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François Coppée
1908 May, 23

François Coppée

François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist.

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  • 30 Jan

    Jan C. Smuts

    Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
  • 17 Sep

    Orville Wright

    The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • 27 Sep

    Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

    The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
  • 1 Oct

    Ford Model T

    Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
  • 6 Oct

    Bosnian crisis

    Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.