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1911 in France
1911 in France
See also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
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1913 in France
See also:1912 in France,other events of 1913,1914 in France.----Events from the year 1913 in France.-Events:*3 February - Trial of the remnants of the Bonnot gang begins....
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Events from the year 1912 in France
France
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
- 7 March - Aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from 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...
to 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...
in three hours. - 30 March - Treaty of FezTreaty of FezBy the Treaty of Fez , signed March 30, 1912, Sultan Abdelhafid gave up the sovereignty of Morocco to the French, making the country a protectorate, resolving the Agadir Crisis of July 1, 1911....
, Sultan AbdelhafidAbdelhafid of MoroccoAbdelhafid of Morocco was the Sultan of Morocco from 1908 to 1912 and a member of the Alaouite Dynasty. His younger brother, Abdelaziz of Morocco, preceded him...
gives up the sovereigntySovereigntySovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, making it a protectorateProtectorateIn history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...
of France. - 11 August - SodomySodomySodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...
becomes legal in France.
Sport
- 30 June - The 10th Tour de France1912 Tour de FranceThe 1912 Tour de France was the 10th anniversary of the Tour de France. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of . The Tour took place from 30 June to 28 July 1912. The riders rode at an average speed of 27.763 km/h. After 4 stage wins during the Tour of Belgium, the Alcyon team hired Odile...
begins. - 28 July - Tour de France ends, won by Odiel Defraye.
January to March
- 6 January - Jacques EllulJacques EllulJacques Ellul was a French philosopher, law professor, sociologist, lay theologian, and Christian anarchist. He wrote several books about the "technological society" and the interaction between Christianity and politics....
, philosopher, sociologist, theologian (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....
). - 15 January - Michel DebréMichel DebréMichel Jean-Pierre Debré was a French Gaullist politician. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France, and was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic...
, politician and first Prime Minister of the Fifth RepublicFrench Fifth RepublicThe Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, introduced on 4 October 1958. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing the prior parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system...
(d.19961996 in FranceSee also:1995 in France,other events of 1996,1997 in France.----Events from the year 1996 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Alain Juppé* Interior Minister - Jean-Louis Debré* Finance Minister - Jean Arthuis...
). - 18 January - David RoussetDavid RoussetDavid Rousset was a French writer and political activist, a recipient of Prix Renaudot, a French literary award....
, writer and political activist (d.19971997 in FranceSee also:1996 in France,other events of 1997,1998 in France.----Events from the year 1997 in France.-Events:*27 January - It is revealed that French museums had nearly 2,000 pieces of art that had been stolen by Nazis....
). - 3 February - Jacques SoustelleJacques SoustelleJacques Soustelle was an important and early figure of the Free French Forces and an anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian civilizations. He became vice-director of the Musée de l'Homme in Paris in 1938. He was elected to the Académie française in 1983.- Biography :Jacques Soustelle was...
, anthropologistAnthropologyAnthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
(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....
). - 7 February - Alfred DesenclosAlfred DésenclosAlfred Desenclos was a French composer of classical music. Desenclos was a self-described "romantic" whose music is highly expressive and atmospheric and rooted in rigorous compositional technique....
, composer (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....
). - 7 February - Amédée FournierAmédée FournierAmédée Fournier was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :193219381939- External links :...
, cyclist (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....
). - 11 February - Jacques CorrèzeJacques CorrèzeJacques Corrèze , a French businessman and politician, was the former chief executive officer of the United States operation of L'Oréal , the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty products...
, businessman and politician (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...
). - 12 February - Pierre JaminetPierre JaminetPierre Jaminet was a French professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :19381939- External links :*...
, cyclist (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 - Pierre BoullePierre BoullePierre Boulle was a French novelist largely known for two famous works, The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes .-Biography:...
, novelist (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....
). - 28 March - Léon DamasLéon DamasLéon-Gontran Damas was a French poet and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement.-Biography:...
, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
(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...
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April to June
- 12 April - Georges FranjuGeorges Franju-External links:* at Allmovie...
, filmmaker (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...
). - 14 April - Robert DoisneauRobert DoisneauRobert Doisneau was a French photographer. In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris; together with Henri Cartier-Bresson he was a pioneer of photojournalism...
, photographer (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....
). - 21 April - Marcel Camus, 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:...
(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....
). - 28 April - Odette SansomOdette SansomOdette Sansom Hallowes GC, MBE, Chevalier de la légion d'honneur was an Allied heroine of the Second World War.-Early years:...
, World War IIWorld 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...
heroine (d.19951995 in FranceSee also:1994 in France,other events of 1995,1996 in France.----Events from the year 1995 in France.-Events:*21 February - Ibrahim Ali, a 17-year-old Comorian living in France, is murdered by 3 far right National Front activists....
). - 16 May - Alfred AstonAlfred AstonAlfred Aston was a French association football winger and manager. He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938...
, international soccer player (d.20032003 in FranceSee also:2002 in France,other events of 2003,2004 in France.----Events from the year 2003 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy...
). - 23 May - Jean FrançaixJean FrançaixJean René Désiré Françaix was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style.-Life:...
, composer, pianist, and orchestrator (d.19971997 in FranceSee also:1996 in France,other events of 1997,1998 in France.----Events from the year 1997 in France.-Events:*27 January - It is revealed that French museums had nearly 2,000 pieces of art that had been stolen by Nazis....
). - 29 May - Pierre-Paul SchweitzerPierre-Paul SchweitzerPierre-Paul Schweitzer was the International Monetary Fund 's fourth Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board, serving from 1963 to 1973.-Early life and education:...
