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1883 In France
Events from the year 1883 in France. Incumbents *President: Jules Grévy *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 29 January: Charles Duclerc ** 29 January-21 February: Armand Fallières ** starting 21 February: Jules Ferry Events * 27–28 March – Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces. * 19 May – Battle of Paper Bridge, French defeat by Black Flag forces. * 25 August – Treaty of Hué signed between the Nguyễn dynasty Emperor of Viet Nam and the French Empire, recognizing French imperial control over the regions of Annam and Tonkin. * De Dion-Bouton set up in Paris to manufacture mechanical road vehicles. * The first purebred Percheron (horse) stud book is created. Births January to June * 3 February – Camille Bombois, naïve painter (died 1970) * 18 February – Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (died 1971) * 15 May – Maurice Feltin, Cardinal (died 1975) * 28 June – Pierre Laval, politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the Prime Minister of France, prime minister and Government of France, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the French Second Republic, Second Republic. The president of the French Republic is the ''Ex officio member, ex officio'' Co-Princes of Andorra, co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the Ordre national du Mérite, National Order of Merit. The officeholder is also honorary proto-canon of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, although some have rejected the title in the past. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Bombois
Camille Bombois (3 February 1883 – 6 June 1970) was a French naïve painter especially noted for paintings of circus scenes. Bombois was born in Venarey-les-Laumes in the Côte-d'Or, in humble circumstances. His childhood was spent living on a barge and attending a local school until the age of twelve, when he became a farm worker. During his free time he drew and competed in wrestling competitions at local fairs. He became a champion local wrestler before joining a traveling circus as a strongman and wrestler. In 1907, Bombois fulfilled his dream of moving to Paris, where he married and worked as a railway laborer, eventually finding a night job at a newspaper printing plant handling heavy newsprint rolls. Despite the exhausting nature of his job he painted from dawn to dusk, sleeping little. He showed his paintings in sidewalk exhibitions, but his earliest paintings, revealing the influence of the old masters in their subdued use of color, attracted few buyers. 1914 mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In France
Events from the year 1963 in France. Incumbents *President: Charles de Gaulle *Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou Events *22 January – Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. *29 January – President Charles de Gaulle vetoes the United Kingdom's entry into the EEC. *4 March – In Paris, 6 people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle pardons 5 of them but the other conspirator is executed by firing squad few days later. *15 June – Carrefour open Europe's first hypermarket, in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne. Sport *23 June – Tour de France begins. *14 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil. Births January to March *1 January – Jean-Marc Gounon, motor racing driver *6 January – Philippe Perrin, French Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut *7 January – Christian Louboutin, shoe designer *23 January – Éric Mura, soccer player *9 February – Lolo Ferrari, dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Paulhan
Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan (; 19 July 1883 – 10 February 1963), was a French aviator. He is known for winning the first ''Daily Mail'' aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910. Biography Paulhan was born at Pézenas, Hérault, and his heavier-than-air flying career began with making model aircraft. Stationed at St Cyr as a balloon pilot during his military service, in 1905 he won a competition for model aircraft design. Following his national service, he was employed by the balloon manufacturer Édouard Surcouf as an engineer, working on the construction of the dirigible '' La Ville de Paris'' and making many flights as its mechanic during 1907. The same year he won a competition for model aircraft design in which the first prize was to be a full-size construction of the winning design. His design was so complex that instead he was given a Voisin airframe. With the help of family and friends, he obtained an engine and taught himself t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 In France
Events from the year 1945 in France. Incumbents *President of France, Chairman of the Provisional Government (also Prime Minister): Charles de Gaulle Events *1 January? – Jean-Paul Sartre refuses the Legion of Honour. *6 February – Writer Robert Brasillach executed for collaborationism, collaboration with the Germans. *9 March – Japanese Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, overthrow the Vichy French Jean Decoux, Decoux Government in Vietnam. *2 May – Colette is the first woman to be admitted to the Académie Goncourt. *7 May – General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day. *8 May – World War II ends in Europe. *8–29 May – In Algeria, French troops kill an estimated 6,000 Algerian citizens in the Sétif massacre. *23 July – Marshal Philippe Pétain, who headed the Vichy government during World War II, goes on trial, charged with treason. *31 July – P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Laval
