2015 Event The Swiss National Bank has uncapped the Swiss franc against the euro, resulting in a rise in its currency value from 1.20 to 1.04 francs/euro; the bank also reduced interest rates from -.25% to -.75%, increasing costs to investors who store deposits 1992 Death Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars), dies 1973 Death Franc Costello, U.S. gangster, dies at 82 1965 Death Franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81 1962 Death Franc S Finzgar, Slovic writer (Service Girls), dies 1961 Death Franc N D Buchman, U.S. theology (Moral Rearms), dies at 83 1960 Event Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents 1958 Event French franc devalued 1952 Birthday Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group 1952 Death Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87 1946 Death Hans Franc, German war criminal, hanged 1946 Birthday Franc Roddam, director, K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia 1936 Event French franc devalued 1926 Event Belgium stabilizes current value of franc (5 franc becomes 1 "Belga") 1926 Event Jaspar government asks authority to save Belgian franc 1926 Event Belgium's "black monday," franc falls 1925 Event Franc B. Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as U.S. Secretary of State 1919 Birthday Franc [Franklin E] Essed, Suriname agricultural eng, Oper Grasshopper 1918 Death [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53 1916 Event Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in New York City 1910 Birthday Franc Henry Loesser, U.S. songwriter/composer, Most Happy Fella 1909 Birthday Franc Albertson, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, actor, Psycho, Alice Adams 1871 Birthday Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer, Our Blood 1870 Birthday [B] Franc[lin] Norris, U.S., writer, McTeague, Octopus 1793 Birthday Denis-Auguste Affre, Franc, archbishop/opponent of King Louis-Philippe
