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Pierre Guérin de Tencin
1679Aug, 22

Pierre Guérin de Tencin

Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
Pierre-Paul Guérin de Tencin (Grenoble, 22 August 1679 – 2 March 1758), French ecclesiastic, was archbishop of Embrun and Lyon, and a cardinal. His sister was Claudine Guérin de Tencin.

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Events on 1679

  • 1Jun

    Battle of Drumclog

    The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
  • 7Aug

    Le Griffon

    The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
  • 18Sep

    Massachusetts Bay Colony

    New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.