Jean Moulin

Jean Moulin was a French civil servant and resistant who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the French Resistance, a unique act in Europe. He served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during World War II from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later.

20 June 1899

Born on the same birth day (20 June): Armando Picchi • Asmir Begović • Audie Murphy • Carlos Lee • Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy • Daniel Sawyer • Gina Krog • Gus Schilling • Jacob De la Gardie • Jacques Offenbach • Jean Baptiste Gay, 1st Viscount of Martignac • Jerzy Nowak • John Mahoney • John Waine • Joseph Autran • Joseph Ebuya • Leon Wachholz • Mark Ovenden • Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt • Rick ten Voorde • Silke Möller • Ulf Merbold • Wendy Craig • William Reid (mining engineer)

Born in the same month (June 1899): Amédée Gordini • Carlos Chávez • Edwin Way Teale • Elizabeth Bowen • Fritz Albert Lipmann • Juan Trippe • Michał Kalecki • Otis Barton • Richard Gurley Drew • Stanisław Czaykowski • Theippan Maung Wa • Yasunari Kawabata