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Birthdays
1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine
1695 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni (Italian-born French architect)
1828 - Désiré Charnay (French archaeologist)
1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson (Swiss conductor)
1942 - Jacques Rogge (Belgian International Olympic Committee president)
1980 - Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Canadian skateboarder)
1982 - Lorie (French singer)
1984 - Thabo Sefolosha (Swiss basketball player)
Deaths
1300 - Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre
1857 - Alfred de Musset (French writer)
Milestones/Events
1808 - Peninsular War: Citizens of Madrid rebelled against French occupation
1885 - King Léopold II of Belgium established the Congo Free State (today: Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1998 - Brussels: European Central Bank was founded to define and execute the EU's monetary policy
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