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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, a world's fair, is staged in Paris. In June some parts of the city are first lit by 'Yablochkov candles' (arc lamps) and on June 30 the head of the Statue of Liberty goes on display. * May – Chemins de fer de l'État formed to take over ten small railway companies operating between the Loire and Garonne. * 18 December – French passenger steamer ''Byzantin'' founders in the Dardanelles during a gale after collision with British SS ''Rinaldo'', killing around 210 people, with only 14 crew of the ''Byzantin'' saved. 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) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In France
Events from the year 1935 in France. Incumbents *President: Albert Lebrun *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 1 June: Pierre-Étienne Flandin ** 1 June-7 June: Fernand Bouisson ** starting 7 June: Pierre Laval Events *January – Foreign Minister Pierre Laval went to Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. *7 January – Franco-Italian Agreement is signed in Rome in which each power undertakes not to oppose the other's colonial claims. *14 April – Stresa Front agreement is concluded between France, Britain and Italy. *2 May – Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance is concluded. *December – Hoare–Laval Pact signed with Great Britain. Sport *4 July – Tour de France begins. *28 July – Tour de France ends, won by Romain Maes of Belgium Births *2 February – Jean-Louis Verdier, mathematician (died 1989) *12 March ** Jacques Benveniste, immunologist (died 2004) ** Paul John Marx, French-Papua Roman Catholic prelate (died 2018) *1 J ... [...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 A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In ...'' (1927) * '' The Veil Dancer'' (1929) References Bibliography * External links * French film directors French 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 Jun ... [...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. Career 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- Dalà ... [...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 Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... 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 for France Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists for France in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players from London British emigrants to France 20th-century French sportsmen {{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 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilie Charmy
Émilie Charmy (; April 2, 1878 – June 7, 1974) was an artist in France's early avant-garde. She worked closely with Fauve artists like Henri Matisse, and was active in exhibiting her artworks in Paris, particularly with Berthe Weill. She had become an artist against the norms for French women in her day and became a well-regarded artist. She painted still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and figure paintings. Unusually for a woman at the time, she made a number of paintings of nude women in poses of sexual abandon. Charmy's initial works were Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. As her career evolved, she was influenced by Fauvism and the School of Paris movements. Early life Émilie Espérance Barret was born on April 2, 1878, in Saint-Etienne, France.Delia Gaze. Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z'. Taylor & Francis; January 1997. . p. 379–380. [...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, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Baudichon
René Baudichon (24 March 1878 – 1963) was a French sculptor and medallist. The artist was born in Tours, France, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in his native town, and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is known for his fine art medals, which are considered a form of exonumia. These include a medal commemorating the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. He also created in 1922 an award-winning hood ornament in the form of a caricature lion for the automobile company Peugeot Peugeot (, , ) is a French automobile brand owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was established in 1810, making it the oldest car company in the world. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applie .... References External links * 1878 births 1963 deaths French medallists Artists from Tours, France 20th-century French sculptors 20th-century French male artists French male sculptors {{France-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In France
Events from the year 1929 in France. Incumbents *President: Gaston Doumergue *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 29 July: Raymond Poincaré ** 29 July-2 November: Aristide Briand ** starting 2 November: André Tardieu Events *24 July – Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré resigns for medical reasons – he is succeeded by Aristide Briand. *24 July – The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it was first signed in Paris on 27 August 1928 by most leading world powers). *5 September – Briand presents his plan of the ''United States of Europe''. *22 October – Briand's government falls. Arts and literature *15 January – First issue of ''Annales d'histoire économique et sociale'' published in by Armand Colin. *October **Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir become a couple, having met for the first time while he studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. 21-year-old De Beauvoir becomes the younges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
