LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.mairie-versailles.fr/

Population:
85,726 (1999 census)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stéphane Audran	Actor	2-Nov-1932		Les Biches
Louis Alexandre Berthier	Military	20-Feb-1753	1-Jun-1815	Napoleon's chief of staff
Jean-Benoit Dunckel	Musician	7-Sep-1969		Half of the duo Air
Edmond Frémy	Chemist	28-Feb-1814	3-Feb-1894	Discovered hydrogen fluoride
Michel Gondry	Film Director	8-May-1963		Innovative music video director
Jacques-Salomon Hadamard	Mathematician	8-Dec-1865	17-Oct-1963	Prime number theorem
Lazare Hoche	Military	24-Jun-1768	18-Sep-1797	French General
Jean-Antoine Houdon	Sculptor	20-Mar-1741	15-Jul-1828	French Rococo sculptor
Ferdinand de Lesseps	Architect	19-Nov-1805	7-Dec-1894	Built the Suez Canal
Louis XV	Royalty	15-Feb-1710	10-May-1774	King of France, 1715-74
Louis XVI	Royalty	23-Aug-1754	21-Jan-1793	King of France, 1774-91
Louis XVII	Royalty	27-Mar-1785	8-Jun-1795	Dauphin, Titular King of France
Jean-François Lyotard	Philosopher	10-Aug-1924	21-Apr-1998	Founder of Postmodernism
Philip V	Royalty	19-Dec-1683	9-Jul-1746	King of Spain, 1700-46

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henri Landru	Criminal	1869	25-Feb-1922	Bluebeard murderer of 10 widows
Marie Leszczynska	Royalty	23-Jun-1703	24-Jun-1768	Queen Consort of Louis XV
Louis XIV	Royalty	5-Sep-1638	1-Sep-1715	Le Roi Soleil
Louis XV	Royalty	15-Feb-1710	10-May-1774	King of France, 1715-74
Marie Thérèse	Royalty	10-Sep-1638	30-Jul-1683	Queen Consort of Louis XIV
Nancy Mitford	Novelist	28-Nov-1904	30-Jan-1973	The Pursuit of Love
Philippe II, duc d'Orléans	Royalty	2-Aug-1674	2-Dec-1723	Regent of France, 1715-23

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