [[Isabella II of Spain]] (b. [[1830]]) |
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*[[1909]] - [[Algernon Charles Swinburne]], English poet and critic (b. [[1837]]) |
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*[[1919]] - [[Emiliano Zapata]], Mexican revolutionary (b. [[1879]]) |
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*[[1920]] - [[Moritz Cantor]], German mathematician (b. [[1829]]) |
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*[[1931]] - [[Khalil Gibran]], Lebanese poet and painter (b. [[1883]]) |
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*[[1938]] - [[Joe "King" Oliver]], American musician (b. [[1885]]) |
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*[[1945]] - [[Charles Nordhoff]], English-born writer (b. [[1887]]) |
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* 1945 - [[H.N. Werkman]], Dutch artist and printer (b. [[1882]]) |
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*[[1954]] - [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Auguste Lumière]], French film pioneer (b. [[1862]]) |
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* 1954 - [[Oscar Mathisen]], Norwegian speed skater (b. [[1888]]) |
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*[[1955]] - [[Teilhard de Chardin]], French paleontologist and theologian (b. [[1881]]) |
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*[[1958]] - [[Chuck Willis]], American singer and songwriter (b. [[1928]]) |
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*[[1962]] - [[Michael Curtiz]], Hungarian-born director (b. [[1886]]) |
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* 1962 - [[Stuart Sutcliffe]], English musician ([[The Beatles]]) (b. [[1940]]) |
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*[[1965]] - [[Lloyd Casner]], American race car driver and owner (b. [[1928]]) |
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* 1965 - [[Linda Darnell]], American actress (b. [[1923]]) |
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*[[1966]] - [[Evelyn Waugh]], English writer (b. [[1903]]) |
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*[[1968]] - [[Gustavs Celmins]], Latvian politician (b. [[1899]]) |
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*[[1969]] - [[Harley J. Earl]], American automobile designer (b. [[1893]]) |
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*[[1975]] - [[Marjorie Main]], American actress (b. [[1890]]) |
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*[[1979]] - [[Nino Rota]], Italian composer (b. [[1911]]) |
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*[[1980]] - [[Kay Medford]], American actress (b. [[1914]]) |
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*[[1986]] - [[Linda Creed]], American songwriter (b. [[1948]]) |
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*[[1991]] - [[Kevin Peter Hall]], American actor (b. [[1955]]) |
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* 1991 - [[Natalie Schafer]], American actress (b. [[1900]]) |
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*[[1992]] - [[Sam Kinison]], American comedian (b. [[1953]]) |
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*[[1993]] - [[Chris Hani]], South African activist (b. [[1942]]) |
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*[[1994]] - [[Sam B. Hall]], American politician (b. [[1924]]) |
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*[[1995]] - [[Morarji Desai]], Indian activist (b. [[1896]]) |
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*[[1997]] - [[Michael Dorris]], American author (b. [[1945]]) |
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*[[1999]] - [[Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat]], German-born biochemist (b. [[1910]]) |
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* 1999 - [[Jean Vander Pyl]], American voice actress (b. [[1919]]) |
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*[[2000]] - [[Peter Jones]], English actor (b. [[1920]]) |
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* 2000 - [[Kirsten Rolffes]], Danish actress (b. [[1928]]) |
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*[[2003]] - [[Little Eva]], American singer (b. [[1943]]) |
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*[[2005]] - [[Norbert Brainin]], Austrian violinist (b. [[1923]]) |
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* 2005 - [[Iakovos, Archbishop of America]] (b. [[1911]]) |
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* 2005 - [[Al Lucas]], American football player (b. [[1978]]) |
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* 2005 - [[Scott Gottlieb]], American Drummer ([[Bleed the Dream]]) (b. [[1970]]) |
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*[[2007]] - [[Dakota Staton]], American singer (b. [[1930]]) |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/10 BBC: On This Day] |
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* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62177&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Brimeux on the Insee website] {{fr}} |
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* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Brimeux Brimeux on the Quid website] {{fr}} |
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April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 265 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks.
- 1407 - the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma.
- 1500 - Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
- 1606 - The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- 1710 - The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
- 1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz.
- 1815 - The Mount Tambora volcano begins its peak eruption period that lasts until July 15.
