A few days before his death Mitterand was joined by family members and close friends for a "last meal" that attracted controversy because it included the serving of roast ortolan bunting, a small wild songbird that is a protected species whose sale is illegal in France. (8 January 1996)
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Friday 4th of August 1944 (x) — The Achterhuis where Diarist Anne Frank was hiding is stormed by a group of German uniformed police led by SS-OberscharführerKarl Silberbauer of the Sicherheitsdienst. On 3 September the Frank family was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz KZ.