He gained his reputation in the UK and southern Europe as Italian romantic landscape painter. In England and France he was known as the "British Claude.
Two of the most likely contenders for the presidency are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg.
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In 1889, British actor Claude Rains, who starred in the films "Casablanca, " "Robin Hood" and "Caesar and Cleopatra, " born.
First Row (L-R): Finance Minister of Germany Jorg Asmussen, Finance Minister of Italy Giulio Tremonti, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, French Finance Minister Christine Lagard, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Luxembourg Prime Minister and chairman of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker.