Famous Birthdays
Jacques Cartier
Dec 31 Jacques Cartier, French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France, born in St. Malo, Brittany (d. 1557)
Famous Weddings
Charles VIII
Dec 6 King Charles VIII of France (21) marries Anna Duchess of Brittany (14) giving France control over Brittany
Famous Deaths
- Dec 3 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies
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