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Birthdays

1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre (French dancer, creator of modern ballet)

1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (French marshal)

1780 - Charles Nodier (French writer)

1837 - Georges Boulanger (French general and politician)

1854 - Henri Poincaré (French mathematician and physicist)

1919 - Gérard Oury (French film actor and director)

1930 - Jean Rochefort (French actor)

1933 - Mark Eyskens (Prime Minister of Belgium)

1973 - David Belle (French founder of Parkour)

1974 - Pascal Cygan (French soccer player)

Deaths

1630 - Agrippa d'Aubigné (French poet)

1743 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (French writer)

Holidays/Celebrations

International Dance Day - Commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre

Milestones/Events

1429 - Joan of Arc arrived to relieve the Siege of Orléans

1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invaded the Netherlands

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