BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

40th year  -  N° 138                 Sunday, 18 May 2025         Antwerpen		
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Painter, balloonist, army officer and inventor
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
known for his invention of the modern pencil


  • 4 August 1755 (+) is born in Saint-Céneri-près-Sées, France.

  • 6 December 1805 (-) dies of unknown causes in Paris, France.


  • More info on Wikipedia