Events from the year 1930 in France.

Incumbents

* President: Gaston Doumergue * President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 21 February: André Tardieu ** 21 February-2 March:

Camille Chautemps Camille Chautemps (1 February 1885 – 1 July 1963) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic, three times President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister). He was the father-in-law of U.S. politician and statesman Howard J. ...

** 2 March-13 December: André Tardieu ** starting 13 December: Théodore Steeg

Events

*10 February – Yen Bai mutiny takes place, an uprising by Vietnamese soldiers in the French

colonial army Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories. Colonial background Such colonies may lie overseas or in areas dominated by neighbouring land powers such ...

's garrison in

Yen Bai The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the e ...

. *22 April –

London Naval Treaty The London Naval Treaty, officially the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament, was an agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, and the United States that was signed on 22 April 1930. Seeking to address is ...

is agreed between United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy and the United States. *17 May – Prime Minister André Tardieu decides to withdraw the remaining French troops from the Rhineland. They depart by 30 June. *21 June – One-year

conscription Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...

comes into force in France. *5 October – British Airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.

Sport

*2 July – Tour de France begins. *13 July – The first Football World Cup starts: Lucien Laurent scores the first goal, for France against Mexico. *27 July – Tour de France ends, won by André Leducq.

Births

January to June

*1 January – Jean-Pierre Duprey, poet and sculptor (died 1959) *13 January –

Françoise Prévost Françoise Prévost (c. 1680 in Paris – 1741 in Paris) was a French ballerina who helped establish dramatic dance in the early world of classical ballet. She was expressive, light and dramatic in style. In 1699, Prevost debuted at the Paris O ...

, actress (died 1997) *3 February –

Roger Duchêne Roger Duchêne (3 February 1930 – 25 April 2006) was a French biographer specializing in the letters of Madame de Sévigné. Duchêne became a member of l' Académie de Marseille in 1972, and received the Grand Prize of l'Académie du Vaucluse ...

, biographer (died 2006) *20 February – Pierre Gabaye, composer (died 2000) *1 March – Pierre Max Dubois, composer (died 1995) *6 March –

Lorin Maazel Lorin Varencove Maazel (, March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in th ...

, conductor, violinist and composer (died 2014) *10 April – Claude Bolling, jazz pianist, composer and arranger (died 2020) *14 April – René Desmaison, mountaineer, climber and alpinist (died 2007) *29 April –

Jean Rochefort Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Life and career Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...

, actor (died 2017) *30 April – Félix Guattari,

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, institutional

psychotherapist Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...

and

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

(died 1992) *25 May –

Sonia Rykiel Sonia Rykiel (; ; 25 May 1930 – 25 August 2016) was a French fashion designer and writer. She created the Poor Boy Sweater, which was featured on the cover of French ''Elle'' magazine. Her knitwear designs and new fashion techniques led her t ...

, fashion designer (died 2016) *9 June –

Monique Serf Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Barbara became a famous cabareti� ...

, singer (died 1997) *24 June –

Pierre Restany Pierre Restany (24 June 1930 – 29 May 2003), was an internationally known French art critic and cultural philosopher. Restany was born in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales, and spent his childhood in Casablanca. On returning ...

art critic An art critic is a person who is specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Their written critiques or reviews contribute to art criticism and they are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, and catalogue ...

and cultural

(died 2003)

July to December

*15 July –

Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida (; ; born Jackie Élie Derrida; See also . 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was an Algerian-born French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he utilized in numerous texts, and which was developed t ...

, philosopher (died 2004) *23 July – Pierre Vidal-Naquet, historian (died 2006) *1 August – Pierre Bourdieu, sociologist (died 2002) *17 August –

Jean Bourlès Jean Bourlès (17 August 1930 – 30 March 2021) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Pleyber-Christ. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1965. He won stage 16 in the 1957 Tour de France. Major results ;1955 : ...

, cyclist (died 2021) *24 September –

Catherine Robbe-Grillet Catherine Robbe-Grillet (; ''née'' Rstakian; born 24 September 1930) is a French writer, dominatrix, photographer, theatre and film actress of Armenian descent who has published sadomasochistic writings under the pseudonyms Jean de Berg and J ...

, actress, writer, photographer and dominatrix *1 October – Philippe Noiret, actor (died 2006) *10 October – Yves Chauvin, chemist, recipient of 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (died 2015) *18 October –

Michel Drach Michel Drach (18 October 1930 in Paris – 14 February 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. Life and career Drach was born in Paris, France, the son of Yvonne (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewis ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, writer,

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and actor (died 1990) *29 October – Niki de Saint Phalle, sculptor, painter and filmmaker (died 2002) *13 November ** Michel Robin, actor (died 2020) ** René-Samuel Sirat, rabbi (died 2023) *14 November – Pierre Bergé, entrepreneur (died 2017) *3 December –

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

, film director (died 2022) *4 December –

René Privat René Privat (4 December 1930 – 19 July 1995) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1952 to 1962 with 19 wins which included the classic Milan–San Remo. He also won three stages in the 1957 Tour de France a ...

, cyclist (died 1995) *11 December – Jean-Louis Trintignant, actor (died 2022)

Full date unknown

* Gérard Granel,

and translator (died 2000)

Deaths

*19 March – Joseph Dupont, missionary and bishop (b.

1850 Events January–June * April ** Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome. ** Stephen Foster's parlor ballad "Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States. * April 4 – Los Angeles is incorporated as a cit ...

) *24 October ** Paul Émile Appell, mathematician (born 1855) **

Eugène Gley Marcel Eugène Émile Gley (; 18 January 1857 – 24 October 1930) was a French physiologist and endocrinologist born in Épinal, Vosges. He studied physiology with Henri-Étienne Beaunis at the medical school in Nancy, and afterwards worked as ...

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical a ...

and endocrinologist (born 1857) *24 November –

Prosper-René Blondlot Prosper-René Blondlot (3 July 1849 – 24 November 1930) was a French physicist, who in 1891 made the first measurement of the speed of radio waves, but is now mostly remembered for his "discovery" of N rays; a phenomenon that subsequently proved ...

, physicist (born 1849) *22 December –

Marion Manville Pope Marion Manville Pope (, Manville; July 13, 1859 – December 22, 1930) was an American poet and author of juvenile literature. Pope was a woman of liberal education with varied talents and accomplishments. After marriage, she made Valparaíso, Ch ...

, American author (born

1859 Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final u ...

)

References

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