24 December – Lagny-Pomponne Railroad Disaster between Lagny and Pomponne (east of Paris) leaves over 200 dead; it is the second worst railroad disaster in French history
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When the ardently Catholic English courtier Edward Colman asked for large sums of money to persuade King Charles II of England to pursue a pro-French policy, Pomponne showed strong common sense, telling his own King firmly that Charles' support was not worth bidding for.