Born Brussels. Songwriter/singer of French chanson. Died of lung cancer in Bobigny, in the suburbs of Paris. Is buried on the Island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, French Polynesia. Click on exte...
War dead, Music, Poetry & Song, Seriously Famous
English novel writer.Charlotte’s first novel, "The Professor" was based on her experiences while in Brussels. She and her sister Emily enrolled at Pensionnat Heger, first to learn French and Germa...
War dead, Literature, Seriously Famous, United Kingdom
Referenced on five memorials in London.
Person, Exile, Poetry & Song, Seriously Famous, United Kingdom
You will often see this written as "Grand' Place". That's because it should correctly be "Grande Place" but the "e" has been dropped. Everything else you might want to know about the Grand Place...
Building, Architecture, Seriously Famous, Tourism/Traditions
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