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Pierre Fournier
1906Jun, 24

Pierre Fournier

Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (d. 1986)
Pierre Léon Marie Fournier (24 June 1906 – 8 January 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound.

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  • 8Apr

    Alzheimer's disease

    Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
  • 7Jun

    RMS Lusitania

    Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
  • 18Sep

    Tsunami

    A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
  • 20Sep

    RMS Mauretania (1906)

    Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • 9Nov

    Panama Canal

    Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.