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1950 In France
Events from the year 1950 in France. Incumbents *President: Vincent Auriol *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 2 July: Georges Bidault ** 2 July-12 July: Henri Queuille ** starting 12 July: René Pleven Events *11 February – Two Viet Cong battalions attack a French base in French Indochina. *12 February – Pro-communist riots in Paris. *9 April – Notre-Dame Affair, Lettrist movement anti-Catholic intervention. *3 June – Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. *15–18 September – Battle of Đông Khê, French defeat in First Indochina War. *30 September – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 begins. *18 October – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ends in decisive victory for the Việt Minh. *20 October – Henri Martin affair: a sailor is imprisoned for distributing propaganda hostile to the First Indochina War. Sport *13 July – Tour de France begins. *7 August – Tour de ... [...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 and Government of France, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the Second Republic. The president of the French Republic is the '' ex officio'' co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the 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. The incumbent is Emmanuel Macron, who succeeded François Hollande on 14 May 2017, and was inaugurated for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Route Coloniale 4
The Battle of Route Coloniale 4, also called the Autumn-Winter Border Campaign (''Chiến Dịch Biên Giới Thu Đông'') by the Viet Minh, was a battle of the First Indochina War. It took place along Route Coloniale 4 (RC4, also known as Highway 4), a road used to supply the French military base at Cao Bằng. French military traffic along the road had previously been subject to an ongoing series of ambushes during 1947–1949. The aim of Việt Minh in the 1950 Border Campaign was clearing the way between the Vietnam-China border for the supply flow from the newly-formed People's Republic of China. In this campaign the Việt Minh also tried to test new tactics and gain new experiences in a large scale battle which the Việt Minh had not previously used. The battle lasted from 30 September to 18 October 1950 and resulted in a French defeat. Several units of the French army, including some battalions of the French Foreign Legion, were devastated by the Việt Minh and es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lebrun
Albert François Lebrun (; 29 August 1871 – 6 March 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the centre-right Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD). Biography Early life Born to a farming family in Mercy-le-Haut, Meurthe-et-Moselle, he attended the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines de Paris, graduating from both at the top of his class. He then became a mining engineer in Vesoul and Nancy, but left that profession at the age of 29 to enter politics. Politics Lebrun gained a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in 1900 as a member of the Left Republican Party, later serving on the cabinet as Minister for the Colonies from 1912–1914, Minister of War in 1913 and Minister for Liberated Regions, 1917–1919. Joining the Democratic Alliance, he was elected to the French senate from Meurthe-et-Moselle in 1920, and served as Vice President of the Senate from 1925 throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph D'Arbaud
Joseph d'Arbaud (4 October 1874 – 2 March 1950) was a French poet and writer from Provence. He was a leading figure in the Provençal Revival, a literary movement of the nineteenth century. Biography Early life Joseph d'Arbaud was born in an aristocratic family in Meyrargues on 4 October 1874.:: Bibliothèque municipale de Sceaux :: His father was Philippe d'Arbaud and his mother, Marie-Louise Valère-Martin. He was educated by Jesuits in , then studied the Law in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Imbert
Georges Christian Peter Imbert (26 March 1884 – 6 February 1950) was a French chemical engineer and inventor. He became famous for the invention of the wood gas generator.''The Biofuels Handbook.'' Author: James G Speight. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015, pg. 208, accessed 03 March 2021. Early life On March 26, 1884 Imbert was born in Niederstinzel, France, a small town about ten kilometers from Sarre-Union. He was the oldest of four children. After primary school in Diemeringen, he attended Sarreguemines High School. Because of his academic success, his father enrolled him at the School of Chemistry Mulhouse, which at that time was one of the most famous in Europe. Three years later Imbert acquired a degree in chemical engineering; his interest in the subject led him to pursue his own research further. At the age of 20 he filed his first patent. Over the next ten years he developed various industrial processes and filed several additional patents for them. In 1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Peythieu
Philippe Peythieu (born 12 January 1950) is a French comedian. He specialises in dubbing, and is especially known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson in the French version of the animated series ''The Simpsons''. He has also regularly voiced the actor Danny DeVito since the film ''Batman Returns''. In the dub of '' Lupin III Part 1'', he voiced Daisuke Jigen. He is married to actress Véronique Augereau, who does the voice of Marge Simpson Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson () is a character in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' and part of the eponymous family. Voiced by Julie Kavner, she first appeared on television in '' The Tracey Ullman Show'' short " Good Night ..., and is the brother of Christian Peythieu, also an actor. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peythieu, Philippe French male voice actors 1950 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Tourneur
