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Jules Rimet ( 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956 ) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954.
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Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.
The trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in honour of former FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
Originally called " Victory ", but generally known simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was officially renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition.
The Jules Rimet Trophy was taken to Uruguay for the first FIFA World Cup aboard the Conte Verde, which set sail from Villefranche-sur-Mer, just south of Nice, on 21 June 1930.
This was the same ship that carried Jules Rimet and the footballers representing France, Romania and Belgium who were participating in the tournament that year.
* March 20 – The World Cup Trophy ( the " Jules Rimet ") is stolen at an exhibition ; it is later found by a dog named " Pickles " and his owner David Corbett.
It was also the first tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Rimet's presidency of FIFA.
Most importantly, Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy for the third time first nation to do so, which meant they got to keep it.
Jules and 14
Jules Richard ( born 12 August 1862 in Blet, Département Cher, died 14 October 1956 in Châteauroux, Département Indre ) was a French mathematician.
* The very first sentence of Jules Verne's " Around the World in Eighty Days " is " Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814 " ( s: Around the World in Eighty Days / I )-which includes two factual mistakes: Sheridan actually lived in No. 14 and died in 1816.
Jules Bonnot ( October 14, 1876 – April 28, 1912 ) was a French illegalist famous for his involvement in a criminal anarchist organization dubbed " The Bonnot Gang " by the French press.
* October 14, 19538 July 1954: His Excellency Jules Léger, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico for Her Majesty's Government in Canada
* January 14, 1974January 22, 1979: His Excellency the Right Honourable Jules Léger, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada
Jules François Archibald, known as J. F. Archibald, ( 14 January 1856 – 10 September 1919 Sydney ), Australian journalist and publisher, was co-owner and editor of The Bulletin during the days of its greatest influence in Australian politics and literary life.
Prince Jules de Polignac, 3rd Duke of Polignac ( Auguste Jules Armand Marie ; ; 14 May 17802 March 1847 ), was a French statesman.
Jules Asner ( born 14 February 1968 ) is an American television personality, writer, and former fashion model.
Matching closely the opening day of the Exposition, the Opéra Comique premiered on 14 May 1889 with a work specially composed for that event: Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde ( debuting American soprano Sybil Sanderson ), attracting and entertaining crowds of visitors for the more than 50 evenings the Exposition lasted.
Appointed senator for life in 1875, he took his place among the moderate republicans ( aka Opportunist Republicans ), and from 23 September 1880 to 14 November 1881 was minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Jules Ferry.
Jules Guérin ( November 18, 1866 – June 14, 1946 ), American muralist, architectural delineator and illustrator.
Jules Guérin ( 14 September 1860 – 10 February 1910 ) was a French journalist and antisemitic activist.
Henri Martin ( February 20, 1810-December 14, 1883 ) was a French historian celebrated in his own day, whose modern reputation has been eclipsed by the greater literary and interpretive powers of his contemporary, the equally passionate patriot Jules Michelet, whose works have often been reprinted.
Jules Étienne Pasdeloup ( 15 September 1819 in Paris – 14 August 1887 in Fontainebleau ) was a French conductor.
After the collapse of the Empire, Vapereau was appointed prefect of Cantal on 14 September 1870 by Jules Trochu's Government of National Defense.
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