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Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux.

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Petrarch

Italian scholar and poet (1304–1374)

Francis Petrarch, born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists.
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Mont Ventoux

Mountain in France

Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At 1,910 m (6,270 ft), it is the highest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the…
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April 26

Day of the year

April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 249 days remain until the end of the year.
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