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1997: Anniversary of Grimaldi rule in Monaco.On this day in 1997, the principality of Monaco began a yearlong celebration in honour of the 700th anniversary of the rule of the Grimaldi family, who seized power in 1297 and gained firm possession of Monaco in 1419.More events on this day1959:Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic. |
1942:English theoretical physicist Stephen W. Hawking was born. |
1918:U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points, an outline for peace following World War I. |
1862:American publisher Frank Nelson Doubleday was born. |
1815:U.S. General Andrew Jackson defeated Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans, the final engagement in the War of 1812. |
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