Nov 17 Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, French Canadian trader and explorer of North Dakota and the upper Missouri River, born in Trois-Rivières, New France (d. 1749) Oct 1685 Famous Birthdays by Year Dec 1685 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90