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See also:1892 in France,other events of 1893,1894 in France.----Events from the year 1893 in France.-Events:*10 March - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony.*20 August - Legislative election held.*3 September - Legislative election held....
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other events of 1894,
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1895 in France
See also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
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Events from the year 1894 in France
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The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Events
- 15 February - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with a bomb. - 14 May - Meteor showerMeteor showerA meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller...
in Southern France. - 22 June - DahomeyDahomeyDahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
becomes a French colony. - 23 June - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
is founded at the SorbonneUniversity of ParisThe University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de CoubertinPierre de CoubertinPierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games...
. - 24 June - Assassination of Marie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:...
, President of France. - 15 August - Sante Geronimo Caserio is executed for the assassination of Marie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:...
. - 15 October - Alfred DreyfusAlfred DreyfusAlfred Dreyfus was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most tense political dramas in modern French and European history...
is arrested for spying: Dreyfus affairDreyfus AffairThe Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
begins. - 19 December - Trial and conviction of Alfred DreyfusTrial and conviction of Alfred DreyfusThe trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was the event that instigated the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction for treason of Alfred Dreyfus, a French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish background...
begins at the Cherche-Midi prisonCherche-Midi prisonThe Cherche-Midi prison was a French military prison located in Paris, France. It housed military prisoners from 1851 until 1947.Construction on the prison began in 1847, when the former convent of the Daughters of the Good Shepherd was demolished on Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris...
, and lasts four days. - 22 December - Alfred DreyfusAlfred DreyfusAlfred Dreyfus was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most tense political dramas in modern French and European history...
is convicted of treason. - 31 December - Dreyfus appeal to the military court of revision — a formality — is rejected.
- France and RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
become military allies, pledging to remain so as long as the Triple Alliance (1882)Triple Alliance (1882)The Triple Alliance was the military alliance between Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy, , that lasted from 1882 until the start of World War I in 1914...
exists.
January to June
- 12 January - Georges CarpentierGeorges CarpentierGeorges Carpentier was a French boxer. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from...
, boxer (d.19751975 in FranceSee also:1974 in France,other events of 1975,1976 in France.----Events from the year 1975 in France.-Events:*1 January - Work is abandoned on the British end of the Channel Tunnel....
). - 18 January - Romain BellengerRomain BellengerRomain Bellenger was a French road racing cyclist who came third in the 1923 Tour de France and eighth in the 1924 Tour de France and won three stages.- Major achievements :19191920...
, cyclist (d.19811981 in FranceSee also:1980 in France,other events of 1981,1982 in France.----Events from the year 1981 in France.-Events:*24 April - French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand....
). - 6 February - André MarchalAndré MarchalAndré Marchal was a French organist and organ teacher. He was one of the great initiators of the twentieth-century organ revival in France.Marchal was born blind...
, organistOrganistAn organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and organ teacher (d.19801980 in FranceSee also:1979 in France,other events of 1980,1981 in France.----Events from the year 1980 in France.-Sport:*26 June - Tour de France begins.*21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands.-January to March:...
). - 14 March - Marie-Simone CaponyMarie-Simone CaponyMarie-Simone Capony was, at age 113, the oldest living person in France for more than a year and a retired teacher. She became the French doyenne following the death of 114-year-old Camille Loiseau in August 2006. At the time of her death, aged 113 years and 185 days, due to heart failure, she...
, teacher, fifth-oldest person in the worldOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
(d.20072007 in FranceSee also:2006 in France,other events of 2007,2008 in France.----Events from the year 2007 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Nicolas Sarkozy* Prime Minister - François Fillon* Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie...
). - 26 March - Albert AchardAlbert AchardAlbert Achard was a World War I flying ace. Born in Briançon in France, Achard scored 1 victory as an observer and 4 victories as a pilot before being wounded in action on July 24, 1918.-References:...
, World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
(d.19721972 in FranceSee also:1971 in France,other events of 1972,1973 in France.----Events from the year 1972 in France.-Events:*January - Launch of the Renault 5, one of the world's first small hatchbacks....
