Births on April 21

Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait

Born on April 21, 1752

Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait, French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, French Minister of Marine and the Colonies (d. 1807)

Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait (21 April 1752, Rouen – 8 November 1807, Rouen) was a French engineer, hydrographer and politician, and Minister of the Navy.

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Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait
List of Naval Ministers of France

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Konbaung Dynasty
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Western Europe
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
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Births on April 21

Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait

Born on April 21, 1752

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