1826 in France
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Events from the year 1826 in France
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1825 in France
1825 in France
See also:1824 in France,other events of 1825,1826 in France.----Events from the year 1825 in France.-Events:*January - Anti-Sacrilege Act, law against blasphemy and sacrilege passed under King Charles X...
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other events of 1826,
1827 in France
1827 in France
See also:1826 in France,other events of 1827,1828 in France.----Events from the year 1827 in France.-Events:*April - Ottoman Algeria: Husain Dei slaps the French consul, Decalina, on the face, eventually leading to war and French rule in Algeria....
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Events from the year 1826 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Events
- June - PhotographyHistory of photographyThe first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1826 by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.- Etymology :The word photography derives from the Greek words phōs light, and gráphein, to write...
: Nicéphore NiépceNicéphore NiépceNicéphore Niépce March 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833) was a French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography and a pioneer in the field.He is most noted for producing the world's first known photograph in 1825...
makes a true photograph.
Births
- 6 April - Gustave MoreauGustave MoreauGustave Moreau was a French Symbolist painter whose main emphasis was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures. As a painter of literary ideas, Moreau appealed to the imaginations of some Symbolist writers and artists.- Biography :Moreau was born in Paris. His father, Louis Jean Marie...
, painter (d.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - 5 May - Eugénie de MontijoEugénie de MontijoDoña María Eugenia Ignacia Augustina de Palafox-Portocarrero de Guzmán y Kirkpatrick, 16th Countess of Teba and 15th Marquise of Ardales; 5 May 1826 – 11 July 1920), known as Eugénie de Montijo , was the last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of...
, wife of Napoléon IIINapoleon III of FranceLouis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
(d.19201920 in FranceSee also:1919 in France,other events of 1920,1921 in France.----Events from the year 1920 in France.-Events:At the opening of the year 1920, France was in a stronger position than she had been in for several generations...
). - 18 May - Emile-Justin MenierEmile-Justin MenierÉmile-Justin Menier French pharmaceutical manufacturer, chocolatier, and politician, was born in Paris. In 1853, on the death of his father, Antoine, Émile-Justin Menier inherited a large and successful Parisian company that manufactured a range of medicinal powders.His father's company also...
, pharmaceuticalPharmacologyPharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
manufacturer, chocolatierChocolatierA chocolatier is someone who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients.Professional chocolatiers study topics including the following:...
, and politician (d.18811881 in FranceSee also:1880 in France,other events of 1881,1882 in France.----Events from the year 1881 in France.-Events:*13 February - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published by Hubertine Auclert....
). - 29 June - Charles Ernest BeuléCharles Ernest Beuléthumb|Beulé's grave at the [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] in ParisCharles Ernest Beulé was a French archaeologist and politician.-Biography:...
, archaeologist and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
(d.18741874 in FranceSee also:1873 in France,other events of 1874,1875 in France.----Events from the year 1874 in France.-Arts and literature:*23 January - Camille Saint-Saëns' composition Danse Macabre is premiered....
). - 24 October - Léopold Victor DelisleLéopold Victor DelisleLéopold Victor Delisle , French bibliophile and historian, was born at Valognes .-Early life:He was taken on as a young man by the antiquarian and historian of architecture, Charles-Alexis-Adrien Duhérissier de Gerville, who engaged him to copy manuscripts in his collection, and taught him enough...
, bibliophile and historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
(d.19101910 in FranceSee also:1909 in France,other events of 1910,1911 in France.----Events from the year 1910 in France.-Events:*16 January - Constant rain in Paris causes the Seine to overflow its banks, flooding the city...
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Deaths
- 3 January - Louis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d'Albufera was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.-Early career:...
, Marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
(b.1770). - 2 February - Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinJean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinJean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin...
, lawyer, politician, epicureEpicureanismEpicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus, founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on superstition and divine intervention. Following Aristippus—about whom...
and gastronomeGastronomyGastronomy is the art or science of food eating. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine...
(b.1755). - 8 October - Marie-Guillemine BenoistMarie-Guillemine BenoistMarie-Guillemine Benoist, born Marie-Guillemine de Laville-Leroux , was a French neoclassical, historical and genre painter.-Biography:She was born in Paris, the daughter of a civil servant...
, painter (b.1768). - 5 November - Élie Halévy (Chalfan)Élie Halévy (Chalfan)Élie Halévy , or Élie Halfon-Halévy was a French Hebrew poet and author. He is the father of Fromental and Léon Halévy.-Biography:...
, HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
poet and author (b.1760).
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- Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'AguesseauHenri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'AguesseauHenri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau , grandson of the French chancellor Henri François d'Aguesseau, was advocate-general in the parlement of Paris and deputy in the Estates-General. Under the Consulate he became president of the court of appeal and later minister at Copenhagen...
, politician (b.1746). - Jean-Baptiste StoufJean-Baptiste StoufJean-Baptiste Stouf was a French sculptor known especially for his commemorative portrait busts and expressive emotional content....
, sculptor (b.1742).