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Events on Saturday 12 September 1874 1
1787 – 1874Francois Guizot (1787-1874)Died 12 September 1874, aged 86Guizot was a historian and statesman who served as prime minister of France under King Louis Philippe. His conservative policies and resistance to electoral reform contributed to the 1848 revolution that toppled the July Monarchy. He later devoted himself to historical writing.