- 1816 - The United States Government approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
- 1821 - Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
- 1826 - The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
- 1856 - The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
- 1857 - The Sepoy Mutiny popularly known as the "Revolt of 1857" broke out in Meerut, India as part of the Indian independence movement.
- 1858 - The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Tower of London is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date.
- 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is elected emperor of Mexico.
- 1865 - American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
- 1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
- 1868 - At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Theodore. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/Indian troops.
- 1869 - José Martí founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
- 1874 - The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- 1887 - On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
- 1912 - The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.
- 1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
- 1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- 1925 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
- 1933 - New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
- 1941 - World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustase fascist insurgents in power.
- 1944 - Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
- 1957 - The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
- 1959 - Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
- 1963 - 129 people die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
- 1968 - Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine outside Wellington harbour.
- 1971 - Ping Pong Diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
- 1972 - 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
- 1972 - Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
- 1973 - A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
- 1979 - Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
- 1991 - Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
- 1991 - A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
- 1998 - The Belfast Agreement is signed.
Births
- 1389 - Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
- 1583 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (d. 1645)
- 1651 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
- 1656 - René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)
- 1704 - Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
- 1713 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)
- 1735 - Button Gwinnett, Signer of the US Declaration of Independence (d. 1777)
- 1755 - Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (d. 1843)
- 1762 - Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)
- 1778 - William Hazlitt, English writer (d. 1830)
- 1794 - Matthew C. Perry, American commodore (d. 1858)
- 1796 - James Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (d. 1836)
- 1829 - William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (d. 1912)
- 1837 - Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)
- 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, American journalist and publisher (d. 1911)
- 1864 - Eugen d'Albert, German composer (d. 1932)
- 1865 - Jack Miner, Canadian conservationist (d. 1944)
- 1867 - George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)
- 1868 - George Arliss, English actor (d. 1946)
- 1880 - Montague Summers, English writer (d. 1948)
- 1880 - Mohammed Nadir Shah, Afghan king (d. 1933)
- 1882 - Frances Perkins, American politician (d. 1965)
- 1887 - Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
- 1894 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist (d. 1983)
- 1897 - Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
- 1903 - Claire Boothe Luce, American activist, (d. 1987)
- 1910 - Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (d. 2004)
- 1911 - Martin Denny, American musician (d. 2005)
- 1913 - Stefan Heym, German author (d. 2001)
- 1915 - Harry Morgan, American actor
- 1917 - Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
- 1918 - Lee Bergere, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1921 - Chuck Connors, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
- 1923 - Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and novelist (d. 2000)
- 1924 - Kenneth Noland, American painter
- 1926 - Junior Samples, American musician (d. 1983)
- 1927 - Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate
- 1929 - Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)
- 1929 - Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
- 1930 - Claude Bolling, French jazz composer/pianist
- 1930 - Dolores Huerta, American labor activist
- 1930 - Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actor/comedian (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian (d. 2001)
- 1932 - Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- 1933 - Rokusuke Ei, Japanese lyricist and author
- 1934 - David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Vladimir Posner, Russian journalist
- 1935 - John A. Bennett, American convicted rapist (d. 1961)
- 1936 - John Madden, American football coach and broadcaster
- 1937 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
- 1938 - Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster
- 1940 - Gloria Hunniford, Northern Irish TV and radio presenter
- 1941 - Paul Theroux, American author
- 1942 - Ian Callaghan, English footballer
- 1942 - Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
- 1943 - Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete
- 1946 - David Angell, American television producer (d. 2001)
- 1947 - Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
- 1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player
- 1950 - Barry M. Riemer, American author
- 1950 - Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (P-Funk and The Temptations) (d. 1992)
- 1950 - Akiko Wada, Japanese singer and television performer
- 1951 - David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist
- 1951 - Steven Seagal, American actor
- 1954 - Peter MacNicol, American actor
- 1955 - Lesley Garrett, British soprano
- 1957 - John M. Ford, American science fiction author and poet (d. 2006)
- 1957 - Steve Gustafson, American musician
- 1958 - Bob Bell, British engineer
- 1958 - Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
