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Lazare Carnot
1823Aug, 2

Lazare Carnot

Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Count Carnot (13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist and politician. He was known as the "Organizer of Victory" in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

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Events on 1823

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    Portuguese rule in Brazil

    Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
  • 24Jul

    Chile

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  • 24Jul

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  • 12Oct

    Raincoat

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