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Today in History for December 21
On this day in 2015
- GAMING: PC
- Aviary Attorney for PC is released. The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France. Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
On this day in 2007
- MOVIES: PG
- Steep is released. Steep is a feature documentary about bold adventure, exquisite athleticism, and the pursuit of a perfect moment on skis. It is the story of big-mountain skiing, a sport that barely existed 35 years ago. It started in the 1970s in the mountains above Chamonix, France, where skiers began to attempt ski descents so extreme that they appeared almost suicidal. Men such as Anselme Baud and Patrick Vallençant were inspired by the challenge of skiing where no one thought to ski before. Now, two generations later, some of the world's greatest skiers pursue a sport where the prize is not winning, but simply experiencing the exhilaration of skiing and exploring big, wild, remote mountains. (Sony Pictures Classics)
On this day in 2004
- BIRTHS
- Yuprntae, Instagram Star, born in France.
On this day in 2001
- BIRTHS
- Wandja Allan Tchaptchet, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2000
- BIRTHS
- Sonny Degert, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1995
- BIRTHS
- Nicholi Rogatkin, American cyclist, Chenôve, born in France.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Lucie Pader, French bicycle racer, Clermont-Ferrand, born in France.
- David Gomis, French association football player, Toulon, born in France.
On this day in 1990
- BIRTHS
- Myrtille Georges, French tennis player, France, born in France.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Sofiane Atik, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Barack Adama, Rapper, born in Paris, France.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Alexia Barlier, French actress, Paris, born in France.
- Francesca Doveri, Italian athlete, Pontedera, born in Italy.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Thibault De Montaigu, French journalist and writer, Boulogne-Billancourt, born in France.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Sebastian Israël, Footballer, France, born in France.
- Nicolas Bay, French politician, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, born in France.
- Muriel Ressiguier, French politician, Châteauroux, born in France.
- Emmanuel Macron, French official and statesman, Amiens, born in France.
- POLITICS
- French politician, President of France (2017-), born in Amiens, France.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Christophe Borlin, French rugby league footballer, Caen, born in France.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Romain Puertolas, French writer, Montpellier, born in France.
On this day in 1974
- BIRTHS
- Vanessa Vidal, Olympic alpine skier, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, born in France.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Jess Liaudin, French martial artist, Évry, born in France.
On this day in 1972
- BIRTHS
- Marlene Laruelle, French historian, Maisons-Alfort, born in France.
- Passi, French rapper, Brazzaville, born in France.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Sylvain White, Director, born in Paris, France.
- Matthieu Chedid, French musician, born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Yasmine Boudjenah, French politician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Julie Delpy, French-American actress (Before Sunrise), born in Paris, France.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Konstantin Altunin, Russian painter, Arkhangelsk, born in France.
- Christophe Petibout, French canoeist, Saint-Denis, born in France.
On this day in 1966
- EVENTS
- French-Italian comic-drama film "King of Hearts"(Le Roi de cœur) directed by Philippe de Broca, and starring Alan Bates premieres in France; achieves cult film status when it reaches US art houses in 1973.
- BIRTHS
- Bruno Questel, French politician, Bourg-Achard, born in France.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Fernand Fédronic, French figure skater, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Martial Le Minoux, French actor, France, born in France.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Bordeyne, French Catholic priest and academic, Arras, born in France.
- Corinne Touzet, French actress and television producer, Orthez, born in France.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Morel-À-L'huissier, French politician, Strasbourg, born in France.
- POLITICS
- Charles de Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France.
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Dominique Cabrera, French film director and Screenwriter, Relizane, born in France.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Étienne Chouard, French blogger and poltical activist,16th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Hubert Keller, Chef, born in Alsace, France.
- Claude Vincendeau, French bicycle racer, Les Herbiers, born in France.
- Yves Détraigne, French politician, Reims, born in France.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Éric Valli, French photographer and film director, Dijon, born in France.
- Bruno Dary, French general, Barcelonnette, born in France.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Claude Chartre, Canadian ice hockey player, Grande-Rivière, born in France.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Thierry Mugler, Fashion Designer, born in Strasbourg, France.
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- C. Jérôme, French singer, Paris, born in France.
