Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
Born: August 19, 1780
Died: July 16, 1857 (aged 76)
Bio: Pierre-Jean de Béranger was a prolific French poet and chansonnier, who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death.