André Citroën

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André-Gustave Citroën (Born February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 332 days remaining (333 in leap years). Events 962 - by Daniel Defoe. 1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California. 1848 - Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ending... February 2, Events January - April January – Cleopatras Needle arrives in London January 9 - Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 – Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 - sinks, killing 300. March 25 - Russia rejects British proposal to lay San Stefano treaty before European congress March 27 - In... 1878 and died July 3 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ July 3 From Wikipedia July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 181 days remaining. Events 300-1899 323 - Battle of Adrianople... July 3, 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 - Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to... 1935 in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France , called Paris ), Paris has been a major tourist destination for centuries. The city is renowned for the beauty of its... Paris) was a The French Republic or France ( French: Official language French1 Capital Paris Largest City Paris President: Jacques Chirac Prime Minister: Jean-Pierre Raffarin Area  - Total2  - Metropolitan France3  - % water Ranked 42nd 674,843 km² (260,558 sq. mi.) Ranked 47th 551,695 km²4 (213,011 sq... French entrepreneur of The Netherlands ( Dutch: Under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain, the region was part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, which also includes most of present-day Belgium. In 1568 the Eighty Years War started and in 1579, the northern half of the Seventeen Provinces declared... Dutch descent. He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him.

André-Gustave was the fifth and last child of the Dutch The word came into being when the Kingdom of Israel was split between the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah. Hence, the Israelites (who were later largely destroyed by the Assyrians) were those of the northern kingdom and the Jews (who survived) were those of the... Jewish A scattering of round-brilliant cut diamonds shows off the many reflecting facets. The mineral diamond is a crystalline form, or (αδάμας; impossible to tame)—and their high dispersion of light. These properties and others make diamond valued for use in jewelry and a... diamond merchant Levie Citroen and Mazra Kleinmann (of Warsaw ( Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: (It defies the storms) Mayor Lech Kaczyński Area 516,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 1,676.600 2,400,000 3258/km² Founded City rights 13th century... Warsaw, The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania... Poland). The Citroen family moved to The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France , called Paris ), Paris has been a major tourist destination for centuries. The city is renowned for the beauty of its... Paris from Municipality of Amsterdam , and its numerous coffee shops selling cannabis. History Dam Square in the late 17th century: painting by Jan Adriaensz. Berckheyde (Gemäldegalerie, Dresden) (Valiant, Resolute, and Merciful) which is displayed on the coat of arms, was bestowed on it by Queen Wilhelmina in 1947 in recognition... Amsterdam in Events January - April January 17 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. February 11 - Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. February 12 - Former foreign minister Emilio Cistelar y Ripoli becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. February 20 - The... 1873 where the name changed to Citroën. His father committed Suicide (from Latin , (The Sorrows of Young Werther), the romantic story of a young man who kills himself because his love proves unattainable, was reputed to have caused a wave of suicides in Germany. Arthur Schopenhauer would be expected to take the subject seriously, due to his bleak view of... suicide when André was only two years old.

André was a graduate of the The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. A statue set in the honor courtyard of the school commemorates this deed. The École polytechnique (the Polytechnic School), often nicknamed X, is the foremost of the French —For the Nation, Sciences... École Polytechnique in 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. January 5 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule... 1900. During World War I, he was responsible for Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardised products on production lines. It was popularised by Henry Ford in the early 20th Century, notably in his Ford Model T. Mass production is notable because it permits very high rates of production per person and therefore provides very inexpensive... mass production of A weapon is a tool used to kill or incapacitate a person or animal, or destroy a military target. It may be used to attack and defend, or in some instances just to threaten. The use of weapons has been recorded since the advent of cave painting, and the process... armaments. André founded the Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, started in 1919 by André Citroën. Originally a mass-market car maker with relatively straight-forward designs, Citroën shocked the world in 1934 with the innovative , a car so innovative that the competition would have no response... Citroën automobile company in 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). Events January January 1 - , the first automatic book, is written by Andre Breton and Philippe Soupault. XWA (now CFCF), in Montreal, Quebec, is the first public radio station in North America to go on the air. Various strikes... 1919, leading it to become the fourth-largest A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own engine. Different types of automobile include cars, buses, vans and trucks, with cars being the most popular by far. Older terms include horseless carriage and motor car, with motor... automobile manufacturer in the world by the early Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim Big band or swing music becomes... 1930s.
He died of In medicine, stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs. The cancer may grow along the stomach wall into the esophagus or small intestine. It also may extend through the stomach wall and spread... stomach cancer in 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 - Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to... 1935.

External links

• The early years (http://www.citroen.mb.ca/Legacy/early.html)
• Citroen Family (http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2038/Narizin/CitGeschichte/Kap2.html) (in German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term ) region of Italy, the East Cantons of Belgium, parts of Romania, Poland, Alsace (in German, ). It took until the middle of the 18th century to create a standard that was widely accepted, thus ending the period of Early New High German... German)
• Insecula encyclopedia (http://www.insecula.com/contact/A010130.html) (in French (), perhaps fewer than 200 words with a Celtic etymology remain in French today (largely place and plant names and words dealing with rural life and the earth). In the reverse direction, some words for Gallic objects which were new to the Romans (like clothing items) and for which there... French)