🎂 Victor Hugo is born (1802)
Where: Besançon, France
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📅 On This Day: February 26
February 26, 1802: Victor Hugo is born. Victor Hugo was born in 1802 in Besançon, France. He wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The success of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame made many people want to repair and protect the old Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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🧠 Question of the day
Which building did Hugo's novel help protect?
- Big Ben
- Notre-Dame Cathedral
- The Eiffel Tower
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Answer: Notre-Dame Cathedral
Questions
What happened on February 26?
February 26, 1802: Victor Hugo is born. It happened in Besançon, France.
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