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• Boucicaut (Le Maingre) (Jean)   b. August 28, 1366  d. June 21, 1421
  Marshal of France, Administrator. A celebrated warrior of his time, noted for his chivalry and courage. He is remembered today as a commander in two decisive battles of the Middle Ages - Nicopolis (September 25, 1396) and Agincourt (October 25, 1415) - both of which ended in French defeat. Jean Le Maingre (Jehan le Meingre in Old French) was born in Tours. The sobriquet "Boucicaut" was traditionally given to prominent members of his gentry family. He had his first military experience...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Basilique de St-Martin, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
  Plot: Family Chapel
   
• Brynner, Yul    b. July 11, 1920  d. October 10, 1985
  Motion Picture and Stage Actor. Famed as much for his baldness, he was the first bald movie idol, as for his performances. He was the son of Boris Bryner, a Swiss-Mongolian engineer and inventor, and Marousia Blagavidova, the daughter of a Russian doctor. He was born in their hometown of Vladivostok and named Yul after his grandfather Jules Bryner. Raised in Russia, China and France he dropped out of school and became a musician, playing guitar in nightclubs among the Russian gypsies. He became...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
  Cause of death: Lung Cancer
  Saint Robert Churchyard, Luze, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
  Plot: Grave located in the pasture behind Saint Michal Abbey de Bos Aubry
   
• da Vinci, Leonardo    b. April 5, 1452  d. May 2, 1519
  Artist, one of the great masters of the High Renaissance, who was also celebrated as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was born on April 15, 1452, in the small Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary and a peasant woman. In the mid-1460s the family settled in Florence, where Leonardo was given the best education in Florence. He rapidly advanced socially and intellectually. He was handsome and a fine musician and improviser. About 1466...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
  Chapelle Saint Hubert*, Amboise, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
  *This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
   
• da Vinci, Leonardo    b. April 5, 1452  d. May 2, 1519
  Artist, one of the great masters of the High Renaissance, who was also celebrated as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was born on April 15, 1452, in the small Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary and a peasant woman. In the mid-1460s the family settled in Florence, where Leonardo was given the best education in Florence. He rapidly advanced socially and intellectually. He was handsome and a fine musician and improviser. About 1466...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
  Amboise Forrest*, Amboise, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
  *This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
   
• Debré, Michel   b. January 15, 1912  d. August 2, 1996
  French Statesman. He was the Prime Minister of France from 1959 to 1962. Born in Paris, he was a long-time associate of Charles de Gaulle for whom he created the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (National School of Administration) in 1946 and also led the committee to draft a new consitution for the Fifth Republic in 1958. A staunch Gaullist, he then served under President de Gaulle as Minister of Justice (1958 to 1959)...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
  Cimetière d'Amboise, Amboise, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   
• France, Anne de  b. 1498  d. March 20, 1498
  French royalty. Only daughter of Charles VIII. and Anne de Bretagne. She was only 25 days old. (Bio by: Lutetia)
  Basilique de St-Martin, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   
• France, Charles Orland de   b. October 9, 1492  d. December 6, 1495
  French Royalty. Successor to the throne of France. Son of Charles VIII. and Anne de Bretagne. Count of Valentinois and of Diois. He died during a epidemic in Amboise. (Bio by: Lutetia)
  Basilique de St-Martin, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   
• Ockeghem, Johannes    b. 1410  d. February 6, 1497
  Composer. An outstanding figure of the early Renaissance period. His music has long been admired for its rhythmic brilliance and timeless, mysterious quality. He wrote the earliest surviving polyphonic setting of the Requiem (the "Missa pro defunctis", c. 1464). Ockeghem's early life is shrouded in mystery. Scholars have determined he was born in Saint-Ghislain, Flanders (now Belgium), but his birthdate is unknown. He first emerges in 1444 as a choir singer at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Abbey of St. Martin (Defunct), Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
  Plot: * Location unconfirmed by historians
   
• Odo, Saint   b. 879  d. November 18, 942
  Benedictine Monk and Music Theorist. The son of a Gallic nobleman, he studied music and theology in Paris before taking holy orders in 898. He became a Benedictine monk in 909 and Abbot of Cluny in 927. Odo was greatly admired for his learning and administrative skills, and in 931 Pope John XI ordered him to reform the monasteries of northern France and Italy. He negotiated peace settlements between several feuding fifedoms and persuaded other royals to return monastery lands to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Church of Saint Julian, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   
• Sorel, Agnes    b. 1422  d. 1450
  French Royalty. Royal mistress of King Charles VII of France, the first royal mistress to be officially recognized by the state as such. Born to a family of lesser nobility in Touraine, Agnes was very well educated and beautiful. She captivated Charles VII, who was married to Marie d'Anjou, in 1444, and the couple became inseperable. She held tremendous influence over Charles, and he showered her with wealth, castles, land, and secured for her every distinction of a queen. She was the love of...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
  Church of Saint Ours, Loches, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   
• Villeret, Jacques    b. February 6, 1951  d. January 28, 2005
  French Actor. He is best remembered fo his comedic roles, especially for his work in "Le Dîner de Cons" (1998). He also appeared in "Le Bon et les Méchants" (1976), "Rien ne Va Plus" (1979), "Drôle de Samedi" (1985), "Trois Années" (1990), "Les Enfants du Marais" (1999), "Iznogoud" (2004) and "L'Antidote" (2005). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Perrusson, Perrusson, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
   

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