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1878 In France
Events from the year 1878 in France. Incumbents *President of France, President: Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta *Prime Minister of France, President of the Council of Ministers: Jules Armand Dufaure Events * 1 May–10 November – Exposition Universelle (1878), Exposition Universelle in Paris; the head of the Statue of Liberty is a principal exhibit. * May – Chemins de fer de l'État formed to take over ten small railway companies operating between the Loire and Garonne. Births January to June * 5 February – Jean Becquerel, physicist (died 1953 in France, 1953) * 5 February – André Citroën, automobile pioneer (died 1935 in France, 1935) * 21 February – Mirra Alfassa, spiritual leader (died 1973 in India, 1973) * 28 February – Pierre Fatou, mathematician (died 1929 in France, 1929) * 24 March – René Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (died 1963 in France, 1963) * 2 April – Émilie Charmy, artist (died 1974 in France, 1974) * 17 April – Albert Canet, tenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In France
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 In France
Events from the year 1942 in France. Incumbents *Chief of State: Philippe Pétain * Vice-President of the Council of Ministers: François Darlan (until 18 April), Pierre Laval (starting 18 April) Events *19 February – Riom Trial begins, attempt by Vichy France regime to prove that the leaders of the French Third Republic had been responsible for France's defeat by Germany in 1940. *28 March – British Commandos raid St Nazaire on the coast of Western France. *5 May – Battle of Madagascar begins, Allied campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II. *26 May – Battle of Bir Hakeim begins, First Free French Division defends the site against the Italian and German Afrika Korps. *11 June – Battle of Bir Hakeim ends, a successful delaying action. *14 July – Bastille Day Gaullist demonstrations in Vichy France; 2 women are shot dead by members of the fascist French Popular Party (PPF) in Marseille. *16 July – Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (''Rafle d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Prévost
Paule Marie Yvonne Prévost Boppe (8 June 1878 – 3 March 1942) was a French tennis player at the end of the 19th century. She won the French Women's Singles Championship in 1900.French Open winners Retrieved on 13 September 2009. At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, she won two silver medals. In the women's singles final she lost to Charlotte Cooper and in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 In France
Events from the year 1945 in France. Incumbents * 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 collaboration with the Germans. *9 March – Japanese overthrow the Vichy French 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 – Pierre Laval, fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pelliot
Paul Eugène Pelliot (28 May 187826 October 1945) was a French Sinologist and Orientalist best known for his explorations of Central Asia and his discovery of many important Chinese texts such as the Dunhuang manuscripts. Early life and career Paul Pelliot was born on 28 May 1878 in Paris, France, and initially intended to pursue a career as a foreign diplomat. Accordingly, he studied English as a secondary school student at La Sorbonne, then studied Mandarin Chinese at the École des Langues Orientales Vivantes (School of Living Oriental Languages). Pelliot was a gifted student, and completed the school's three-year Mandarin course in only two years. His rapid progress and accomplishments attracted the attention of the Sinologist Édouard Chavannes, the chair of Chinese at the Collège de France, who befriended Pelliot and began mentoring him. Chavannes also introduced Pelliot to the Collège's Sanskrit chair, Sylvain Lévi. Pelliot began studying under the two men, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In France
Events from the year 1946 in France. Incumbents * Chairman of the Provisional Government (also Prime Minister): ** until 26 January: Charles de Gaulle ** 26 January-24 June: Félix Gouin ** 24 June-28 November: Georges Bidault ** 28 November-16 December: Vincent Auriol (interim) ** starting 16 December: Leon Blum Events *16 January – Charles de Gaulle resigns as a head of a French provisional government. *20 January – Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. *6 March – Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. *19 March – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. *7 April – Syria's independence from France is officially recognised. *5 May – Constitutional Referendum held and proposed constitution rejected. *2 June – Legislative Election held. *5 July – The bikini, designed by Louis Réard, is firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burguet
Charles Burguet (26 May 1878 – 9 June 1946) was a French director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He directed well over 30 films between 1912 and 1929. Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * ''Montmartre'' (1925) * ''Barocco'' (1925) * ''Martyr'' (1927) * ''The Veil Dancer ''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter v ...'' (1929) References Bibliography * External links * French film directors Silent film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 1878 births 1946 deaths 20th-century French male writers {{france-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In France
Events from the year 1940 in France. Incumbents *Chief of State: Albert Lebrun (until 11 July), Philippe Pétain (starting 11 July) * Vice-president of the Council of Ministers: ** until 21 March: Édouard Daladier ** 21 March-16 June: Paul Reynaud ** 16 June-11 July: Philippe Pétain ** 11 July-13 December: Pierre Laval ** starting 13 December: Pierre-Étienne Flandin Events *21 March – Édouard Daladier resigns as Prime Minister. French cabinet shuffles and Daladier is replaced by Paul Reynaud. *10 May – Battle of France begins. German forces invade Low Countries. *13 May – German armies open 60-mile wide breach in Maginot Line at Sedan. *18 May – Marshal Philippe Pétain named vice-premier of France. *19 May – General Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander-in-chief of all French forces. *20 May – German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel. *26 May – Dunkirk evacuation of British Expeditionary Force starts. *3 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Chiappe
Jean Baptiste Pascal Eugène Chiappe (3 May 1878 – 27 November 1940) was a high-ranking French civil servant. Chiappe was director of the ''Sûreté générale'' in the 1920s. He was subsequently given the post of Préfet de police in the 1930s, a role in which he was very popular. His politics tended towards the right, and successive leftist governments tried in vain to dislodge him. Finally, on 3 February 1934, Édouard Daladier, new president of the ''Conseil'', recalled him from his post. The far-right leagues promptly organized a large demonstration of support on 6 February 1934, which rapidly degenerated into a riot against the republic and the government. This disturbance is referenced in Luis Buñuel's film '' Diary of a Chambermaid'' (1964). At the denouement of the film, right-wing protesters are seen chanting ''Vive Chiappe!'' outside the café owned by a sympathizer in Cherbourg. This was Buñuel's payback for Chiappe's role in banning the Buñuel- Dalí film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Canet
Henry Albert Canet (17 April 1878 – 25 July 1930) was a male tennis player from France. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won two bronze medals. In the singles division, he succeeded in beating Norwegian Conrad Langaard, although lost to American opponent Roosevelt Pell. References External links * * 1878 births 1930 deaths French male tennis players Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis people from Greater London {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In France
Events from the year 1974 in France. Incumbents * President: ** until 2 April: Georges Pompidou ** 2 April-27 May: Alain Poher ** starting 27 May: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing * Prime Minister: Pierre Messmer (until 27 May), Jacques Chirac (starting 27 May) Events *1 March – Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France. *3 March – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes into the Ermenville Forest just outside Senlis killing all 346 on board. *8 March – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris. *2 April – President Georges Pompidou dies in office. Senate President Alain Poher becomes Acting President for the second time. *7 August – French acrobat Philippe Petit walks across a high wire slung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. *28 August – The Citroen CX, top model in the Citroen range, is launched – succeeding the 19-year-old DS. It is voted European Car of the Year. *12 September – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
