Thursday, May 17, 2007

Charles Maurice de Tallyrand-Perigord died today – 169 years ago

Charles Maurice de Tallyrand-Perigord, born on February 2, 1754 in Paris, France, died on May 17, 1838. He was a French diplomat who was involved in some way in the French Revolution around 1789. He was best known as Tallyrand, or perhaps Mr. T.

P.S. U.S. educator Robert M. Hutchins, born on January 17, 1899, died in 1977... U.S. bandleader Lawrence Welk, born on March 11, 1903, died in 1992… U.S. actor Tony Randall, born on February 26, 1920, died in 2004.

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