Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was born on 2 February 1926 in Koblenz. A French politician, Giscard d'Estaing was President of France from 1974 to 1981. A graduate of the elite Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, he served as finance minister before winning the presidency as the candidate of the center-right. His term saw social reforms, including legalized divorce by mutual consent, lowering of the voting age to eighteen, and the legalization of abortion. He championed European integration, helping to create the European Monetary System and the European Council, and later led the convention that drafted the European constitutional treaty.
Before and after
- 1926Establishment of Kruger National Park
- 1926Founding of SSC Napoli
- 1926Founding of Mercedes-Benz
- 1926Founding of Lufthansa
- 2 February 1926Birth of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- 24 March 1926Birth of Dario Fo
- 21 April 1926Birth of Elizabeth II
- 25 April 1926Premiere of Turandot
- 28 April 1926Birth of Harper Lee
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