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| Nikolai Y Marr |
1714: The peace treaty of Rastatt between French King Louis XIV and Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI is signed in French. This is allegedly the first time that a language other than Latin is used for the text of an international treaty. For another two centuries, French continues to be the foremost language of international diplomacy.
1909: Nikolai Y Marr becomes adjunct of the Historical-Philological Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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