- 1958 - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American music producer
- 1959 - Yvan Loubier, Quebec politician
- 1959 - Brian Setzer, American musician (Stray Cats)
- 1960 - Steve Bisciotti, American owner of the Baltimore Ravens
- 1960 - Katrina Leskanich, American musician
- 1961 - Joe Cole (roadie), American roadie (d. 1991)
- 1962 - Steve Tasker, American football player
- 1963 - Warren DeMartini, American musician
- 1963 - Doris Leuthard, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- 1965 - Tim Alexander, American musician
- 1967 - Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1968 - Orlando Jones, American actor and comedian
- 1969 - Billy Jayne, American actor
- 1969 - Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
- 1970 - Matt Barlow, American musician
- 1970 - Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 - Leonard Dorin, Canadian boxer
- 1970 - Kenny Lattimore, American singer
- 1970 - Mike Mushok, American musician
- 1970 - Q-Tip, American musician
- 1971 - Al Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- 1973 - Guillaume Canet, French actor and film director
- 1973 - Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 - Aidan Moffat, Scottish musician
- 1973 - Christopher Simmons, American designer
- 1974 - Eric Greitens, American former military officer
- 1974 - Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
- 1975 - Chris Carrabba, American singer
- 1976 - Sara Renner, Canadian cross country skier
- 1979 - Shemekia Copeland, American singer
- 1979 - Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
- 1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
- 1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
- 1979 - Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
- 1980 - Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Charlie Hunnam, British actor
- 1980 - Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver
- 1980 - Bryce Soderberg, American musician
- 1981 - Laura Bell Bundy, American actor
- 1981 - Liz McClarnon, British singer
- 1981 - Michael Pitt, American actor
- 1981 - Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1982 - Chyler Leigh, American actress
- 1982 - Andre Ethier, American baseball player
- 1983 - Ryan Merriman, American actor
- 1984 - Mandy Moore, American singer/actor
- 1985 - Carlos Tevez, Argentine footballer
- 1985 - Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Olivia Borlée, Belgian athlete
- 1986 - Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
- 1986 - Ayesha Takia, Indian actress
- 1987 - Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
- 1988 - Haley Joel Osment, American actor
- 1990 - Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
- 1990 - Alex Pettyfer, English actor
- 1991 - Amanda Michalka, American actress/singer
- 2007 - Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Dutch Princess
Deaths
- 879 - Louis the Stammerer, King of the West Franks (b. 846)
- 948 - King Hugh of Italy
- 1533 - King Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
- 1545 - Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- 1585 - Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
- 1599 - Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
- 1601 - Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)
- 1619 - Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin (b. c1550)
- 1640 - Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer (b. 1578)
- 1646 - Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
- 1704 - William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)
- 1706 - Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)
- 1756 - Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1661)
- 1760 - Jean Lebeuf, French historian (b. 1687)
- 1786 - John Byron, British naval officer (b. 1723)
- 1813 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-born mathematician (b. 1736)
- 1823 - Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (b. 1757)
- 1862 - W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (b. 1821)
- 1882 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)
- 1904 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (b. 1830)
- 1909 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet and critic (b. 1837)
- 1919 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1879)
- 1920 - Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1829)
- 1931 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883)
- 1938 - Joe "King" Oliver, American musician (b. 1885)
- 1945 - Charles Nordhoff, English-born writer (b. 1887)
- 1945 - H.N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (b. 1882)
- 1954 - Auguste Lumière, French film pioneer (b. 1862)
- 1954 - Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
- 1955 - Teilhard de Chardin, French paleontologist and theologian (b. 1881)
- 1958 - Chuck Willis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1928)
- 1962 - Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (b. 1886)
- 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
- 1965 - Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (b. 1928)
- 1965 - Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)
- 1966 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (b. 1903)
- 1968 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b. 1899)
- 1969 - Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893)
- 1975 - Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
- 1979 - Nino Rota, Italian composer (b. 1911)
- 1980 - Kay Medford, American actress (b. 1914)
- 1986 - Linda Creed, American songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1991 - Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
- 1991 - Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
- 1992 - Sam Kinison, American comedian (b. 1953)
- 1993 - Chris Hani, South African activist (b. 1942)
- 1994 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (b. 1924)
- 1995 - Morarji Desai, Indian activist (b. 1896)
- 1997 - Michael Dorris, American author (b. 1945)
- 1999 - Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-born biochemist (b. 1910)
- 1999 - Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (b. 1919)
- 2000 - Peter Jones, English actor (b. 1920)
- 2000 - Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)
- 2000 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (b. 1928)
- 2003 - Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923)
- 2005 - Iakovos, Archbishop of America (b. 1911)
- 2005 - Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
- 2005 - Scott Gottlieb, American Drummer (Bleed the Dream) (b. 1970)
- 2007 - Dakota Staton, American singer (b. 1930)