). - 9 April - Jean GounotJean GounotJean Gounot was a French gymnast and Olympic medalist.He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he received a bronze medal in all-round individual....
, gymnastGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic medallist (d.19781978 in FranceSee also:1977 in France,other events of 1978,1979 in France.----Events from the year 1978 in France.-Events:*1 February - Hollywood film director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France, after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.*12 March - Legislative...
). - 23 April - Georges RenaventGeorges RenaventGeorges Renavent was an actor in American classic films, Broadway plays and operator of American Grand Guignol. He was born in Paris, France....
, actor (d.19691969 in FranceSee also:1968 in France,other events of 1969,1970 in France.----Events from the year 1969 in France.-Events:*2 March - In Toulouse the first Concorde test flight is conducted.*27 April - Constitutional Referendum held and proposals were rejected....
). - 10 May - Paul DujardinPaul DujardinPaul L. Dujardin was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics....
, water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player and Olympic medallist (d.19591959 in FranceSee also:1958 in France,other events of 1959,1960 in France.----Events from the year 1959 in France.-Events:*8 January - Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as the first president of French Fifth Republic....
). - 27 May - Louis-Ferdinand CélineLouis-Ferdinand CélineLouis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of French writer and physician Louis-Ferdinand Destouches . Céline was chosen after his grandmother's first name. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, developing a new style of writing that modernized both French and...
, writer (d.19611961 in FranceSee also:1960 in France,other events of 1961,1962 in France.----Events from the year 1961 in France.-Events:*8 January - French referendum on Algerian self-determination is approved by three-quarters of voters....
). - 2 June - Jean GachetJean GachetJean Gachet was a French featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1920s.Gachet won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Paul Fritsch in the final.-Olympic results:*1st round bye...
, boxer and Olympic medallist (d.19681968 in FranceSee also:1967 in France,other events of 1968,1969 in France.----Events from the year 1968 in France-Events:*27 January - French submarine sinks in the Mediterranean with 52 men on board....
). - 13 June - Jacques Henri LartigueJacques Henri LartigueJacques Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter.Born in Courbevoie to a wealthy family, he is most famous for his stunning photos of automobile races, planes and fashionable Parisian women from the turn of the century.He started taking photos when he was 7, his subject matter being...
, photographer and painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
(d.19861986 in FranceSee also:1985 in France,other events of 1986,1987 in France.----Events from the year 1986 in France.-Events:*20 January - The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel....
).
July to September
- 25 July - Yvonne PrintempsYvonne PrintempsYvonne Printemps was a French singer and actress.-Biography:Born Yvonne Wigniolle, she made her debut at the age of 12 in a revue at La Cigale in Paris. She was dancing at the Folies Bergère at age 13...
, singer and actress (d.19771977 in FranceSee also:1976 in France,other events of 1977,1978 in France.----Events from the year 1977 in France.-Events:*13 March - Municipal Elections held.*20 March - Municipal Elections held....
). - 19 August - André LefèbvreAndré LefèbvreAndré Lefèbvre was a French automobile engineer.André, René Lefèbvre was born in Louvres, France . He began his career as an aviation engineer working to Gabriel Voisin Company...
, automobileAutomobileAn automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
(d.19631963 in FranceSee also:1962 in France,other events of 1963,1964 in France.----Events from the year 1963 in France.-Events:*22 January - Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer....
). - 27 August - André LurçatAndré LurçatAndré Lurçat was a French modernist architect, landscape architect, furniture designer and city planner, a founding member of CIAM, and active in the rebuilding in French cities after World War II...
, architect (d.19701970 in FranceSee also:1969 in France,other events of 1970,1971 in France.----Events from the year 1970 in France.-Events:*10 February - An avalanche at Val d'Isère kills 39 tourists.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 3 September - Marie DubasMarie DubasMarie Dubas was a music-hall singer, diseuse and comedienne.Born in Paris, France, Marie Dubas began her career as a stage actress but became famous as a singer. Using the great Yvette Guilbert as her model, Dubas started singing in the small cabarets of Montmartre mixing comedy into her routine...