Nicole Tourneur (9 August 1950 – 14 May 2011) was a French novelist. Biography Born in Maisons-Alfort, Tourneur trained as an accountant. She lived in Mexico. Works For adults * Le dernier soleil * Laurie ou le souffle du papillon, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2001 * Les fenêtres, novella (Gunten, Dole), 2002 * Passé compliqué, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2004 * Les Dieux sont servis, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2006 * Terre brûlante, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2009 * Où va le temps ... novella (Janus, Paris), 2010 * Le serpentin des mots novel (Editions du bout de la rue), 2011 For children * Clara et les nuages (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Girouette la chouette (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Les péripéties d’Antoine - le vaccin (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Le lama vert qui n'avait pas d'oreilles (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2009 * Oscar le suricate qui portait malheur (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2011 References External links Website of the auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anémone
Anne Bourguignon (; 9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone (), was a French actress, filmmaker and political activist. She took her stage name in 1968 from the title of her film debut in Philippe Garrel's ''Anémone''. Career Born in Paris, Anémone is associated with " Le Splendid", a group of actors and filmmakers who have been a force in French film and theatre since their beginnings in the 1970s, and she appeared in film ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982), although this was at the end her association with the group. In 1988, she was awarded a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Le Grand Chemin'', directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. She won one César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ... of five nominations. Anémon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimé Venel
Aimé Venel (born May 8, 1950) is a French painter and drawer who focuses on figurative and symbolist style. He creates his own style of figurative arts elegance that primarily lies between symbolist painting and expressionism art, closely related to romanticism (French:''Figuration des temps nouveaux'').Mariana Whatelet, A painting that carries the breath of History, ''Journal Le Wort'', October 30, 2004 He is a self-taught man whose artwork is influenced by women's beauty. Aimé Venel was a Scientologist for years, before withdrawing from the movement. Biography In 1972, Aimé Venel was introduced to Pierre Yves Trémois and thereafter he became Edouard Mac’Avoy's student. Between 1974 and 1978, Aimé Venel was a part of Mac’Avoy's workshop from where he learned his style and mastered his drawing skills. In 1975, he exhibited first personal collection in Barbizon Barbizon () is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Rougerie
Michel Rougerie (21 April 1950 in Montreuil-sous-Bois - 31 May 1981 in Rijeka) was a French professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix road racing world championships from 1972 to 1981. His best year was in 1975 when he won two races and finished in second place in the 250cc world championship behind his Harley-Davidson team-mate Walter Villa. Rougerie actually scored more points than Villa that season, but because only the best six results of the season were counted, he lost the championship. He was killed in 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ... because he was hit by another racer while competing at the Yugoslavian Grand Prix. Grand Prix motorcycle racing results Points system from 1969 onwards: ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miou-Miou
Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films include '' This Sweet Sickness'' (1977), '' Entre Nous'' (1983), '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Germinal'' (1993), ''Dry Cleaning'' (1997) and '' Arrêtez-moi'' (2013). In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle. Early life Miou-Miou was born Sylvette Herry in Paris. Her stage name, Miou-Miou (a reference to the sound of a cat), was given to her by Coluche. She was raised in Paris by her mother, a greengrocer. Career After studying acting Miou-Miou worked in improvisational theater with Coluche and Patrick Dewaere, joining with them to help found the new comedy theatre Café de la Gare. She made he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Kübler
Ferdinand Kübler (; 24 July 1919 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cyclist with 71 professional victories, including the 1950 Tour de France and the 1951 World Road Race Championship. Biography Kübler was born in Marthalen. He began racing professionally in 1940 but his early career was limited to Switzerland by the Nazi occupation elsewhere. He was multiple Swiss national champion and a three time winner of the Tour de Suisse. Kübler's most successful years in international racing were 1950–1952, when the classics had resumed after the Second World War. He won the La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège, both in 1951 and 1952, in a time where these races were still contested in the same weekend. He was also World Road Race Champion in 1951, having placed second in 1949 and third in 1950. Kübler rode the Giro d'Italia from 1950–1952, placing fourth once, and third twice. Kübler abandoned the 1947 and 1949 Tours de France, despite an early stage win in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
