Births on March 19

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance

Born on March 19, 1739

Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (d. 1824)

Charles-François Lebrun, 1st duc de Plaisance (19 March 1739 – 16 June 1824), was a French statesman who served as Third Consul of the French Republic and was later created Arch-Treasurer and Prince of the Empire by Napoleon I.

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Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance

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Events on 1739

23 Feb

Dick Turpin
At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
22 Mar

Peacock Throne
Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.