- Bruno Solnik,,10th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Yves Besselat, French politician, Quimper, born in France.
- Walter Spanghero, French rugby player, born in Payra-sur-l'Hers, France.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Frances Ritchie, Anglican nun; British nurse and humanitarian, Glasgow, born in United Kingdom.
On this day in 1937
- BIRTHS
- Maurice Nivat, French computer scientist, Clermont-Ferrand, born in France.
On this day in 1936
- BIRTHS
- Henri Guybet, actor from France,14th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Béatrice Didier, French literary critic, La Tronche, born in France.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Denis Buican, Scientist, Historian, Philosopher, Writer, Bucharest, born in France.
On this day in 1933
- BIRTHS
- Marc Vignal, musicologist, Nogent-sur-Marne, born in France.
- Pierre Everaert, French bicycle racer, Quaëdypre, born in France.
On this day in 1929
- BIRTHS
- Bernard Pariset, French judoka, Pantin, born in France.
- Jack Philip Cannon, British composer & teacher, born in Paris, France (d. 2017).
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Alex D'arbeloff, American engineer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1926
- BIRTHS
- Georges Boudarel, French politician, Saint-Étienne, born in France.
On this day in 1922
- BIRTHS
- Cécile Dewitt-Morette, Mathematician, physicist,6th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1920
- BIRTHS
- Frances Meehan Latterell, botanist, San Francisco, born in United States.
- Georges Balandier, French sociologist, anthropologist and ethnologist, Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, born in France.
On this day in 1918
- BIRTHS
- Klaus Samelson, German computer scientist, Strasbourg, born in France.
On this day in 1916
- BIRTHS
- Arsène Tchakarian, French Armenian Resistance fighter and historian, Sapanca, born in France.
On this day in 1915
- BIRTHS
- Robert Fabre, French pharmacist and politician, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, born in France.
- Paul Niger,, Basse-Terre, born in France.
On this day in 1912
- BIRTHS
- Paul Meurisse, French actor, Dunkirk, born in France.
- Jean Grosjean, French poet and translator, Paris, born in France.
- Mario Zatelli, French footballer, Sétif, born in France.
On this day in 1911
- BIRTHS
- Junie Astor, French actress, Marseille, born in France.
- Yves Godard, French Army officer, Saint-Maixent, born in France.
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Rosa Bouglione, French circus performer, Ixelles, born in France.
- Jean-Louis Baghio'o, Martiniquais writer, Fort-de-France, born in France.
On this day in 1909
- BIRTHS
- Edgar Stoëbel, French painter, Frenda, born in France.
On this day in 1907
- BIRTHS
- Robert Barrier, French politician, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, born in France.
On this day in 1906
- BIRTHS
- Ulysse Gémignani, French sculptor, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1905
- BIRTHS
- André Boutemy, French politician, Bécherel, born in France.
- Grete Keilson, German politician and functionary, Berlin, born in France.
On this day in 1904
- BIRTHS
- Jean René Bazaine, French artist, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1903
- BIRTHS
- Irina Paley, daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1902
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Bidot, French cyclist,4th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1901
- BIRTHS
- Roland Armontel, French actor, Vimoutiers, born in France.
On this day in 1893
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Payot, French ice hockey player, France, born in France.
- Georges Buchard, French fencer, Harfleur, born in France.
On this day in 1892
- BIRTHS
- Léon Monosson, Belarusian-French chess player, Shchedrin, born in France.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Frances Goodrich, American writer, Belleville, born in United States.
On this day in 1887
- BIRTHS
- Georges Bruhat, French physicist, Besançon, born in France.
- Marie Lecoq De Kerland, French flying ace, Asnières-sur-Seine, born in France.
On this day in 1885
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Cadolle, Road bicycle racer,3rd arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1882
- BIRTHS
- Charles Granval, French actor, Rouen, born in France.
On this day in 1881
- BIRTHS
- Jules Védrines, French aviation pioneer, La Plaine Saint-Denis, born in France.
On this day in 1876
- BIRTHS
- Émile Kahn, French politician,10th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1870
- BIRTHS
- François Georges-Picot, French diplomat who signed Sykes-Picot Agreement during World War I, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1869
- BIRTHS
- Louis Bastien, French Esperantist, Obernai, born in France.
