births
October 15, 1802
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, French general and politician, head of state of France in 1848 (died 1857)
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac was a French general and politician who served as head of the executive power of France between June and December 1848, during the French Second Republic.
List of heads of state of France
Monarchs ruled the Kingdom of France from the establishment of Francia in 481 to 1870, except for certain periods from 1792 to 1852. Since 1870, the head of state has been the President of France. Below is a list of all French heads of state. It includes the kings of the Franks, the monarchs of the Kingdom of France, emperors of the First and Second Empire and leaders of the five Republics.
October 15
October 15 is the 288th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 77 days remain until the end of the year.