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King Louis XIV
He was born on this day and took reign of France in 1661 when the Italian cheif minister died, He ruled for 72 years and was known as Louis The Great or the Sun King. -
King Louis XV of France
The Great-Grandson of King Louis the 14th. He was known as Louis the Well Beloved. He succeeded his great-grandfather, Lous XIV at age five. -
Death of King Louis XIV
He died of gangrene at Versailles. His son died of smallpox in 1711. -
Birth of Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner was born in England and was an apprentice to an English surgeon where he learned to become a sergeon himself. Later on in life he created the smallpox vaccine from cowpox pus taken from a milkmaid and injected into a small boys wound. He saved millions of lives but if only he was born sooner, he could have saved kings! -
Death of King Louis XV
He died of smallpox at the Palace of Versailles. Many of his children had already died of smallpox so the throne had to be handed down to his great grandson. -
Small Pox Vaccine Invented
The exact date isn't known for sure, but in 1796, the smallpox vaccine was invented and started saving lives and creating the new idea of vaccines that we use today. Without Edward Jenner, we would have all been dead by now! -
Edward Jenners Death
He died in Berkeley, United Kingdom where he was born . He died of a stroke at 2:00am and was found dead at breakfast time.
