See also: 1877 in France, other events of 1878, 1879 in France.

Events from the year 1878 in France.

Events

• 1 May - Exposition Universelle opened in Paris.
• 10 November - Exposition Universelle closed.

Births

January to June

• 5 February - Jean Becquerel, physicist (d.1953).
• 5 February - Andr Citro n, automobile pioneer (d.1935).
• 28 February - Pierre Fatou, mathematician (d.1929).
• 2 April - milie Charmy, artist (d.1974).
• 17 April - Albert Canet, tennis player.
• 26 May - Charles Burguet, film director (d.1946).
• 28 May - Paul Pelliot, sinologist and explorer (d.1945).

July to December

• 16 August - L on Binoche, rugby union player (d.1962).
• 2 September - Maurice Ren Fr chet, mathematician (d.1973).
• 15 October - Paul Reynaud, politician and lawyer (d.1966).
• 17 October - Henri Mulet, organist and composer (d.1967).
• 14 November - Julie Manet, painter and art collector (d.1966).
• 23 November - Andr Caplet, composer and conductor (d.1925).

Full date unknown

• Ren Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (d.1963).
• Georges Garnier, soccer player (d.1936).

Deaths

• 7 January - Fran ois-Vincent Raspail, chemist, physiologist and socialist (b.1794).
• 8 January - Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, general and statesman (b.1796).
• 18 January - Antoine C sar Becquerel, scientist (b.1788).
• 19 January - Henri Victor Regnault, chemist and physicist (b.1810).
• 11 February - Auguste Poulet-Malassis, printer and publisher (b.1825).
• 19 February - Charles-Fran ois Daubigny, painter (b.1817).
• 6 May - Fran ois Benoist, composer and organist (b.1794).
• 6 June - Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, Marshal of France and politician (b.1795).
• 2 September - Garcin de Tassy, orientalist (b.1794).
• 11 October - F lix Dupanloup, Bishop of Orl ans (b.1802).
• 31 October - Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pag s, politician (b.1803).
• 8 November - Joseph-Epiphane Darras, historian (b.1825).

Full date unknown

• Eug ne Belgrand, engineer (b.1810).
• Antoine Laurent Dantan, sculptor (b.1798).
• Am d e Faur , painter (b.1801).
• Louis L onard de Lom nie, author (b.1815).
• Nicolas Remy Maire, bow maker (b.1800).

References

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