, music-hall singer and comedienne (d.19721972 in FranceSee also:1971 in France,other events of 1972,1973 in France.----Events from the year 1972 in France.-Events:*January - Launch of the Renault 5, one of the world's first small hatchbacks....
). - 3 September - André HébuterneAndré HébuterneAndré Hébuterne, born September 3, 1894 - died Paris, June 30, 1992, was a French painter.Born in Meaux, in the Seine-et-Marne département of France, moved with his family to Paris where as a young man began to pursue a career in art...
, painter (d.19921992 in FranceSee also:1991 in France,other events of 1992,1993 in France.----Events from the year 1992 in France.-Events:*22 March - Regional Elections held.*22 March - Cantonales Elections held.*29 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 8 September - Andrée VaurabourgAndrée VaurabourgAndrée Vaurabourg was a French pianist and teacher. She was the wife of Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger , whom she met at the Paris Conservatoire in 1916. Honegger married her in 1926 on the condition that they live in separate apartments...
, pianist and teacher (d.19801980 in FranceSee also:1979 in France,other events of 1980,1981 in France.----Events from the year 1980 in France.-Sport:*26 June - Tour de France begins.*21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands.-January to March:...
). - 14 September - Pierre-Marie ThéasPierre-Marie ThéasPierre-Marie Théas was a French Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained on September 16, 1920 as a priest. He was consecrated as the Bishop of Montauban, France, on July 26, 1940...
, Bishop (d.19771977 in FranceSee also:1976 in France,other events of 1977,1978 in France.----Events from the year 1977 in France.-Events:*13 March - Municipal Elections held.*20 March - Municipal Elections held....
). - 15 September - Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
, film director (d.19791979 in FranceSee also:1978 in France,other events of 1979,1980 in France.----Events from the year 1979 in France.-Events:*8 January - French tanker Betelgeuse explodes at the Gulf Oil terminal at Bantry in Ireland; 50 are killed....
).
October to December
- 25 October - Claude CahunClaude CahunClaude Cahun was a French artist, photographer and writer. Her work was both political and personal, and often played with the concepts of gender and sexuality.-Early life:...
, photographer and writer (d.19541954 in FranceSee also:1953 in France,other events of 1954,1955 in France.----Events from the year 1954 in France.-Events:*25 January - The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union meet at the Berlin Conference....
). - 30 October - Jean RostandJean RostandJean Rostand was a French biologist and philosopher.Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher and an activist...
, biologistBiologistA biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and philosopher (d.19771977 in FranceSee also:1976 in France,other events of 1977,1978 in France.----Events from the year 1977 in France.-Events:*13 March - Municipal Elections held.*20 March - Municipal Elections held....
). - 4 November - Gabriel AuphanGabriel AuphanGabriel Paul Auphan was a French admiral, chief of cabinet of Admiral Darlan under Vichy France and later Secrétaire d'État à la marine of Vichy.- Early career :...
, Admiral (d.19821982 in FranceSee also:1981 in France,other events of 1982,1983 in France.----Events from the year 1982 in France.-Events:*14 March – Cantonales Elections held.*21 March – Cantonales Elections held.*4 July – 8th G7 summit begins in Versailles....
). - 7 December - Louis BéguetLouis BéguetLouis Béguet was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Neuf-Mesnil, Nord and died in Nantes.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team....
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player (d.19831983 in FranceSee also:1982 in France,other events of 1983,1984 in France.----Events from the year 1983 in France.-Events:*19 January - Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia....
). - 25 December - Maurice FloquetMaurice FloquetMaurice Noël Floquet was, at age 111, France's oldest man on record and was one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I. He was, at the age of 111 years and 320 days, France's longest-lived soldier ever. Moreover, Maurice was France's oldest living man for more than four years...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's oldest man on record (d.20062006 in FranceSee also:2005 in France,other events of 2006,2007 in France.----Events from the year 2006 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Dominique de Villepin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy* Finance Minister -...
