1896. Sudden death of Florvil Hyppolite:
Despite the advice of his doctors, President Hyppolite decided to take charge of
his troops to go and suppress a revolt in the South. He fell at the Portal of
Léogâne, the southern exit of Port-au-Prince.
1911. Death of Louis Joseph Janvier:
Born in Port-au-Prince on 7 January 1855, Louis Joseph Janvier who passed into posterity for his
ultranationalist writings, some of which denounce the foreign traders becoming
more arrogant every day while others refute the racist theories of
the era.
1990. Mrs. Ertha Pascal-Trouillot visits the White House in Washington:
Next to the upcoming elections, the interim president is discussing the situation
economic and American aid with his American counterpart, Mr. George
Bush Senior.