See also 1877 in France , 1878 other events of 1878 , 1879 in France . Events from the year 1878 in France ... in France 1953 . 5 February Andr Citro n , automobile pioneer d. 1935 in France 1935 . 28 February Pierre Fatou , mathematician d. 1929 in France 1929 . 2 April milie Charmy , artist d. 1974 in France 1974 . 17 April Albert Canet , tennis player. 26 May Charles Burguet , film director d. 1946 in France 1946 . 28 May Paul Pelliot , sinologist and explorer d. 1945 in France 1945 . July to December 16 August L on Binoche , rugby union player d. 1962 in France 1962 . 2 September Maurice Ren Fr chet , mathematician d. 1973 in France 1973 . 15 October Paul Reynaud , politician and lawyer d. 1966 in France 1966 . 17 October Henri Mulet , organist and composer d. 1967 in France 1967 . 14 November Julie Manet , painter and art collector d. 1966 in France 1966 . 23 November Andr Caplet , composer and conductor d. 1925 in France 1925 . Full date unknown Ren Baudichon , sculptor and medallist d. 1963 in France 1963 . Georges Garnier , soccer player d. 1936 in France 1936 . Deaths 7 January Fran ois Vincent Raspail , chemist , physiologist and socialist b. 1794 in France 1794 . 8 January Charles Cousin Montauban, Comte de Palikao , general and statesman b. 1796 in France 1796 . 18 January Antoine C sar Becquerel , scientist b. 1788 in France 1788 . 19 January Henri Victor Regnault , chemist and physicist b. 1810 in France 1810 . 11 February Auguste Poulet Malassis , Printer publisher printer and publisher b. 1825 in France 1825 . 19 February Charles Fran ois Daubigny , painter b. 1817 in France 1817 . 6 May Fran ois Benoist , composer and organist b. 1794 in France 1794 . 6 June Achille Baraguey d Hilliers , Marshal of France and politician b. 1795 in France 1795 . 2 September Garcin de Tassy , orientalist b. 1794 in France 1794 . 11 October F lix Dupanloup , Bishopric of Orl ans Bishop of Orl ans b. 1802 in France 1802 . 31 October Louis Antoine Garnier Pag s , politician ... more details
See also 1901 in France , 1902 other events of 1902 , 1903 in France . Events from the year 1902 in France ... and organist d. 1986 in France 1986 . 18 January mile Aillaud , architect d. 1988 in France 1988 . 25 January Andr Beaufre , colonel d. 1975 in France 1975 . 29 January Arlette Marchal , actress d. 1984 in France 1984 . 8 February Andr Gillois , writer and radio pioneer d. 2004 in France 2004 . 26 February Jean Bruller , writer and illustrator d. 1991 in France 1991 . 9 March Elisabeth de Rothschild , World War II heroine d. 1945 in France 1945 . 13 March Louis Ducatel , politician and businessman d. 1999 in France 1999 . 14 March Henri Barb , communist d. 1966 in France 1966 . 22 March Madeleine Milhaud , actress d. 2008 in France 2008 . 29 March Marcel Aym , novelist and children s writer d. 1967 in France 1967 . 4 April Louise Leveque de Vilmorin , novelist, poet and journalist d. 1969 in France 1969 . 9 April Th odore Monod , naturalist, explorer and humanist scholar d. 2000 in France 2000 . 3 May Alfred Kastler , physicist , and Nobel Prize for Physics Nobel Prize laureate d. 1984 in France 1984 . 7 May Jean Philippe Lauer , architect and Egyptologist d. 2001 in France ... Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1965 d. 1994 in France 1994 . 2 June Georges Coudray , politician d. 1998 in France 1998 . 15 June Pierre B arn , writer d. 2004 in France 2004 . 28 June Pierre Brunet figure skater Pierre Brunet , figure skating figure skater d. 1991 in France 1991 . July December 6 July Louis Vola , double bass player d. 1990 in France 1990 . 16 July Vincent Badie , lawyer and politician d. 1989 in France 1989 . 9 August Zino Francescatti , violinist d. 1991 in France 1991 . 11 August Christian de Castries , military officer d. 1991 in France 1991 . 16 August Gilbert G rint s , rugby union player d. 1968 in France 1968 . 24 August Fernand Braudel , historian d. 1985 in France 1985 . 20 October Ren Floriot , lawyer d. 1975 in France 1975 . 31 October Marie Laure de Noailles , patron ... more details
Bill France may refer to one of two people involved in NASCAR, father and son Bill France, Sr. 1909 1992 , nicknamed Big Bill , the founder of NASCAR and its president from 1948 1971 Bill France, Jr. 1933 2007 , nicknamed Little Bill , son of Bill France, Sr., who ran NASCAR from 1972 2000 hndis France, Bill de Bill France ... more details
Three women have held the title Empress of France or Empress of the French First French Empire Jos phine de Beauharnais , first wife of Napoleon I Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Marie Louise of Austria , second wife of Napoleon I. Second French Empire Eug nie de Montijo , wife of Napoleon III Ships The following ships have had the name Empress of France RMS Empress of France 1914 Empress of France 1914 1928 RMS Empress of France 1928 Empress of France 1928 1960 Disambig ... more details
