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#OTD 2 August 1646 Jean-Baptiste du Casse was born. He became a legendary privateer, then admiral who served in several key naval battles, including the Battle of Málaga & the siege of Barcelona. In the midst of these wars, he was Governor of Saint-Domingue from 1691 to 1703.
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#OTD 1 August 1744 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was born. He became a naturalist who developed the first truly cohesive theory of biological evolution, preceding Charles Darwin.
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#OTD 1 August 1936 Yves Saint Laurent was born. The legendary Christian Dior mentored him in fashion design. He founded his own fashion house & is often called the greatest fashion designer of the 20th century.
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#OTD 2 August 1343 Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates & bought ships & the service of armed men to begin her life of pirating. She swore vengeance against the France after the execution of her husband. She became a pirate, killing entire crews, save 1 to tell of her fury.
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#OTD 2 August 1754 Pierre Charles L'Enfant was born. He became a military engineer who designed the US capital of Washington D.C.
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