Napoleon's abdication at Fontainebleau
On this day in 1814, during the Napoleonic wars, Napoleon was facing an invasion of France by forces bent on his overthrow and, pressed by his own officers, abdicated unconditionally at Fontainebleau.
Born on this Day
1953 -Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
1930 - Anton LaVey, American author
1893 - Dean Acheson, United States statesman
1869 - Kasturba Gandhi, Indian political activist
1862 - Charles Evans Hughes, United States jurist and statesman
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