See also 1861 in France , 1862 other events of 1862 , 1863 in France . Events from the year 1862 in France . Events 6 January French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico, beginning the French intervention in Mexico . 5 May Battle of Puebla , victory for the Mexican Army against the French occupational forces. Arts and literature 3 April The first two volumes of Les Mis rables by Victor Hugo is published. 15 May The remainder of Les Mis rables is published. Births 28 March Aristide Briand , statesman, Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner d. 1932 in France 1932 . 6 April Georges Darien , writer d. 1921 in France 1921 . 22 August Claude Debussy , composer d. 1918 in France 1918 . 19 October Auguste and Louis Lumi re Auguste Lumi re , filmmaker d. 1954 in France 1954 . 7 December Paul Adam French novelist Paul Adam , novelist d. 1920 in France 1920 . 8 December Georges Feydeau , playwright d. 1921 in France 1921 . Deaths 11 January Jean Philibert Damiron , philosopher b. 1794 in France 1794 . 7 February Prosper M ni re , scientist b. 1799 in France 1799 . 11 February Jules Lequier , philosopher b. 1814 in France 1814 . 17 March Fromental Hal vy , composer b. 1799 in France 1799 . 9 April Charles Deval , ophthalmologist b. 1806 in France 1806 . 18 June Jean Baptiste Pallegoix , vicar apostolic of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok Eastern Siam b. 1805 in France 1805 . 5 July tienne Denis Pasquier , statesman b. 1767 in France 1767 . September Mathieu Richard Auguste Henrion , magistrate, historian and journalist b. 1805 in France 1805 . Full date unknown Louis Alfred Becquerel , physicist and medical researcher b. 1814 in France 1814 . Antoine Fauchery , photographer b. 1823 in France 1823 . Louis Petitot , sculptor b. 1794 in France 1794 . References DEFAULTSORT 1862 In France Category 1862 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1862 en France ... more details
See also 1849 in France , 1850 other events of 1850 , 1851 in France . Events from the year 1850 in France . Events 15 April Angers Bridge collapsed when 478 French soldiers marched across it. 229 were killed. 16 May French battleship Le Napol on 1850 Le Napol on is launched. France begins to transport colonists to Algeria . Births 14 January Pierre Loti , sailor and writer d. 1923 in France 1923 . 5 August Guy de Maupassant , writer d. 1893 in France 1893 . 6 August Henri Chantavoine , writer d. 1918 in France 1918 . 25 August Charles Richet , physiologist, awarded Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1913 d. 1935 in France 1935 . Deaths January to June 22 January William Joseph Chaminade , priest, beatified b. 1761 in France 1761 . 22 March Sophie d Arbouville , writer b. 1810 in France 1810 . 16 April Marie Tussaud , wax sculptor b. 1761 in France 1761 . 1 May Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville , zoologist and anatomist b. 1777 in France 1777 . 9 May Joseph Louis Gay Lussac , chemist and physicist b. 1778 in France 1778 . July to December 18 August Honor de Balzac , novelist and playwright b. 1799 in France 1799 . 26 August Louis Philippe of France , last king of France b. 1773 in France 1773 . 9 November Fran ois Xavier Joseph Droz , writer on ethics, political science and political economy b. 1773 in France 1773 . 10 December Fran ois Sulpice Beudant , mineralogist and geologist b. 1787 in France 1787 . 24 December Fr d ric Bastiat , writer and political economist b. 1801 in France 1801 . Full date unknown Armand Benjamin Caillau , Roman Catholic priest, a missionary and writer b. 1794 in France 1794 . References Category 1850 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1850 en France ... more details
See also 1850 in France , 1851 other events of 1851 , 1852 in France . Events from the year 1851 in France . Events 1 March Victor Hugo uses the phrase United States of Europe in a speech to the French national assembly. 1 July Serial poisoner H l ne J gado is arrested in Rennes . 2 December French coup of 1851 Coup d tat , is staged by President Napoleon III of France Louis Napol on Bonaparte , dissolving the French National Assembly . 6 December Trial of H l ne J gado begins she is eventually sentenced to death and executed by guillotine . 21 December French constitutional referendum, 1851 Constitutional referendum held, approving President Napoleon III of France Louis Napol on Bonaparte , who had been limited to a single four year term, serving for ten additional years. Births 27 March Vincent d Indy , composer d. 1931 in France 1931 . 