See also: 1876 in France, other events of 1877, 1878 in France.

Events from the year 1877 in France.

Events

• 16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.
• 14 October - Legislative election held.
• 28 October - Legislative election held.

Births

January to March

• 29 January - Georges Catroux, military officer and diplomat (d.1969).
• 17 February - Andr Maginot, politician, advocate of the Maginot Line (d.1932).
• 19 February - Louis Aubert, composer (d.1968).
• 21 February - Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Catholic theologian (d.1964).
• 28 February - Andr Simon, wine merchant, gourmet and writer (d.1970).
• 21 March - Maurice Farman, motor racing driver, aviator, aircraft manufacturer and designer (d.1964).

April to June

• 15 April - Jules Basdevant, law professor (d.1968).
• 26 May - Jean Schlumberger, writer and journalist (d.1968).
• 14 June - Jane Bathori, opera singer (d.1970).

July to December

• 5 July - Georges Saillard, actor (d.1967).
• 6 July - Arnaud Massy, golfer (d.1950).
• 8 July - Ren Navarre, actor (d.1968).
• 18 November - Jules Isaac, historian (d.1963).

Full date unknown

• Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (d.1965).
• Jules Boucherit, violinist and teacher (d.1962).
• Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, astronomer (d.1962).
• Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science (d.1966).

Deaths

• 31 March - Antoine Augustin Cournot, economist, philosopher and mathematician (b.1801).
• 28 June - Jacques-Maurice De Saint Palais, Archbishop of Indianapolis (b.1811).
• 3 September - Adolphe Thiers, politician, historian and Prime Minister of France (b.1797).
• 23 September - Urbain Le Verrier, mathematician (b.1811).
• 16 October - Theodore Barri re, dramatist (b.1823).
• 31 December - Gustave Courbet, painter (b.1819).

Full date unknown

• Aristide Boucicaut, creator of Le Bon March department stores (b.1810).

References

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