oslav ia ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁as hes ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁II ▁were ▁brought ▁from ▁Vienna ▁to ▁Paris , ▁exactly ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁since ▁the ▁retour ▁des ▁c end res ▁when ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ' s ▁rep atri ated ▁remains ▁were ▁inter red ▁at ▁Les ▁In val ides . ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁meant ▁as ▁a ▁gesture ▁of ▁recon c ili ation ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Hitler , ▁but ▁a ▁popular ▁jo ke ▁among ▁the ▁French ▁went ▁that ▁the ▁Paris ians ▁would ▁have ▁preferred ▁coal ▁to ▁as hes . ▁ ▁Born : ▁Barbara ▁Val entin , ▁actress , ▁in ▁Vienna ▁( d . ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁Bomb ing ▁of ▁Mann heim : ▁The ▁first ▁area ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁city ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁when ▁ 1 3 4 ▁bom bers ▁attacked ▁Mann heim ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁starting ▁large ▁fires ▁on ▁both ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁D ied : ▁Eug ène ▁Dub ois , ▁ 8 2 , ▁Dutch ▁pale o anth rop ologist ; ▁Billy ▁Hamilton , ▁ 7 4 , ▁American ▁baseball ▁player ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( T ues day ) ▁The ▁British ▁captured ▁Fort ▁Cap uz zo ▁and ▁S all um ▁near ▁the ▁Egypt - Lib ya ▁border .