21 April Charles Barrois , geologist and palaeontologist d. 1939 in France 1939 . 6 May Aristide Bruant , singer, comedian and nightclub owner d. 1925 in France 1925 . 21 May L on Bourgeois , politician, Prime Minister of France Prime Minister , awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1920 d. 1925 in France 1925 . 30 September Auguste Molinier , historian d. 1904 in France 1904 . 2 October Ferdinand Foch , Marshal of France , military theorist and writer d. 1929 in France 1929 . Deaths 28 February Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie , Marshal of France , b. 1775 in France 1775 . 19 October Marie Th r se Charlotte of France , eldest child of King Louis XVI of France b. 1778 in France 1778 . 26 November Jean de Dieu Soult , Marshal General of France and three times Prime Minister of France b. 1769 in France 1769 . References reflist Category 1851 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1851 en France ... more details
See also 1834 in France , 1835 other events of 1835 , 1836 in France . Events from the year 1835 in France . Events The French word for their language changes to fran ais , from fran ois . Charles Louis Havas creates Havas , the first French news agency which later spawned Agence France Presse Births 18 April Fran ois Perrier , general and geodesy geodesist d. 1888 in France 1888 . 15 May mile L onard Mathieu , mathematician d. 1890 in France 1890 . 31 May Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville , painter d. 1885 in France 1885 . 31 July Henri Brisson , statesman and Prime minister of France d. 1912 in France 1912 . 2 October Louis Antoine Ranvier , physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist d. 1922 in France 1922 . 9 October Camille Saint Sa ns , composer, organist, conductor d. 1921 in France 1921 . Full date unknown Fr d ric Febvre , actor d. 1916 in France 1916 . Deaths 8 February Guillaume Dupuytren , anatomist and military surgery surgeon b. 1777 in France 1777 . 24 June Jacques Claude Beugnot , politician b. 1761 in France 1761 . 25 July Fran ois Ren Mallarm , politician b. 1755 in France 1755 . 28 July douard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier , Marshal of France b. 1768 in France 1768 . 18 September Jean Joseph Antoine de Courvoisier , magistrate and politician b. 1775 in France 1775 . 17 December Pierre Louis Roederer , politician, economist, and historian b. 1754 in France 1754 . Full date unknown Pierre Clement de Laussat , politician, last French Governor of Louisiana b. 1756 in France 1756 . Hippolyte Pixii , instrument maker b. 1808 in France 1808 . References reflist Category 1835 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1835 en France ... more details
merge to France date January 2012 Ethnic Georgians in France number around 2500 to 3000. ref http diaspora.gov.ge index.php?lang id GEO&sec id 64&info id 184 Georgians in France ref ref http france.mfa.gov.ge Georgian Embassy in France ref There is St. Nino Georgian Orthodox Church in Paris. References Reflist France stub Category Georgian diaspora Category Ethnic groups in France ... more details
See also 1995 in France , 1996 other events of 1996 , 1997 in France . Events from the year 1996 in France . Incumbents President of France President Jacques Chirac Prime Minister of France Prime Minister Alain Jupp Interior Minister of France Interior Minister Jean Louis Debr Finance Minister of France Finance Minister Jean Arthuis Foreign Minister of France Foreign Minister Herv de Charette Events 8 January Former president of France and founder of the Socialist Party France Socialist Party of France , Fran ois Mitterrand , dies. 29 January President Jacques Chirac announces a definitive end ... France French Trappist monks, after talks with French government concerning the imprisonment of several ... 29 June 1996 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 30 June 1996 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix won by Damon Hill of the United Kingdom . 21 July Tour de France ends, won by Bjarne Riis of Denmark . Births Deaths January 8 January Fran ois Mitterrand , President of France from 1981 to 1995 b. 1916 in France 1916 . 15 January Max Varnel , film director film and television director b. 1925 in France 1925 . February 6 February Jacques Wertheimer , businessman b. 1911 in France 1911 . 11 February Pierre Edouard Leopold Verger , photography photographer and ethnography ethnographer b. 1902 in France 1902 . 14 February Louis Finot footballer Louis Finot , international soccer player b. 1909 in France 1909 . 17 February Herv Bazin , writer b. 1911 in France 1911 . March 2 March C lestin Delmer , international soccer player b. 1907 in France 1907 . 3 March Marguerite Duras , writer and film director b. 1914 in France 1914 . 3 March L o Malet , novelist b. 1909 in France 1909 . 17 March Ren Cl ment , screenwriter and film director b. 1913 in France 1913 . 22 March Claude Mauriac , author and journalist b. 1914 in France 1914 . 29 March Christophe Caze , terrorist b. 1969 in France 1969 . April to June 21 April Robert Hersant , newspaper magnate b. 1920 in France 1920 . 29 April Fran ois ... more details
