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July 9, 1706

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain and explorer (born 1661)

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Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

French soldier (1661–1706)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French colonist parents.

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