, fourth Managing Director of the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(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....
). - 30 May - Roger CourtoisRoger CourtoisRoger Courtois was a French association football striker and manager.He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938.- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard:* Division 1: 1935, 1938* Coupe de France: 1937...
, international soccer player (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....
). - 8 June - Roger MichelotRoger MichelotRoger Michelot was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, boxer (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...
). - 15 June - Alix CombelleAlix CombelleAlix Combelle was a French swing jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader, born in and performing in Paris for most of his life. He was well known on the Continental Jazz scene of Europe, active mostly in the 1930s and 1940s...
, swing jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleaderBandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
(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...
). - 29 June - Lucie AubracLucie AubracLucie Samuel born Lucie Bernard , and better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history teacher and member of the French Resistance during World War II....
, World War II Resistance fighter (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...
). - 29 June - Émile Peynaud, oenologist and researcher (d.20042004 in FranceSee also:2003 in France,other events of 2004,2005 in France.----Events from the year 2004 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy then Dominique de Villepin...
).
July to December
- 18 July - Max RousiéMax RousiéMax Rousié was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the French rugby league team....
(d. 1959), rugby league and rugby union footballer - 5 August - Abbé PierreAbbé PierreLAbbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement . He founded in 1949 the Emmaus movement, which has the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees...
, priest and founder of Emmaus movement (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...
). - 8 September - Marie-Dominique PhilippeMarie-Dominique PhilippeMarie-Dominique Philippe was a Dominican philosopher and theologian. He was ordained in 1936. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Fribourg from 1945 to 1982. Although he remained a Dominican he founded the "Community of St. John" in 1975.- External links :**...
, Dominican philosopher and theologian (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 -...
). - 3 November - Marie-Claude Vaillant-CouturierMarie-Claude Vaillant-CouturierMarie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, , whose real name was Marie-Claude Vogel, was a member of the French Resistance.-Photographer:...
, member 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.19961996 in FranceSee also:1995 in France,other events of 1996,1997 in France.----Events from the year 1996 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Alain Juppé* Interior Minister - Jean-Louis Debré* Finance Minister - Jean Arthuis...
). - 13 November - Claude PompidouClaude PompidouClaude Jacqueline Pompidou was the wife of President of France Georges Pompidou. She was a philanthropist and a patron of modern art, especially through the Centre Georges Pompidou.-Life before politics:...
, philanthropist, wife of President of France Georges PompidouGeorges PompidouGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
(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...
). - 21 November - Pierre GrimalPierre GrimalPierre Grimal was a French historian, classicist and Latinist. Fascinated by the Roman civilization, he did much to promote the cultural inheritance of ancient Rome, both among specialists and the general public.-Biography:Admitted to the École Normale Supérieure in 1933, and receiving a third in...
, historian and classicist (d.19961996 in FranceSee also:1995 in France,other events of 1996,1997 in France.----Events from the year 1996 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Alain Juppé* Interior Minister - Jean-Louis Debré* Finance Minister - Jean Arthuis...
).
Full date unknown
- Gerard AlbouyGerard AlbouyGerard Albouy , often known by the name Ouy, was a French milliner. Between 1938 and 1964, he operated a Parisian hat shop called Albouy that was known for its decorative, baroque-style hats. Notable works include veiled hats made of recycled newspaper, which he constructed during the German...
, milliner (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....
). - Jean LescureJean Lescure- Biography :In 1938 Jean Lescure published his first plaquette of poems, "Le voyage immobile", and launched the review "Messages" ....
, poet (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...
). - Albert MaletAlbert Malet (painter)Albert Malet was a French painter of the Rouen school.Malet was born at Bosc-le-Hard. A retrospective of his work was held at the hôtel de Bourgtheroulde at Rouen in 2006.- Bibliography :...
, painter (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....
). - Paul Petard, botanistBotanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
(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:...
).
Deaths
- 14 April - Henri BrissonHenri BrissonEugène Henri Brisson was a French statesman, Prime Minister of France for a period in 1885-1886 and again in 1898.-Biography:He was born at Bourges , and followed his father’s profession of advocate. Having made his mark in opposition during the last days of the empire, he was appointed...
, statesman and Prime minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
(b.18351835 in FranceSee also:1834 in France,other events of 1835,1836 in France.----Events from the year 1835 in France.-Events:*The French word for their language changes to français, from françois....
). - 12 June - Frédéric PassyFrédéric PassyFrédéric Passy was a French economist and a joint winner of the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901.- Biography :...
, economistEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, joint winner (with Henry DunantHenry DunantJean Henri Dunant , aka Henry Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist. During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy...
) of first Nobel Peace Prize, 1901 (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....
). - 17 July - Henri PoincaréHenri PoincaréJules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science...
, mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher of science (b.18541854 in FranceSee also:1853 in France,other events of 1854,1855 in France.----Events from the year 1854 in France.-Events:*27 March - United Kingdom declares war on Russia and Crimean War begins.*28 March - France declares war on Russia....
).
Full date unknown
- Félicien Henry Caignart de SaulcyFélicien Henry Caignart de SaulcyFélicien Henry Caignart de Saulcy was a French entomologist specialising in Coleoptera. He was especially interested in the beetle fauna of caves. His collection of Scydmaenidae Trechinae, Bathysciinae, Liodidae, Staphylinidae, Pselaphidae und Catopidae is in the Muséum national d'histoire...
, entomologist (b.18321832 in FranceSee also:1830 in France,other events of 1832,1833 in France.----Events from the year 1832 in France.-Events:*5 June - Anti-monarchist June Rebellion briefly breaks out in Paris....
).