See also 1871 in France , 1872 other events of 1872 , 1873 in France . Events from the year 1872 in France . Events 27 November Meteor shower display over France. Louis Ducos du Hauron creates the first ... is Round ref Births 16 January Henri B sser , composer and Conducting conductor d. 1973 in France 1973 . 18 January Emmanuel d Orl ans , noble from the House of Orl ans d. 1931 in France 1931 . 7 June Rodolphe d Erlanger , painter and musicologist d. 1932 in France 1932 . 1 July Louis Bl riot , inventor, engineer and aviation pioneer d. 1936 in France 1936 . 2 July Ga tan Gatian de Cl rambault , psychiatrist d. 1934 in France 1934 . 15 July Jean Dargassies , racing cyclist d. 1965 in France 1965 . 28 July Albert Sarraut , politician, twice Prime Minister of France d. 1962 in France 1962 . Full date unknown mile Armand , individualist anarchist d. 1962 in France 1962 . L on Bouly , inventor who devised and created the cin matographe d. 1932 in France 1932 . Maurice de la Taille , priest and writer d. 1933 in France 1933 . Fran ois Victor quilbecq , author d. 1917 in France 1917 . Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet , painter d. 1967 in France 1967 . Daniel Hal vy , historian d. 1962 in France ... b. 1805 in France 1805 . 31 March Jules Guyot , physician and agronomist b. 1807 in France 1807 . 5 April Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier , astronomer b. 1812 in France 1812 . 28 April Louis D sir Blanquart Evrard , photographer b. 1802 in France 1802 . 20 June Elie Fr d ric Forey , Marshal of France b. 1804 in France 1804 . 27 June Michel Carr , librettist b. 1821 in France 1821 . July to December 5 July Charles Pierre Denonvilliers , surgeon b. 1808 in France 1808 . 4 October Jean Jacques Bourass , priest, Archaeology archaeologist and historian b. 1813 in France 1813 . 21 October Jacques Babinet , physics physicist , mathematician, and astronomer b. 1794 in France 1794 . 23 October Th ophile Gautier , poet, novelist, journalist, dramatist and literary critic b. 1811 in France 1811 . 29 ... more details
See also 1918 in France , 1919 other events of 1919 , 1920 in France . Events from the year 1919 in France . Events April Long Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom ..., 1919 Legislative Election held. Sport 29 June 1919 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 27 July Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium. Births January to June 6 January Jacques Laurent , writer and journalist died 2000 in France 2000 . 19 January Simone Melchior , wife and business partner of Jacques Yves Cousteau died 1990 in France 1990 . 18 March Mich le Arnaud , singer, Record producer producer , and Music director director died 1998 in France 1998 . 7 April Jackie Sardou , actress died 1998 in France 1998 . 13 April Ren Gallice , soccer player died 1999 in France 1999 ... in France 2007 . 29 April G rard Oury , actor, writer and producer died 2006 in France 2006 . 21 June Jean Joyet , painter died 1994 in France 1994 . 21 June Guy Lux , game show host and Television producer producer died 2003 in France 2003 . July to September 2 July Albert Batteux , international soccer player and manager died 2003 in France 2003 . 2 July Henri Gen s , actor and singer died 2005 in France 2005 . 17 July Jean Leymarie art historian Jean Leymarie , art historian died 2006 in France 2006 . 18 July Daniel du Janerand , painter died 1990 in France 1990 . 31 July Maurice Boitel , painter died 2007 in France 2007 . 10 August Sacha Vierny , cinematographer died 2001 in France 2001 . 11 August Ginette Neveu , violinist died 1949 in France 1949 . 9 September Jacques Marin , actor died 2001 in France 2001 . 12 September Jean Prouff , soccer player and manager died 2008 in France 2008 . October to December 3 October Jean Lefebvre , actor died 2004 in France 2004 . 7 October Georges Duby , historian died 1996 in France 1996 . 20 October Andr Pousse , actor died 2005 in France 2005 . 5 November F lix Gaillard , Radical Party France Radical politician and Prime Minister of France ... more details
