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1900 in France
See also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
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other events of 1901,
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1902 in France
See also:1901 in France,other events of 1902,1903 in France.----Events from the year 1902 in France.-Events:*13 April - A new car speed record of 74 mph is set in Nice, by Leon Serpollet.*27 April - Legislative Election held....
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Events from the year 1901 in France.
Arts and literature
- 17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van GoghVincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
Sport
- 1 January - The French rugby teamFrance national rugby union teamThe France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
plays its first Test against the New Zealand All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
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January to March
- 1 January - Marcel BalsaMarcel BalsaMarcel Lucien Balsa was a French racing driver.Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events...
, motor racing driver (d.19841984 in FranceSee also:1983 in France,other events of 1984,1985 in France.----Events from the year 1984 in France.-Events:* 21 April - The Renault Espace,Europe's first production people carrier, is launched.-Sport:...
). - 8 January - Eugène ConstantEugène ConstantEugène Constant was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the coxed fours event. He also finished fourth as part of the French boat in the coxed pairs competition.-External links:**...
, rowerRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic medallist (d.19711971 in FranceSee also:1970 in France,other events of 1971,1972 in France.----Events from the year 1971 in France.-Events:*14 March - Municipal elections held.*21 March - Municipal elections held....
). - 19 January - Henri Daniel-RopsHenri Daniel-RopsDaniel-Rops , French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot.-Early life:...
, writer and historian (d.19651965 in FranceSee also:1964 in France,other events of 1965,1966 in France.----Events from the year 1965 in France.-Events:*5 January - Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.*14 March - Municipal elections held....
). - 24 January - Adolphe Mouron CassandreAdolphe Mouron CassandreAdolphe Mouron Cassandre was a Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.-Early Life and Career:...
, 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...
, commercial posterPosterA poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be...
artist and typefaceTypefaceIn typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
designer (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....
). - 20 February - Marc DettonMarc DettonMarc Pierre Detton was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with his partner Jean-Pierre Stock in the double sculls event. He also participated in the single sculls, but was eliminated in the repechage.-External links:*...
, rowerRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic medallist (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....
). - 20 February - René DubosRené DubosRené Jules Dubos was a French-born American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book So Human An Animal. He is credited as an author of a maxim "Think globally, act locally"...
, microbiologistMicrobiologyMicrobiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
, experimental pathologistPathologyPathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, environmentalistEnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
and humanistHumanismHumanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
(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....
). - 21 February - Albert DupouyAlbert DupouyAlbert Dupouy was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*...
, rugby union player (d.19731973 in FranceSee also:1972 in France,other events of 1973,1974 in France.----Events from the year 1973 in France.-Events:*4 March - Legislative Election held.*11 March - Legislative Election held....
). - 21 February - Pierre LewdenPierre LewdenPierre Lewden was a French athlete who mainly competed in the high jump.He competed for France in the men's high jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal....
, athlete (d.19891989 in FranceSee also:1988 in France,other events of 1989,1990 in France.----Events from the year 1989 in France.-Events:*January - Two women, Nathalie Menigon and Joelle Aubron , are found guilty of murdering Renault owner Georges Besse, who was shot dead in Paris November 1986...
). - 17 March - Alexandre BioussaAlexandre BioussaAlexandre "Alex" Bioussa was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Toulouse and died in Toulouse.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team....
, rugby union player (d.19661966 in FranceSee also:1965 in France,other events of 1966,1967 in France.----Events from the year 1966 in France.-Events:*4 January - A gas leak fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon, kills 18 and injures 84....
). - 26 March - Maurice DorléacMaurice DorléacMaurice Dorléac was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac.- External links :...
, actor (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....
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April to June
- 7 April - André Trocmé, pastorPastorThe word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
who aided Jewish refugees (d.19711971 in FranceSee also:1970 in France,other events of 1971,1972 in France.----Events from the year 1971 in France.-Events:*14 March - Municipal elections held.*21 March - Municipal elections held....
). - 8 April - Jean ProuvéJean Prouvé-Images:**- External links :***...
, architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and designerDesignerA designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
(d.19841984 in FranceSee also:1983 in France,other events of 1984,1985 in France.----Events from the year 1984 in France.-Events:* 21 April - The Renault Espace,Europe's first production people carrier, is launched.-Sport:...
