Tours, France

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Tours, France

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.tours.fr/

Population:
132,677 (1999)

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Honoré de Balzac Novelist 20-May-1799 18-Aug-1850 Comédie Humaine

Berengar of Tours Religion c. 999 AD 10-Jan-1088 Early anti-transubstantiation theologian

Yves Bonnefoy Poet 24-Jun-1923 1-Jul-2016 Du Mouvement et de l'immobilité de Douve

Philippe Destouches Playwright 9-Apr-1680 4-Jul-1754 Le Glorieux

Jacques Villeret Actor 6-Feb-1951 28-Jan-2005 The Dinner Game

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Yves Chauvin Chemist 10-Oct-1930 27-Jan-2015 Metathesis

King Henry II Royalty 5-Mar-1133 6-Jul-1189 King of England, 1154-89

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