Bar, France may refer to Bar , a former county and duchy of France see Counts and dukes of Bar Bar River , a tributary to the Meuse River in France Communes of France Bar, Corr ze , in the Corr ze , d partement Bar le Duc , in the Meuse d partement Bar sur Aube , in the Aube d partement Bar sur Seine , in the Aube d partement Disambig ... more details
Mary of France may refer to People Marie de Champagne 1145&ndash 1198 , wife of Henry I of Champagne Marie d Anjou 1404&ndash 1463 , queen consort of Charles VII of France Mary Tudor queen consort of France 1496&ndash 1533 , queen consort of Louis XII of France Mary, Queen of Scots , 1542&ndash 1587 queen consort of Francis II of France Other Mary, Queen of France novel Mary, Queen of France novel , a novel by Jean Plaidy disambig hn br Marie de France ca Maria de Fran a desambiguaci cs Marie Francouzsk es Mar a de Francia fr Marie de France it Maria di Francia ja ... more details
France Biotech is the French trade association of biotechnology companies. It was created in 1997 by a group of French biotechnology entrepreneurs , among whom was its first president Pascal Brandys . France Biotech groups most biotechnology companies in France , with approximately one hundred members. External links official http www.france biotech.org Category Industry trade groups based in France ... more details
See also 1874 in France , 1875 other events of 1875 , 1876 in France . Events from the year 1875 in France ... and the oldest living person ever documented in history d. 1997 in France 1997 . 7 March Maurice Ravel , composer and pianist d. 1937 in France 1937 . 27 March C cile Vogt Mugnier , neurologist d. 1962 in France 1962 . 4 April Pierre Monteux , conductor d. 1964 in France 1964 . 5 April Mistinguett , singer b. 1956 in France 1956 . 27 April Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie , physicist d. 1960 in France 1960 . 28 June Henri Lebesgue , mathematician d. 1941 in France 1941 . 31 July Jacques Villon , painter and printmaker d. 1963 in France 1963 . 6 August Marcel Labey , conductor and composer d. 1968 in France 1968 . 27 September Cl o de M rode , dancer d. 1966 in France 1966 . Full date unknown Maurice Princet , mathematician and actuary d. 1973 in France 1973 . Deaths January to June 1 January Jacques Cr tineau Joly , journalist and historian b. 1803 in France 1803 . 3 January Pierre Larousse , grammar ian and lexicography lexicographer b. 1817 in France 1817 . 10 January &ndash Anton ... b. 1814 in France 1814 . 22 February Jean Baptiste Camille Corot , painter b. 1796 in France 1796 . 1 March Tristan Corbi re , poet b. 1845 in France 1845 . 5 May Alexandre Boreau , pharmacist and botanist b. 1803 in France 1803 . 10 May Gustave Thuret , Botany botanist b. 1817 in France 1817 . 31 May Eliphas Levi , occult author and magician b. 1810 in France 1810 . 3 June Georges Bizet , composer and pianist b. 1838 in France 1838 . 24 June Henri Labrouste , architect b. 1801 in France 1801 . 25 June Antoine Louis Barye , sculptor b. 1796 in France 1796 . July to December 11 August Charles Rohault de Fleury , architect b. 1801 in France 1801 . 25 August Charles Auguste Frossard , general b. 1807 in France 1807 . 12 October Jean Baptiste Carpeaux , sculptor and painter b. 1827 in France 1827 . 24 October Jacques Paul Migne , priest, theologian and publisher b. 1800 in France 1800 . 17 ... more details
See also 1878 in France , 1879 other events of 1879 , 1880 in France . Events from the year 1879 in France ... begins to build his Palais Id al in France. Births 22 January Francis Picabia , painter and poet d. 1953 in France 1953 . 4 February Jacques Copeau , journalist, actor, playwright, director, teacher d. 1949 in France 1949 . 23 March Ren Jeannel , entomologist d. 1965 in France 1965 . 20 April Paul Poiret , fashion designer d. 1944 in France 1944 . 5 June Ren Pottier , cyclist, winner of 1906 Tour de France d. 1907 in France 1907 . 1 July L on Jouhaux , trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951 d. 1954 in France 1954 . 13 July Eug ne Freyssinet , structural engineer structural and civil engineer d. 1962 in France 1962 . 11 September Louis Coatalen , automobile engineer d. 1962 in France 1962 . 21 October Joseph Canteloube , composer d. 1957 in France 1957 . 17 December Jean Marie Charles Abrial , Admiral and Minister d. 1962 in France 1962 . 31 December Joseph Darnand bishop Joseph Darnand , Bishop d. 1962 in France 1962 . Full date unknown Charles Camoin , painter d. 1965 in France 1965 . Deaths 10 February Honor Daumier , printmaker, caricaturist, painter and sculptor b. 1808 in France 1808 . 25 February Jean Baptiste Glaire , Roman Catholic priest and Hebrew and Biblical scholar b. 1798 in France 1798 . 2 March Jules Bastide , publicist b. 1800 in France 1800 . 30 March Thomas Couture , painter and teacher b. 1815 in France 1815 . 1 June Napol on Eug ne, Prince Imperial , only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France and his Empress consort Eug nie de Montijo b. 1856 in France 1856 . 6 September Am d e de No , caricaturist and lithographer b. 1818 in France 1818 . 17 September Eug ne Viollet le Duc , architect and theorist b. 1814 in France 1814 . 12 November Jean Charles Chenu , physician and naturalist b. 1808 in France 1808 . 18 November Michel Chevalier , engineer , statesman and economist b. 1806 in France 1806 . 18 November Andr Giroux ... more details