). - 13 April - Jacques LacanJacques LacanJacques Marie Émile Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who made prominent contributions to psychoanalysis and philosophy, and has been called "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud". Giving yearly seminars in Paris from 1953 to 1981, Lacan influenced France's...
, psychoanalyst, psychiatristPsychiatristA psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
, and doctorPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
(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....
). - 15 April - René PlevenRené PlevenRené Pléven was a notable French politician of the Fourth Republic. A member of the Free French, he helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance , a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement...
, politician (d.19931993 in FranceSee also:1992 in France,other events of 1993,1994 in France.----Events from the year 1993 in France.-Events:*18 February - Peugeot launches the 306 range of hatchbacks, estates, convertibles and saloons, which will mainly be built at Peugeot's factory near Coventry in England, which was formerly...
). - 20 April - Michel LeirisMichel LeirisJulien Michel Leiris was a French surrealist writer and ethnographer.-Biography:...
, surrealist writer and ethnographer (d.19901990 in FranceSee also:1989 in France,other events of 1990,1991 in France.----Events from the year 1990 in France.-Events:*15 May - Launch of the Renault Clio supermini, which will eventually replace the Renault 5....
). - 24 April - René Le HénaffRené Le HénaffRené Le Hénaff was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he did work for Marcel Carné and René Clair. As a director one of his better known worked from 1935 to 1950. He effectively retired from both occupations in 1968....
, film editor and director (d.20052005 in FranceSee also:2004 in France,other events of 2005,2006 in France.----Events from the year 2005 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin then Dominique de Villepin...
). - 18 May - Henri SauguetHenri SauguetHenri Sauguet , was a French composer. Born in Bordeaux as Henri-Pierre Poupard, he adopted his mother's maiden name as his pseudonym. His output includes operas, ballets, four symphonies , concertos, chamber and choral music and numerous songs, as well as film music...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
(d.19891989 in FranceSee also:1988 in France,other events of 1989,1990 in France.----Events from the year 1989 in France.-Events:*January - Two women, Nathalie Menigon and Joelle Aubron , are found guilty of murdering Renault owner Georges Besse, who was shot dead in Paris November 1986...
). - 25 May - Jean BorthayreJean BorthayreJean Borthayre was a French operatic baritone, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories.- Career :...
, operatic baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
(d.19841984 in FranceSee also:1983 in France,other events of 1984,1985 in France.----Events from the year 1984 in France.-Events:* 21 April - The Renault Espace,Europe's first production people carrier, is launched.-Sport:...
). - 25 May - André Girard, painter, poster-maker and Resistance member (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....
). - 31 May - Charles BrunierCharles BrunierCharles Brunier was a convicted murderer and French veteran of both the First and Second World Wars who claimed, in 2005, to have been the inspiration for Papillon...
, convicted murderer and veteran of the FirstWorld 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...
and Second World WarsWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
who claimed to have been the inspiration for PapillonPapillon (autobiography)Papillon is a memoir by convicted felon and fugitive Henri Charrière, first published in France in 1969. It became an instant bestseller. It was translated into English from the original French by June P. Wilson and Walter B. Michaels for a 1970 edition, and by author Patrick O'Brian...
(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...
). - 16 June - Henri LefebvreHenri LefebvreHenri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.-Biography:...
, sociologistSociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and philosopher (d.19911991 in FranceSee also:1990 in France,other events of 1991,1992 in France.----Events from the year 1991 in France.-Events:*16 March - Citroën launches it compact ZX range of hatchbacks and estates...
). - 24 June - Marcel MuleMarcel MuleMarcel Mule was a French classical saxophonist.Marcel Mule was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these pieces have become staples in the classical saxophone repertoire...
, classical saxophonist (d.20012001 in FranceSee also:2000 in France,other events of 2001,2002 in France.----Events from the year 2001 in France.-Events:*March - The Renault Vel Satis is launched at the Geneva Motor Show.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held....
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July to September
- 20 July - Gaston WaringhienGaston WaringhienGaston Waringhein was a French linguist, lexicographer, and Esperantist. He wrote poems as well as essays and books on linguistics...
, linguistLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, lexicographer and EsperantistEsperantistAn Esperantist is a person who speaks or uses Esperanto. Etymologically, an Esperantist is someone who hopes...
