Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
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16th January 1412: Antipope John XXIII makes the Medici Bank the official bank to the Papacy
16th January 2019
2nd March 2020
2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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