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 27 January 1931 to 20 February 1932 and 7 June 1935 to 24 January 1936. He again occupied the post during the German occupation, from 18 April 1942 to 20 August 1944. A socialist early in his life, Laval became a lawyer in 1909 and was famous for his defence of strikers, trade unionists and leftists from government prosecution. In 1914, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Socialist Party, and he remained committed to his pacifist convictions during the First World War. After his defeat in the 1919 election, Laval left the Socialist Party and became mayor of Aubervilliers. In 1924 he returned to the Chamber as an independent, and was elected to the Senate three years later. He also held a series of governmental positions, including Minister of Public Works, Minister of Justice and Minister of Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In France
Events from the year 1975 in France. Incumbents * President: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing * Prime Minister: Jacques Chirac Events *1 January – Work is abandoned on the British end of the Channel Tunnel. *March – Launch of the Renault 30, Renault's first postwar six-cylinder car and Renault's flagship car to compete with the likes of the Citroen CX and BMW 5 Series, and the first production car of its size to feature a hatchback. *6 March – A bomb explodes in the Paris offices of Springer Press. The 6 March Group (connected to the Red Army Faction) demands amnesty for the Baader-Meinhof Group. *6 July – The Comoros declare their independence from France. *September – Chrysler Europe launches the Simca 1307, a large five-door hatchback which will go on sale in Britain in the new year as the Chrysler Alpine. It is similar in size and design to the Renault 16, and is one of the first cars of its size to feature a hatchback. *15 September – The department of ''Corse'', com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Feltin
Maurice Feltin (15 May 1883 – 27 September 1975) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Born in Delle, Territoire-de-Belfort, Maurice Feltin studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris before being ordained a priest on 3 July 1909. He then did pastoral work in Besançon until 1914, at which time he was made an officer in the French Army during World War I. For his work, he was awarded with the Croix-de-Guerre, the Médaille militaire, and the Légion d'honneur. On 19 December 1927, Feltin was appointed Bishop of Troyes by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on 11 March 1928 from Cardinal Henri-Charles-Joseph Binet, with Bishops Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond and Jean-Marcel Rodié serving as co-consecrators. Feltin was promoted to Archbishop of Sens on 16 August 1932, and was later named Archbishop of Bordeaux on 16 Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 In France
Events from the year 1971 in France. Incumbents * President: Georges Pompidou * Prime Minister: Jacques Chaban-Delmas Events *14 March – Municipal elections held. *21 March – Municipal elections held. *3 July – American singer Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies from a heart attack in the bathtub of his Paris hotel room. He was 27 years old. *3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed. *10 December – Renault unveils its new R5 model, a small three-door hatchback similar in concept to the recently launched Italian Fiat 127, which will go on sale in the new year. Births January to March *4 January – Sébastien Foucras, freestyle skier and Olympic medallist *17 January – Sylvie Testud, actress, writer and director *20 January – Catherine Marsal, road racing cyclist *2 February ** Ludovic Auger, cyclist ** Stéphane Pédron, soccer player *5 February – Michel Breistroff, NHL ice hockey player (d. 1996) *7 February – Emmanuel Curtil, acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, singlestick, appeared in the 1904 Olympics but was dropped after that and is not a part of modern fencing. Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics. Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship, the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century, with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school later refining the Italian system. There are three forms of modern fencing, each of which uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules; thus the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes: foil, épée, and sabre. Most competitive fencers choose to specialize in one weapon only. Competitive fencing is one of the five activitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foil (fencing)
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which are metal. It is flexible, rectangular in cross section, and weighs under a pound. As with the épée, points are only scored by contact with the tip, which, in electrically scored tournaments, is capped with a spring-loaded button to signal a touch. A foil fencer's uniform features the lamé (a vest, electrically wired to record valid hits). The foil is the most commonly used weapon in competition.https://idrottonline.se/LjungbyFK-Faktning/globalassets/ljungby-fk---faktning/dokument/a-parents-guide-to-fencing.pdf Non-electric and electric foils Background There are two types of foils that are used in modern fencing. Both types are made with the same basic parts: the pommel, grip, guard, and blade. The difference between them is one is electric, and the other is known as "steam" or "dry". The blades of both varieties are capped with a plastic or rubber piece, with a button at the tip in electric b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a detailed contempraneous description of the history and form of the sport. As a thrusting weapon, the is similar to a foil (contrasted with a sabre, which is designed for slashing). It has a stiffer blade than a foil. It is triangular in cross-section with a V-shaped groove called a fuller. The also has a larger bell guard and weighs more. The techniques of their use differ, as there are no rules regarding priority and right of way. Thus, immediate counterattacks are a common feature of fencing. In addition, the entire body is a valid target area. Background While modern sport of fencing has three weapons — foil, , and sabre, each a separate event — the is the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area (the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
