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1 day ago · Cousteau was born on 11 June 1910, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France, to Daniel and Élisabeth Cousteau. He had one brother, Pierre-Antoine. Cousteau completed his preparatory studies at the Collège Stanislas in Paris. In 1930, he entered the École navale and graduated as a gunnery officer.
1 day ago · Gauls. The Gauls ( Latin: Galli; Ancient Greek: Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul ( Gallia ). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language .
1 day ago · Siege of Eretria (490 BC) – Part of the First Persian invasion of Greece. Siege of Paros (489 BC) Siege of Himera (480 BC) – Sicilian Wars. Siege of Potidaea (480 BC) – Second Persian invasion of Greece. Siege of Olynthus (480 BC) – Second Persian invasion of Greece. Siege of Sestos (479 BC) – Greco-Persian Wars.