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Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac
1853May, 21

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac (May 21, 1853 – September 25, 1905), known as Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician, was born in Paris. He was the son of Louis Eugène Cavaignac. He made public profession of his republican principles as a schoolboy at the Lycée Charlemagne by refusing in 1867 to receive a prize at the Sorbonne from the hand of the prince imperial.

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  • 4Jan

    Twelve Years a Slave

    After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
  • 19Jan

    Il trovatore

    Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
  • 14Jul

    Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations

    Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
  • 4Oct

    Crimean War

    The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
  • 30Nov

    Battle of Sinop

    Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.