(d.19911991 in FranceSee also:1990 in France,other events of 1991,1992 in France.----Events from the year 1991 in France.-Events:*16 March - Citroën launches it compact ZX range of hatchbacks and estates...
). - 31 July - Jean DubuffetJean DubuffetJean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making.-Life and work:Dubuffet was...
, painter and sculptor (d.19851985 in FranceSee also:1984 in France,other events of 1985,1986 in France.----Events from the year 1985 in France.-Events:*10 March - Cantonales Elections held.*17 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 5 August - Claude Autant-LaraClaude Autant-LaraClaude Autant-Lara , was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament .-Biography:...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and later MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(d.20002000 in FranceSee also:1999 in France,other events of 2000,2001 in France.----Events from the year 2000 in France.The year 2000 is in particular remembered in France by a media campaign on the conditions of detention of prisoners. A parliamentary board of inquiry was created. The conclusions of the report were...
). - 17 August - Henri TomasiHenri TomasiHenri Tomasi was a French classical composer and conductor.- The early years :Henri Tomasi was born in Marseille, France, in the working class neighborhood on August 17, 1901. His father Xavier Tomasi and mother Josephine Vincensi were originally from La Casinca, Corsica...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
(d.19711971 in FranceSee also:1970 in France,other events of 1971,1972 in France.----Events from the year 1971 in France.-Events:*14 March - Municipal elections held.*21 March - Municipal elections held....
). - 18 August — Jean GuittonJean GuittonJean Guitton was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian.-Biography:Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École normale supérieure in Paris. His principal religious and intellectual influence was from a blind priest, Francois Pouget...
, Catholic philosopher and theologian (d.19991999 in FranceSee also:1998 in France,other events of 1999,2000 in France.----Events from the year 1999 in France.-Events:*3 March - ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the French National Assembly....
). - 19 August - René CapitantRené CapitantRené Marie Alphonse Charles Capitant was a French lawyer and politician.He was the son of a lawyer, Henri Capitant, and attended the Lycée Henri-IV in Paris...
, lawyer and politician (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....
). - 27 August - Pierre VillonPierre VillonPierre Villon was a member of the French Communist Party and of the French Resistance during the war. With his true name of Roger Ginsburger, he was an architect...
, member of the French Communist PartyFrench Communist PartyThe French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
and of the French ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
(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:...
). - 29 August - Michel Olçomendy, first ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of the SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(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....
). - 8 September - Jacques PerretJacques Perret (writer)Jacques Perret was a French writer best known for his novel Le Caporal Épinglé , which tells the story of his captivity in Germany and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director Jean Renoir in 1962...
, writer (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....
). - 16 September - Andrée BrunetAndrée BrunetAndrée Brunet was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating.-Biography:...
, figure skaterFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
(d.19931993 in FranceSee also:1992 in France,other events of 1993,1994 in France.----Events from the year 1993 in France.-Events:*18 February - Peugeot launches the 306 range of hatchbacks, estates, convertibles and saloons, which will mainly be built at Peugeot's factory near Coventry in England, which was formerly...
). - 16 September - Louis JoxeLouis JoxeLouis Joxe was a French statesman, judge and politician.-Career:* Ambassador of France to the USSR * Ambassador of France to the Federal Republic of Germany...
, statesman and Minister (d.19911991 in FranceSee also:1990 in France,other events of 1991,1992 in France.----Events from the year 1991 in France.-Events:*16 March - Citroën launches it compact ZX range of hatchbacks and estates...
). - 25 September — Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
, film director (d.19991999 in FranceSee also:1998 in France,other events of 1999,2000 in France.----Events from the year 1999 in France.-Events:*3 March - ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the French National Assembly....
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October to December
- 3 October - François Le LionnaisFrançois Le LionnaisFrançois Le Lionnais was a French chemical engineer and mathematician, perhaps best known as a founder of the literary movement Oulipo....
, chemical engineer and mathematician (d.19841984 in FranceSee also:1983 in France,other events of 1984,1985 in France.----Events from the year 1984 in France.-Events:* 21 April - The Renault Espace,Europe's first production people carrier, is launched.-Sport:...
). - 12 October - Gabriel-Marie GarroneGabriel-Marie GarroneGabriel-Marie Garrone was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education....
, CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
(d.19941994 in FranceSee also:1993 in France,other events of 1994,1995 in France.----Events from the year 1994 in France.-Events:*20 March - Cantonales Elections held.*24 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 3 November - André MalrauxAndré MalrauxAndré Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
, author, adventurer and statesman (d.19761976 in FranceSee also:1975 in France,other events of 1976,1977 in France.----Events from the year 1976 in France.-Events:*21 January - The first commercial Concorde flight takes off.*7 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 14 December - Henri CochetHenri CochetHenri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
, tennis player (d.19871987 in FranceSee also:1986 in France,other events of 1987,1988 in France.----Events from the year 1987 in France.-Events:*24 March - The Euro Disneyland Project agreement is signed by The Walt Disney Company and the French government, enabling a theme park to be built to the east of Paris...
).
Full date unknown
- Roland AnsieauRoland AnsieauRoland Ansieau was an early 20th century French art deco graphic artist, best known for his 1935 "Berger 45" wine advertisement which is widely reproduced as poster prints. Ansieau also created colorful illustrations for a 1931 seasonal guide to Deauville "the flowered beach". Little else is...
, graphic artist (d.19871987 in FranceSee also:1986 in France,other events of 1987,1988 in France.----Events from the year 1987 in France.-Events:*24 March - The Euro Disneyland Project agreement is signed by The Walt Disney Company and the French government, enabling a theme park to be built to the east of Paris...
). - Jean Boyer, film director and author (d.19651965 in FranceSee also:1964 in France,other events of 1965,1966 in France.----Events from the year 1965 in France.-Events:*5 January - Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.*14 March - Municipal elections held....
). - Corentin Louis KervranCorentin Louis KervranCorentin Louis Kervran was a French scientist best known for his defense of the unconventional belief in biological transmutation. In WWII he was part of the French Resistance...
, scientist (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....
). - Jacques NatansonJacques NatansonFrench writer Jacques Natanson first became involved in the movies in 1929 when one of his plays was adapted for the screen. He enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Max Ophüls, on such films as "La Ronde" , "Le Plaisir" and "Lola Montes" ....
, writer (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....
). - Louis PoteratLouis Poterat-Life:After studying law, Poterat began working in journalism, then launched himself into commerce. He first wrote for local revues, where he found his interest in song-writing. He adapted foreign-language works, and entered the film company Pathé-Marconi to write a series of film lyrics...
, lyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
(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....
).
Deaths
- 5 January - Pierre PotainPierre PotainPierre Charles Édouard Potain was a French cardiologist born in Paris.In 1853 he earned his doctorate from the University of Paris, and afterwards worked as an assistant to Jules Baillarger at the mental asylum at Ivry...
, cardiologist (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...
). - January - Henri de BornierHenri de BornierHenri, vicomte de Bornier was a French poet and dramatist, born in Lunel .He came to Paris in 1845 with the object of studying law, but in that year he published a volume of verse, Les Premieres Feuilles, and the Comédie-Française accepted a play of his entitled Le Manage de Luther.He was given a...
, poet and dramatist (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...
). - 9 February - Louis-Nicolas MénardLouis-Nicolas MénardLouis-Nicolas Ménard was a French man of letters also known for his early discoveries on collodion.He was born in Paris. His versatile genius occupied itself in turn with chemistry, poetry, painting and history. In 1843 he published, under the pseudonym of L. de Senneville, a translation of...
, man of letters (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....
). - 9 September - Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern...
, painter (b.18641864 in FranceSee also:1863 in France,other events of 1864,1865 in France.----Events from the year 1864 in France.-Events:*10 April - Treaty of Miramar.*Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth published.-Births:...
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- Casimir Marie GaudibertCasimir Marie GaudibertCasimir Marie Gaudibert was a French amateur astronomer and selenographer.Gaudibert produced a map of the Moon in 1887. Under the direction of Camille Flammarion, Emile Bertaux subsequently produced a globe of the moon based on Gaudibert's lunar map.The crater Gaudibert on the Moon is named after...
, astronomer and selenographerSelenographySelenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features...
(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...
). - Ernest de JonquièresErnest de JonquièresErnest de Jonquières was a French mathematician who made several contributions in geometry....
, mathematician (b.18201820 in FranceSee also:1819 in France,other events of 1820,1821 in France.----Events from the year 1820 in France.-Events:*4 November - Legislative election held.*13 November - Legislative election held.-Births:...
). Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel 10 January 1971