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- 1409 – The Council of Pisa elected Peter of Candia as Pope Alexander V, becoming the third simultaneous claimant of the title of leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1889 – Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central African Republic, was founded in French Congo.
- 1906 – The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans.
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