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Encyclopedia > Anne de Gaulle

Anne de Gaulle (January 1, 1928 - February 6, 1948) was the daughter of General Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne. She was born in Trier, Germany, where her father was stationed. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as Général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ... Yvonne de Gaulle was the wife of Charles De Gaulle. ... The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ...


She was mentally handicapped with Down syndrome but was never separated from her family. De Gaulle's relatives all testified that the General, who was normally undemonstrative in his affections for his family, was more open and extroverted with Anne.


In October 1945, Yvonne de Gaulle bought the Château de Vert-Cœur at Milon-la-Chapelle (Yvelines), where they installed a private hospital for handicapped young girls: the Fondation Anne de Gaulle. Yvelines is a French département in the région of ÃŽle-de-France. ...


Anne died on February 6, 1948 at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. Upon her death, her father said: "Now, she's like the others." ("Maintenant, elle est comme les autres.") February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Colombey-les-deux-Églises is a village and commune in the Haute-Marne départment, France, located at 48 13N 4 54E. It has a population of around 700 people. ...


On August 22, 1962, Charles de Gaulle was the victim of an attempted attack at Petit-Clamart. He later said that the potentially fatal bullet had been stopped by the frame of the photograph of Anne that he always carried with him, placed this particular day on the rear shelf of his car. In 1970, he was buried in the cemetery of Colombey beside his daughter. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...



 
 

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