1934 in France , 1935 other events of 1935 , 1936 in France . Events from the year 1935 in France . Events 4 January Foreign Minister Pierre Laval went to Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini . 7 January Franco Italian Agreement is signed in Rome in which each power undertakes not to oppose the other s colonial claims. 14 April Stresa Front agreement is concluded between France, Britain and Italy. 2 May Franco Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance is concluded. December Hoare Laval Pact signed with Great Britain. Sport 4 July 1935 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 28 July Tour de France ends, won by Romain Maes of Belgium Births 12 March Jacques Benveniste , immunologist died 2004 in France 2004 . 15 June Robert Lamartine , soccer player died 1990 in France 1990 . 21 June Fran oise Sagan , playwright, novelist and screenwriter died 2004 in France 2004 . 25 September Adrien Douady , mathematician died 2006 in France 2006 . 8 November Alain Delon , actor. Full date unknown Jean Louis Verdier , mathematician died 1989 in France 1989 . Deaths 12 February Auguste Escoffier , chef, restaurateur and culinary writer born 1846 in France 1846 . 17 May Paul Dukas , composer and teacher born 1865 in France 1865 . 3 July Andr Citro n , automobile pioneer born 1878 in France 1878 . 12 July Alfred Dreyfus , military officer, victim in the Dreyfus Affair born 1859 in France 1859 . 30 August Henri Barbusse , novelist, journalist and communist born 1873 in France 1873 . 4 October Jean B raud , painter and commercial artist born 1849 in France 1849 . 4 December Charles Richet , physiologist, awarded Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1913 born 1850 in France 1850 . 13 December Victor Grignard , chemist, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912 born 1871 in France 1871 . References reflist Category 1935 in France Category Years of the 20th century in France fr 1935 en France ... more details
See also 1937 in France , 1938 other events of 1938 , 1939 in France . Events from the year 1938 in France . Events 10 April douard Daladier becomes prime minister of France. 30 September Munich Agreement is signed by Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitting German annexation of Czechoslovakia s Sudetenland. Sport 4 June 1938 FIFA World Cup begins, hosted by France. 19 June World Cup ends, won by Italy national football team Italy . 5 July 1938 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 31 July Tour de France ends, won by Gino Bartali of Italy. Births 7 January Roland Topor , illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker died 1997 in France 1997 . 18 February Louis Marie Bill , cardinal died 2002 in France 2002 . 2 July Marcel Artelesa , international soccer player. 9 August Mich le Girardon , actress died 1975 in France 1975 . 20 August Alain Vivien , politician. 3 September Liliane Ackermann , community leader, writer, and lecturer died 2007 in France 2007 . 10 November Claude Serre , cartoonist died 1998 in France 1998 . 30 November Jean Eustache , filmmaker died 1981 in France 1981 . Full date unknown Michel P cheux , philosopher died 1983 in France 1983 . Deaths 20 January mile Cohl , caricaturist, cartoonist and animator born 1857 in France 1857 . 21 January Georges M li s , filmmaker born 1861 in France 1861 . 13 May Charles douard Guillaume , physicist, awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 born 1861 in France 1861 . 4 July Suzanne Lenglen , tennis player born 1899 in France 1899 . References reflist Category 1938 in France Category Years of the 20th century in France fr 1938 en France ... more details
