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Louis XIV reigned for more than 72 years

Louis XIV of France held the longest verified reign of any sovereign monarch, lasting 72 years and 110 days.

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He became king in 1643 while still a child and ruled until his death in 1715. Regents governed during his early childhood, but the legal reign began at accession.

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Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but delegates began signing the parchment copy on August 2.

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Two people have turned down a Nobel Prize

Two laureates have declined a Nobel Prize: Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 and Le Duc Tho in 1973.

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