).
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- Félix AmiotFélix AmiotFélix Amiot was a French aircraft constructor.Amiot's first aircraft was built in a Paris garage in 1913, but it was not until 1916, during the First World War, that he became seriously involved in construction. The Minister of Defence granted a contract to SECM , owned by the Wertheimer brothers,...
, aircraftAircraftAn aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
constructor (d.19741974 in FranceSee also:1973 in France,other events of 1974,1975 in France.----Events from the year 1974 in France.-Events:*1 March - Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France....
). - Paul BaudoinPaul BaudoinPaul Baudouin was a French banker who became a politician.-Early years:Paul Baudouin was born into a wealthy family in Paris, and served as an artillery officer during The Great War in the French Army. In 1930 he became the Deputy Director and General Manager of the Bank of Indo-China...
, politician and Minister (d.19641964 in FranceSee also:1963 in France,other events of 1964,1965 in France.----Events from the year 1964 in France.-Events:*27 January - France and the People's Republic of China announce their decision to establish diplomatic relations....
). - René LaforgueRené LaforgueRene Laforgue was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Laforgue was born in Thann and died in Paris. He studied medicine in Berlin. He maintained a correspondence with Sigmund Freud. He is the author of several books on psychoanalysis.-External links:*...
, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d.19621962 in FranceSee also:1961 in France,other events of 1962,1963 in France.----Events from the year 1962 in France.-Events:*5 February – President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence....
). - Georges MiquelleGeorges MiquelleGeorge Miquelle was born in Lille, France, and began his studies at the age of five when he entered the Lille Conservatoire. At seven, he took up the cello, studying under Emil Dienne. Before he was 19 he had won two first prizes playing at the Lille Conservatoire and at the Paris Conservatoire...
, cellist (d.19771977 in FranceSee also:1976 in France,other events of 1977,1978 in France.----Events from the year 1977 in France.-Events:*13 March - Municipal Elections held.*20 March - Municipal Elections held....
).
Deaths
- 3 February - Edmond FrémyEdmond FremyEdmond Frémy was a French chemist. He is perhaps best known today for Frémy's salt, a strong oxidizing agent which he discovered in 1845...
, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
(b.18141814 in FranceSee also:1813 in France,other events of 1814,1815 in France.----Events from the year 1814 in France.-Events:*26 January - First Battle of St-Dizier, French victory over Russian forces....
). - 6 February - Maria DeraismesMaria DeraismesMaria Deraismes was a French author and major pioneering force for women's rights.- Biography :Born in Paris, Maria Deraismes grew up in Pontoise in the city's northwest outskirts...
, author and pioneer for women's rightsWomen's rightsWomen's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
(b.18281828 in FranceSee also:1827 in France,other events of 1828,1829 in France.----Events from the year 1828 in France.-Events:*4 January - Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac succeeds Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph, comte de Villèle as Prime Minister of France....
). - 9 February - Maxime Du CampMaxime Du CampMaxime Du Camp was a French writer and photographer.-Life:Born in Paris, Du Camp was the son of a successful surgeon. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets...
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and photographerPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
(b.18221822 in FranceSee also:1821 in France,other events of 1822,1823 in France.----Events from the year 1822 in France.-Events:*20 October - Congress of Verona, at which Russia, Austria and Prussia approve French intervention in Spain....
). - 14 February - Jacques-Léonard MailletJacques-Léonard MailletJacques-Léonard Maillet was a French academic sculptor of modest reputation, whose themes were of neoclassical and biblical inspiration; his public commissions were in large part for the programs of decorative architectural sculpture required by the grandiose public works programs characteristic...
, sculptor (b.18231823 in FranceSee also:1822 in France,other events of 1823,1824 in France.----Events from the year 1823 in France.-Events:*17 April - French forces, authorised by the Congress of Verona, enter Spain following the capture of Ferdinand VII of Spain by armed revolutionary liberals.*23 May - Rebel government...