See also 1866 in France , 1867 other events of 1867 , 1868 in France . Events from the year 1867 in France . Events 13 January French Military Mission to Japan 1867 1868 French Military Mission arrives in Yokohama , Japan . 7 June Adolphe Dugl r prepares the Three Emperors Dinner Pierre Michaux invents the front wheel driven velocipede, the first mass produced bicycle. Births 21 January Maxime Weygand , military commander d. 1965 in France 1965 . 14 April Ren Boylesve , author d. 1926 in France 1926 . 17 May Georgette Agutte , painter d. 1922 in France 1922 . 3 October Pierre Bonnard , painter and printmaker d. 1947 in France 1947 . Deaths 14 January Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres , painter b. 1780 in France 1780 . 17 January Jacques Amand Eudes Deslongchamps , naturalist and palaeontologist b. 1794 in France 1794 . 11 June Jean Pierre Pellissier , missionary to Southern Africa b. 1808 in France 1808 . 7 July Fran ois Ponsard , dramatist b. 1814 in France 1814 . 31 July Beno t Fourneyron , engineer, designed the first practical water turbine b. 1802 in France 1802 . 23 August Auguste Marseille Barth lemy , satirical poet b. 1796 in France 1796 . 31 August Charles Baudelaire , poet, critic and translator b. 1821 in France 1821 . 5 October Achille Fould , financier and politician b. 1800 in France 1800 . 6 December Jean Pierre Flourens , physiologist b. 1794 in France 1794 . 22 December Jean Victor Poncelet , engineer and mathematician b. 1788 in France 1788 . Full date unknown Louis Eug ne Marie Bautain , philosopher and theologian b. 1796 in France 1796 . Auguste Belloc , photographer b. 1800 in France 1800 . Th ophile Jules Pelouze , chemist b. 1807 in France 1807 . References reflist Category 1867 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1867 en France ... more details
See also 1852 in France , 1853 other events of 1853 , 1854 in France . Events from the year 1853 in France . Events 6 December Taiping Rebellion French Minister diplomacy minister de Bourboulon arrives at the Heavenly Capital aboard the Cassini. Births 23 April Jules Auguste Lemire , priest and social reformer d. 1928 in France 1928 . 27 April Jules Lema tre , critic and dramatist d. 1914 in France 1914 . 21 May Jacques Marie Eug ne Godefroy Cavaignac , politician d. 1905 in France 1905 . 14 July Henri Menier , businessman and adventurer d. 1913 in France 1913 . 24 July Henri Alexandre Deslandres , astronomer d. 1948 in France 1948 . 9 September Pierre Marie , neurologist d. 1940 in France 1940 . 30 October Louise Abb ma , painter and designer d. 1927 in France 1927 . 17 December Pierre Paul mile Roux , physician, bacteriologist and immunologist d. 1933 in France 1933 . 26 December Ren Bazin , novelist d. 1932 in France 1932 . Deaths 20 February Jean Fran ois Bayard , playwright b. 1796 in France 1796 . 3 April Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pont coulant , politician b. 1764 in France 1764 . 11 April Louis Emmanuel Jadin , composer, pianist and harpsichordist b. 1768 in France 1768 . 23 April Auguste Laurent , chemist b. 1807 in France 1807 . 27 May Jean Marie Pardessus , lawyer b. 1772 in France 1772 . May Henri Bernard Dabadie , baritone b. 1797 in France 1797 . 3 September Augustin Saint Hilaire , botanist and traveller b. 1799 in France 1799 . 10 October Pierre Fran ois L onard Fontaine , architect, interior decorator and designer b. 1762 in France 1762 . References reflist Category 1853 in France Category Years of the 19th century in France fr 1853 en France ... more details
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See also 1888 in France , 1889 other events of 1889 , 1890 in France . Events from the year 1889 in France ... January Jean Odin , politician d. 1975 in France 1975 . 2 February Jean de Lattre de Tassigny , general, military hero of World War II d. 1952 in France 1952 . 24 February Suzanne Bianchetti , actress d. 1936 in France 1936 . 17 April Marcel Boussac , entrepreneur and horse breeder d. 1980 in France 1980 . 17 May Marcel Moyse , flautist d. 1984 in France 1984 . 24 May Th ophile Marie Br bant , military officer d. 1965 in France 1965 . July to December 5 July Jean Cocteau , poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker d. 1963 in France 1963 . July Georges Bonnet , politician d. 1973 in France 1973 . 7 August Georges Thierry d Argenlieu , Admiral d. 1964 in France 1964 . 7 August L on Brillouin , physicist d. 1969 in France 1969 . 20 October Suzanne Duchamp , painter d. 1963 in France 1963 ... editor d. 1981 in France 1981 . 6 November Gabriel Hanot , soccer player and journalist d. 1968 in France ... in France 1976 . 5 December Marie Louise Damien , singer and actress d. 1978 in France 1978 . 7 December Gabriel Marcel , philosopher d. 1973 in France 1973 . 17 December Antoine B thouart , General d. 1982 in France 1982 . Full date unknown Alfred Janniot , sculptor d. 1969 in France 1969 . Marthe Richard , prostitute, spy and politician d. 1982 in France 1982 . Deaths 16 March Edmond Henri Adolphe Sch rer , theologian, critic and politician b. 1815 in France 1815 . 9 April Jean Baptiste Arban , cornetist and conducting conductor b. 1825 in France 1825 . 23 April Jules Am d e Barbey d Aurevilly , novelist and short story writer b. 1808 in France 1808 . 19 August Auguste Villiers de l Isle Adam , writer b. 1838 in France 1838 . 29 September Louis Faidherbe , general and colonial administrator b. 1818 in France 1818 . 25 October mile Augier , dramatist b. 1820 in France 1820 . 14 December Jean Baptiste Lucien Buquet , entomologist b. 1807 in France 1807 . 31 December Ernest Cosson ... more details
