Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet was born on September 21, 1645. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒɔljɛ]; September 21, 1645 – after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.