Jean-Charles Cornay

Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and saint (died 1837)

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Born: February 27, 1809
Died: September 20, 1837
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1809

About Jean-Charles Cornay

Jean-Charles Cornay was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam, during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mạng. Jean-Charles Cornay (French pronunciation:; 27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. Jean-Charles was baptized on 3 March 1809 in the Church of Saint-Pierre-du-Marché in Loudun.

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Jean-Charles Cornay timeline

1809Jean-Charles Cornay (French pronunciation:; 27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam.
1809Jean-Charles was baptized on 3 March 1809 in the Church of Saint-Pierre-du-Marché in Loudun.

The world when Jean-Charles Cornay was born

Jean-Charles Cornay was born in 1809. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineJames Madison inaugurated as 4th President
Technology milestoneFirst canning factory opens in England
World population~945M

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJames Madison
U.S. population7.2M

1809 versus 2026

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Measure	1809	2026
Population	7.2M	341 million

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