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André Maginot
André Maginot (; 17 February 1877 – 7 January 1932) was a French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his advocacy of the string of forts known as the Maginot Line.
Early years, to World War I.
Maginot was born in Paris, but spent part of his youth in Alsace-Lorraine, a region where the Maginot Line would later be constructed. After taking the civil service exam in 1897, Maginot began a career in the French bureaucracy that
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- 30 October - Louis Malle, film director (died 1995)
- 29 November - Jacques Chirac, President of France
- 1 December - Stéphane Bruey, international soccer player (died 2005)
- 15 December - Charles Bozon, alpine skier and world champion (died 1964)
Births Full date unknown.
- André Pascal, song-writer and composer (died 2001)
Deaths.
Deaths January to June.
- 7 January - André Maginot, politician, advocate of the Maginot Line