Jørgen Leth, Danish filmmaker, writer and former Danish honorary consul in Haiti.
EDT (0700 UTC) – Tropical Storm Noel makes its first landfall in Jacmel, Haiti with 50 mph (85 km/h) winds.
Ulrick Chérubin (born December 24, 1943 in Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian-born politician, who has served as mayor of Amos, Quebec since 2002.
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Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean's parents were born in Jacmel, which she visited frequently as a child.
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On the 29th, Choice Hotels announced that it would continue with its plans to open two hotels in Jacmel, although opening would be delayed.
Damage to infrastructure in the 2010 Haiti earthquake was extensive and affected areas included Port-au-Prince, Petit-Goâve, Léogâne, Jacmel and other settlements in southwestern Haiti.
His ministers of Education, Jean Simon Elie-Dubois and François Elie-Dubois, modernized and established many lycea in Jacmel, Jérémie, Saint-Marc, and Gonaïves.
Michael Capponi founder of the Capponi Group,formed the Jacmel Advisory Council, to help revitalize Jacmel, while preserving its art's, culture and traditions.
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Jacmel, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.