This Day In European History

4th July

Events
1187: The Battle of Hattin; Saladin defeats Crusader forces.
1608: Paris' Bureau d'Adresse become the world's first employment agency.
1776: Britain's North American Colonies declare Independence.
1848: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish the Communist Manifesto.
1883: France gives the US the Statue of Liberty.

Births
1610: Paul Scarron, French writer.
1753: Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French balloonist.
1790: George Everest, British who gave his name to the mountain.
1807: Guiseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier.
1927: Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress.

Deaths
966: Pope Benedict V.
1336: Elizabeth of Portugal.
1623: William Byrd, English composer.
1627: Thomas Middleton, English dramatist.
1715: Christian Gellert, German writer.
1761: Samuel Richardson, English author.
1848: Francois de Chateaubriand, French author.
1934: Marie-Curie, Polish scientist.

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