See also 1907 in France , 1908 other events of 1908 , 1909 in France . Events from the year 1908 in France ... time. 21 March Henri Farman pilots the first passenger flight. Sport 13 July 1908 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 9 August Tour de France ends, won by Lucien Petit Breton . Births January to March 9 January Simone de Beauvoir , author and philosopher died 1986 in France 1986 . 12 January Jean Delannoy , actor, screenwriter and film director died 2008 in France 2008 . 26 January St phane Grappelli , jazz violinist died 1997 in France 1997 . 31 January Simone Mathieu , tennis player died 1980 in France 1980 . 12 February Jean Effel , painter, illustrator and journalist died 1982 in France 1982 . 26 February Jean Pierre Wimille , motor racing driver and resistance member died 1949 in France ... 1979 in France 1979 . 29 February Balthus , artist died 2001 in France 2001 . 5 March Christian Boussus , tennis player died 2003 in France 2003 . 8 March Raymond Dronne , politician died 1991 in France ... died 1961 in France 1961 . 20 March Roger Trinquier , army officer died 1986 in France 1986 . 25 March Henri Rochereau , politician and European Commissioner died 1999 in France 1999 . April to June 12 April Andr Martinet , linguist died 1999 in France 1999 . 21 April Louis Hostin , Olympic weightlifting weightlifter and Olympic champion died 1998 in France 1998 . 5 May Jacques Massu , General died 2002 in France 2002 . 29 May Pierre Henri Teitgen , lawyer, professor and politician died 1997 in France 1997 . 30 May Andr Cheuva , soccer player died 1989 in France 1989 . 2 June Marcel Langiller , international soccer player died 1980 in France 1980 . 12 June Henri Rol Tanguy , communist and leader in the French Resistance died 2002 in France 2002 . July to September 2 July L on Arthur Elchinger , Archbishops of Strasbourg Bishop of Strasbourg died 1998 in France 1998 . 5 July Henri, comte de Paris , Orl anist claimant to the French throne died 1999 in France 1999 . 12 July Alain Cuny ... more details
See also 1904 in France , 1905 other events of 1905 , 1906 in France . Events from the year 1905 in France . Events 31 March German emperor Wilhelm II of Germany William II asserts German equality with France ... Empty section date July 2010 Sport 9 July The third 1905 Tour de France Tour de France begins. 30 July Tour de France ends, won by Louis Trousselier . Births January to March 17 January Louis Armand , engineer d. 1971 in France 1971 . 21 January Christian Dior , fashion designer d. 1957 in France 1957 . 7 February Paul Nizan , philosopher and writer d. 1940 in France 1940 . 8 February Andre Richaume , archetier bowmaker d. 1966 in France 1966 . 3 March Marie Glory , actress. 14 March Raymond Aron , philosopher , sociologist and political scientist d. 1983 in France 1983 . 20 March ... of four generals who staged the Algiers putsch of 1961 d. 1995 in France 1995 . 4 April Eug ne Bozza , composer d. 1991 in France 1991 . 5 April Waldeck Rochet , politician d. 1983 in France 1983 . 13 April Pierre Schneiter , politician d. 1979 in France 1979 . 14 April Jean Pierre Bloch , French Resistance member d. 1999 in France 1999 . 6 May Ren Dreyfus , motor racing driver d. 1993 in France 1993 . 14 May Jean Dani lou , theologian and historian d. 1974 in France 1974 . 15 May Albert Dubout , cartoonist , illustrator , Painting painter , and sculpture sculptor d. 1976 in France 1976 . 20 June H l ne Bouvier , operatic mezzo soprano d. 1978 in France 1978 . 21 June Jacques Goddet , sports journalist and Tour de France director d. 2000 in France 2000 . 21 June Jean Paul Sartre , philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic d. 1980 in France 1980 . July to September 25 July Georges Grignard , motor racing driver d. 1977 in France 1977 . 29 July Pierre Braunberger , Film producer producer and actor d. 1990 in France 1990 . 8 August Andr Jolivet , composer d. 1974 in France 1974 . 9 August Pierre Klossowski , writer, translator and artist d. 2001 in France 2001 . 5 September Maurice ... more details
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