Claude de Forbin

Claude, comte de Forbin-Gardanne was a French naval officer, nobleman and diplomat. From 1685 to 1688, he led a diplomatic mission to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. He became governor of Bangkok and a general in the Siamese army, and left Siam shortly before King Narai fell ill and was deposed by a coup d'état.

6 August 1656

Born on the same birth day (6 August): Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Bill Emmott • Hjalmar Kiærskou • Jean-Baptiste Bessières • Jim McGreevey • Luis Vizcaíno • Vic Dickenson