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Marseille — Provençal port on the Mediterranean
France’s great Mediterranean port — whose 1792 fédérés carried the song that became the Marseillaise. (Editorial synthesis)
2 people born in Marseille are recorded: Adolphe Thiers and Julie Clary.
2 people who died in Marseille are recorded: André-Marie Ampère and Louise Michel.
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