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Benoît Vaugrenard
1982Jan, 5

Benoît Vaugrenard

Benoît Vaugrenard, French cyclist
Benoît Vaugrenard (French pronunciation: ​[bənwa vogʁənaʁ]; born 5 January 1982) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally for FDJeux.com and its successors between 2003 and 2019. He competed in 11 Grand Tours: six times in the Tour de France, three times in the Giro d'Italia(2004, 2016, and 2017) and twice in the Vuelta a España (2005 and 2012).

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  • 4May

    Falklands War

    Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
  • 25May

    Falklands War

    HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.
  • 6Jun

    Operation Peace for the Galilee

    The Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.
  • 11Sep

    1982 Invasion of Lebanon

    The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
  • 14Oct

    War on Drugs

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.