). - 25 June - Marie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi CarnotMarie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:...
, President of France (assassinated) (b.18371837 in FranceSee also:1836 in France,other events of 1837,1838 in France.----Events from the year 1837 in France.-Events:*30 May - Treaty of Tafna signed by France and Abd-el-Kader, after French forces sustained heavy losses and military reversals in Algeria....
). - 1 July - Jean-Joseph CarrièsJean-Joseph CarrièsJean-Joseph Marie Carriès was a French sculptor, ceramist, and miniaturist. Born in Lyon, Carriès was orphaned at age six and was raised in a Roman Catholic orphanage. He apprenticed with a local sculptor then in 1874 moved to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts under Augustin-Alexandre...
, sculptor, ceramistCeramics (art)In art history, ceramics and ceramic art mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as...
, and miniaturistPortrait miniatureA portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel.Portrait miniatures began to flourish in 16th century Europe and the art was practiced during the 17th century and 18th century...
(b.18551855 in FranceSee also:1854 in France,other events of 1855,1856 in France.----Events from the year 1855 in France.-Events:*16 August - Battle of Chernaya River, Russian troops defeated by French and Sardinian forces in the Crimean War....
). - 2 September - Pauline DuvernayPauline DuvernayPauline Duvernay or Yolande Marie-Louise Duvernay or Yolande Marie Louise de Varnay was a noted French dancer.-Biography:...
, dancer (b.18131813 in FranceSee also:1812 in France,other events of 1813,1814 in France.----Events from the year 1813 in France.-Events:*2 May - Battle of Lützen, French victory over a combined Prussian and Russian force....
). - 7 December - Ferdinand de LessepsFerdinand de LessepsFerdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times between the West and the East.He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a sea-level...
, developer of the Suez CanalSuez CanalThe Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
(b.18051805 in FranceSee also:1804 in France,other events of 1805,1806 in France.----Events from the year 1805 in France.-Events:*22 July - Battle of Cape Finisterre, British defeat of Franco-Spanish fleet....
).
Full date unknown
- Jacques Claude DemogeotJacques Claude DemogeotJacques Claude Demogeot was a French man of letters.He was born in Paris. He was professor of rhetoric at the Lycée Saint Louis, and subsequently assistant professor at the Sorbonne. He wrote many detached papers on various literary subjects, and two reports on secondary education in England and...
, man of lettersIntellectualAn intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
(b.18081808 in FranceSee also:1807 in France,other events of 1808,1809 in France.----Events from the year 1808 in France.-Events:*22 January - The Bragança Portuguese Royal Family arrives in Brazil, having fled the French army....
). - Philippe Édouard FoucauxPhilippe Édouard FoucauxPhilippe Édouard Foucaux was a French tibetologist. He published the first Tibetan grammar in French and occupied the first chaire of Tibetan studies in Europe....
, Tibetologist (b.18111811 in FranceSee also:1810 in France,other events of 1811,1812 in France.----Events from the year 1811 in France.-Events:*19 February - Peninsular War: Battle of the Gebora, French routed Spanish forces....
). - Louis FiguierLouis FiguierLouis Figuier was a French scientist and writer. He was the nephew of Pierre-Oscar Figuier and became Professor of chemistry at L'Ecole de...
, scientist and writer (b.18191819 in FranceSee also:1818 in France,other events of 1819,1820 in France.----Events from the year 1819 in France.-January to June:*1 March - François-Marie-Benjamin Richard, Archbishop of Paris ....
). - Armand GautierArmand Gautier (painter)Armand Désiré Gautier was a French painter and lithographer. He was a student of Léon Cogniet. He was named "the Painter of the Sisters of Charity", and the E. Boudin Museum preserves one of his works.-External links:* *...
, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and lithographerLithographyLithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
(b.18251825 in FranceSee also:1824 in France,other events of 1825,1826 in France.----Events from the year 1825 in France.-Events:*January - Anti-Sacrilege Act, law against blasphemy and sacrilege passed under King Charles X...
).