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Maurice Gaston David, born on January 21, 1919 in Limay, Ile de France, FRA

The Human

  • Who is Maurice David?
    Maurice David is a human born in France in the early months of 1919. The sex at birth is presumed to be male.
  • What's the history of this record on The Population Project?
    This record was created on September 29, 2023 on The Population Project. It hasn't been edited since then.

The Context

  • What was the context in France in 1919?
    First post-war international football match in Brussels France - Belgium; draw 2 to 2. on the eve of the first anniversary of the armistice of November 11, 1918, a law was passed relating to the commemoration and glorification of the dead for France during the Great War, adopted by Parliament and promulgated by the President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Poincaré. This law is at the origin of the minute of silence, practiced for the first time on November 11, 1919. Creation of the International Confederation of Students at the initiative of the National Union of Students of France (UNEF) during its congress from Strasbourg.
  • They were born in 1919
    Henri Fenet - French collaborator
    Jean Lefebvre - French film actor.
    Cecil Saint-Laurent - Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cely was a French writer and journalist. He was born in Paris, the son of a barrister. During World War II, he fought with the Algerian Tirailleurs.

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Details
  • Sex at Birth:
    Male
  • Full Name:
    MAURICE GASTON DAVID
  • Reference Country:
    France
  • Date of birth:
    January 21, 1919
  • Country of Birth:
    France
  • Place of Birth:
    Limay, Ile de France
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