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Rouen, France
Rouen is a city in the north of France.
First settlements in that region were from the 6th century before Christ.
On May, 30th of 1431 Jeanne D'Arc (the Virgin of Orleans) was burned in Rouen.
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- 1419 - January 19 - French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War
historyorb.com - 1431 - May 30 - Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.
historyorb.com - 13th-16th Century - Cathédrale Notre-Dame established in Rouen
www.gcatholic.org - 1591 - August 19 - French king Henri IV occupies Rouen
historyorb.com - 1615 - June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
historyorb.com - 1895 - Rouen
Rouen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles N.W. of Paris, and 56 miles E.S.E. of Havre, with which it is connected by railway. Lat. 49° 26' N.; lon. 1°6' E. Pop. in 1891, 112,352. It stands on a gentle acclivity facing the S.,...Read MORE... 
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Ronen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inferieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles NW. of Paris and 56 miles ESE. of Havre. Lat. 49° 26' N. ; Lon. 1° 6' E. On the site of its former fortifications there are now fine shady avenues. The old crooked and picturesque...Read MORE... 
ROUEN - Gare de la Rue Verte
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ROUEN. - Le Quai de Paris (1917)
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historyorb.com - 1942 - August 17 - US bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
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Boieldieu Bridge (1950)
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1419 - January 19 - French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War
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1431 - May 30 - Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.
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13th-16th Century - Cathédrale Notre-Dame established in Rouen
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1591 - August 19 - French king Henri IV occupies Rouen
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1615 - June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
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1895 - Rouen
Rouen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles N.W. of Paris, and 56 miles E.S.E. of Havre, with which it is connected by railway. Lat. 49° 26' N.; lon. 1°6' E. Pop. in 1891, 112,352. It stands on a gentle acclivity facing the S.,... Read MORE...
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Ronen, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inferieure, on the right bank of the Seine, 84 miles NW. of Paris and 56 miles ESE. of Havre. Lat. 49° 26' N. ; Lon. 1° 6' E. On the site of its former fortifications there are now fine shady avenues. The old crooked and picturesque... Read MORE...
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1940 - June 10 - German 5th Armour division occupies Rouen
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1942 - August 17 - US bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
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