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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
(Naturalist and Biologist Best Known for Proposing that Acquired Characteristics can be Inherited.)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Birthdate: August 1, 1744
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bazentin, France
Died: December 18, 1829

French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck acquired his love for plants while serving as a soldier in the French army. Following an injury, he quit his military career but retained his love for botany. He later taught zoology, studied the classification of invertebrates, and also coined the term biology.

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Jules Brunet
(French Military Officer)
Jules Brunet
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Birthdate: January 2, 1838
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Belfort
Died: August 12, 1911
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Gilad Shalit
(Sports columnist, Soldier, Journalist, Investment Advisor)
Gilad Shalit
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Birthdate: August 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nahariya

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was held by Palestinian militants from 2006 to 2011 and thus became significant in the Israeli political scene. He was eventually released as part of a prisoner-exchange deal, mediated by Germany ad Egypt, which required the release of over 1,000 Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners.

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 4 
Bob Denard
(French Mercenary and Soldier of Fortune)
Bob Denard
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Birthdate: April 7, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, Gironde, France
Died: October 13, 2007
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Henri Giraud
(French General)
Henri Giraud
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Birthdate: January 18, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris
Died: March 13, 1949
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Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
(Senior Officer of the British Army and Professional Head of the British Army During World War II)
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
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Birthdate: July 23, 1883
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bragnieres-de-Bigorre, France
Died: June 17, 1963

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, also known as Brookie and Colonel Shrapnel, was a senior British Army officer and a military advisor to Winston Churchill. He had received multiple knighthood honors. An ornithologist, too, he was a skilled bird photographer and had led the Zoological Society of London.

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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
(French Soldier and Lieutenant General)
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
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Birthdate: February 28, 1712
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vestric-et-Candiac, France
Died: September 14, 1759
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Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
(32nd Chief of the Army Staff)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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Birthdate: February 2, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mouilleron-en-Pareds
Died: January 11, 1952
 9 
Charles de Foucauld
(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Charles de Foucauld
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Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: December 1, 1916

Charles de Foucauld was a cavalry officer in the French Army in the late 19th century. He later became an explorer and geographer, eventually adopting the life of a hermit and a Catholic priest. He was assassinated in 1916 and is listed as a martyr in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. 

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Frédéric Bazille
(French Painter)
Frédéric Bazille
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Birthdate: December 6, 1841
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: November 28, 1870
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Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
(French Army Officer & Spy for the German Empire)
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
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Birthdate: December 16, 1847
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 21, 1923
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Joseph Darnand
(French Collaborator With Nazi Germany During World War II)
Joseph Darnand
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Birthdate: March 19, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Coligny, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
Died: October 10, 1945
 13 
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
(French Soldier and Courtier)
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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Birthdate: May 22, 1622
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died: November 28, 1698
 14 
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
(French Explorer and Soldier)
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
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Birthdate: July 16, 1661
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: July 9, 1706

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was a soldier and ship captain. Also a daredevil explorer, he led the Hudson Bay expedition in 1686 and played a pivotal part in the capture of the fort at Moose Factory. He founded the French colony of Louisiana in New France. As a member of Compagnies Franches de la Marine, he fought in many wars. 

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Anne, duke de Montmorency
(French Soldier, Diplomat, and Statesman)
Anne, duke de Montmorency
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Birthdate: March 15, 1493
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chantilly, France
Died: November 12, 1567
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Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
(French Military Leader and Knight)
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
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Birthdate: 1473 AD
Birthplace: Pontcharra, France
Died: April 30, 1524
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Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma
(French Businessman and Racing Car Driver)
Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma
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Birthdate: March 4, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 8, 2018
 18 
William Clito
(Count of Flanders)
William Clito
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Birthdate: October 25, 1102
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: July 28, 1128
 19 
Georges Bernanos
(French Soldier and Author)
Georges Bernanos
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Birthdate: February 20, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 5, 1948
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Jacques Massu
(French General)
Jacques Massu
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Birthdate: May 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Châlons-en-Champagne
Died: October 26, 2002
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Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
(French Soldier, Memoirist, and Diplomat)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
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Birthdate: January 16, 1675
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 2, 1755
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Lucien E. Conein
(French-born U.S. Army Officer )
Lucien E. Conein
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Birthdate: November 29, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 3, 1998
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Lazare Hoche
(French Military Leader)
Lazare Hoche
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Birthdate: June 24, 1768
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: September 19, 1797
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André Maginot
(French Soldier, Civil Servant, and Member of Parliament)
André Maginot
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Birthdate: February 17, 1877
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 7, 1932
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Joseph Gallieni
(French Soldier and Commander)
Joseph Gallieni
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Birthdate: April 24, 1849
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Béat, France
Died: May 27, 1916
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Benjamin Bonneville
(American Military Officer, Explorer in the American West, and Fur Trapper)
Benjamin Bonneville
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Birthdate: April 14, 1796
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 12, 1878
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Raoul Coutard
(French Cinematographer)
Raoul Coutard
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Birthdate: September 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 8, 2016
 28 
Jacqueline Auriol
(French Aviator & Speed Record Holder)
Jacqueline Auriol
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Birthdate: November 5, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Challans, France
Died: February 11, 2000
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François de Charette
(French Soldier and Politician)
François de Charette
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Birthdate: May 2, 1763
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Couffe, France
Died: March 29, 1796