On this day in 1860
- BIRTHS
- Henri Beauclair, French poet, novelist, and journalist, Lisieux, born in France.
On this day in 1859
- BIRTHS
- Gustave Kahn, French symbolist poet & art critic, born in Metz, France (d. 1936).
- Irénée Thériot, French botanist (1859-1947), Soulaucourt-sur-Mouzon, born in France.
On this day in 1854
- BIRTHS
- Jules Gilliéron, linguist and dialectologist (1854-1926), La Neuveville, born in France.
On this day in 1851
- BIRTHS
- Paul Séjourné, French engineer, Orléans, born in France.
On this day in 1844
- BIRTHS
- Ernest Jouin, French catholic priest and journalist, Angers, born in France.
On this day in 1839
- BIRTHS
- Emil Jungfleisch, French chemist, pharmacist and professor, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1829
- BIRTHS
- Gabriel-Auguste Ancelet, French architect, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1828
- BIRTHS
- Henri De Dion, French engineer, Montfort-l'Amaury, born in France.
- Caroline Lefebvre, French singer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1823
- BIRTHS
- Victor Cochinat, french lawyer and journalist, Saint-Pierre, born in France.
- Jean Henri Fabre, French naturalist and entomologist (insects & spiders), born in Saint-Léons, Aveyron, France (d. 1915).
On this day in 1818
- BIRTHS
- Francesco Gamba, Italian painter (1818-1887), Turin, born in Italy.
On this day in 1815
- BIRTHS
- Thomas Couture, French history painter & teacher, born in Senlis, France (d. 1879).
On this day in 1810
- BIRTHS
- Zéphirin Gerbe, French naturalist, Bras, born in France.
On this day in 1807
- BIRTHS
- Joseph Bigot, French architect, Quimper, born in France.
On this day in 1805
- BIRTHS
- Alexandre Debelle, painter, illustrator and lithographer from France, Voreppe, born in France.
On this day in 1798
- BIRTHS
- Paul, French dancer (1798-1871), Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1791
- BIRTHS
- Jacques Pierre Abbatucci, minister, Zicavo, born in France.
On this day in 1789
- BIRTHS
- Adèle Daminois, French playwright (1789-1876), Clermont, born in France.
On this day in 1782
- BIRTHS
- Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, French composer, Caderousse, born in France.
On this day in 1775
- BIRTHS
- Julien-Joseph Virey, French anthropologist, Langres, born in France.
On this day in 1773
- BIRTHS
- Thomas Prosper Jullien, French army officer, Lapalud, born in France.
On this day in 1772
- BIRTHS
- François Louis Thomas Francia, French painter, Calais, born in France.
On this day in 1767
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Pierre-Antoine Rey, French general, Puylaurens, born in France.
On this day in 1764
- BIRTHS
- Henri François Delaborde, French general, Dijon, born in France.
On this day in 1758
- BIRTHS
- Jean Baptiste Eblé, French army commander, Saint-Jean-Rohrbach, born in France.
On this day in 1752
- BIRTHS
- Jean-François Houbigant, French perfumer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1745
- BIRTHS
- Claude Fournier, French revolutionary, Auzon, born in France.
On this day in 1744
- BIRTHS
- Anne Vallayer-Coster, French painter, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1741
- BIRTHS
- Charlotte Eustace Sophie De Fuligny-Damas, painter from France, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1723
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Camille Le Moine,, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1715
- BIRTHS
- François-Vincent Toussaint, French writer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1709
- BIRTHS
- Arnaud-François Lefèbvre,, Calais, born in France.
On this day in 1701
- BIRTHS
- Guillaume Taraval, French painter, Paris, born in France.
- Louis Daniel Arnault De Nobleville, Physician and naturalist, Orléans, born in France.
On this day in 1645
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Baptiste Boyer D’éguilles, Nobleman and engraver, Aix-en-Provence, born in France.
On this day in 1603
- BIRTHS
- Jean De Launoy, French historian, Leiden, born in France.
On this day in 1573
- BIRTHS
- Mathurin Régnier, French writer, Chartres, born in France.
On this day in 1295
- DEATHS
- Margaret of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France. dies at about 74.
- Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221).