François de Charette was a Breton soldier and politician who played an important role during the American Revolutionary War, serving in the French Royal Navy. He was one of the leaders of the War in the Vendée and fought against the revolutionary regime. His life inspired the creation of Le Dernier Panache at a theme park named Puy du Fou.

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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
(French Explorer and Soldier)
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
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Birthdate: 1639 AD
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-Laval, France
Died: February 25, 1710
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Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
(French Soldier, Statesman, and Nobleman)
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
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Birthdate: December 13, 1560
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Château de Rosny-sur-Seine, Rosny-sur-Seine, France
Died: December 22, 1641
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James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
(British Soldier, Statesman, and Diplomat)
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
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Birthdate: 1673 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 5, 1721
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Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
(French Soldier, Statesman, and Diplomat)
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
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Birthdate: March 13, 1696
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 8, 1788
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Olivier de Clisson
(Breton Soldier)
Olivier de Clisson
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Birthdate: April 23, 1336
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brittany, France
Died: April 23, 1407
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Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt
(French Diplomat, Military Officer, and Close Advisor to Napoleon Bonaparte)
Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt
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Birthdate: December 9, 1773
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Caulaincourt, Aisne, France
Died: February 19, 1827
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Guillaume Brune
(French Military Commander, Political Figure, and Marshal of the Empire)
Guillaume Brune
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Birthdate: March 13, 1764
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Died: August 2, 1816
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Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
(French Politician and Journalist)
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
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Birthdate: February 13, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 7, 2006
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Pierre André de Suffren
(French Navy Officer and Admiral )
Pierre André de Suffren
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Birthdate: July 17, 1729
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Cannat, France
Died: December 8, 1788
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Agrippa d'Aubigné
(French Soldier, Propagandist, Poet, and Chronicler)
Agrippa d'Aubigné
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Birthdate: February 8, 1552
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pons, France
Died: April 29, 1630
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Henri, duke de Rohan
(Breton-French Soldier, Leader of the Huguenots, and Writer)
Henri, duke de Rohan
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Birthdate: August 21, 1579
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Blain, Blain, France
Died: April 13, 1638
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Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti
(Last Prince of Conti)
Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti
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Birthdate: September 1, 1734
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 13, 1814
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Jean-Baptiste Marchand
(French Explorer and Military Officer)
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
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Birthdate: November 2, 1863
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Thoissey, France
Died: January 13, 1934
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Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
(French Soldier and Military Commander)
Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
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Birthdate: December 7, 1764
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: La Marche, France
Died: March 1, 1841
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Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duke d'Aiguillon
(French Statesman and Soldier)
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duke d'Aiguillon
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Birthdate: July 31, 1720
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 1, 1788
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Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
(French Soldier and a Marshal of France )
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
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Birthdate: July 29, 1765
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: January 25, 1844
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Henri-Gustave Delvigne
(French Inventor and Soldier)
Henri-Gustave Delvigne
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Birthdate: April 10, 1800
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: October 18, 1876
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Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
(French Soldier and Aristocrat)
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
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Birthdate: October 19, 1718
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 30, 1804
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François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
(French Military Officer and Nobleman)
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
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Birthdate: April 7, 1644
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: July 18, 1730
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Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
(French Soldier)
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
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Birthdate: August 20, 1798
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 29, 1854
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François de Montmorency
(French Noble, Diplomat, Governor, and Soldier)
François de Montmorency
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Birthdate: July 17, 1530
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chantilly, France
Died: May 6, 1579