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1883 in France
See also:1882 in France,other events of 1883,1884 in France.----Events from the year 1883 in France.-Events:*27 March-28 March - Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces....
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other events of 1884,
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1885 in France
See also:1884 in France,other events of 1885,1886 in France.----Events from the year 1885 in France.-Events:*28 February - Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Empire of China....
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Events from the year 1884 in France
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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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- June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy TonkinTonkinTonkin , also spelled Tongkin, Tonquin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of China's Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. Locally, it is known as Bắc Kỳ, meaning "Northern Region"...
in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French WarSino-French WarThe Sino–French War was a limited conflict fought between August 1884 and April 1885 to decide whether France should replace China in control of Tonkin . As the French achieved their war aims, they are usually considered to have won the war...
. - 6 June - Treaty of HuéTreaty of Hué (1884)The Treaty of Huế or Protectorate Treaty was concluded on 6 June 1884 between France and Vietnam. It restated the main tenets of the punitive Harmand Treaty of 25 August 1883, but softened some of the harsher provisions of this treaty...
is signed between representatives of VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and the French EmpireFrench colonial empireThe French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
. - 23 August - Naval Battle of FoochowBattle of FoochowThe Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage , was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War...
in which Chinese fleet was destroyed by the French. - 1 October - French begin occupation of Keelung (Jilong).
- 23 November - Siege of Tuyen QuangSiege of Tuyen QuangThe Siege of Tuyen Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin during the Sino-French War...
begins in IndochinaIndochinaThe Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
. French Foreign LegionFrench Foreign LegionThe French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
besieged by forces of the Empire of ChinaLate Imperial ChinaLate Imperial China refers to the period between the end of Mongol rule in 1368 and the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912 and includes the Ming and Qing Dynasties...
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January to June
- 5 January - Arnaud DenjoyArnaud DenjoyArnaud Denjoy was a French mathematician.Denjoy was born in Auch, Gers. His contributions include work in harmonic analysis and differential equations. His integral was the first to be able to integrate all derivatives...
, mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
(d.19741974 in FranceSee also:1973 in France,other events of 1974,1975 in France.----Events from the year 1974 in France.-Events:*1 March - Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France....
). - 7 February - Achille LiénartAchille LiénartAchille Liénart was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lille from 1928 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930.-Biography:...
, CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
(d.19731973 in FranceSee also:1972 in France,other events of 1973,1974 in France.----Events from the year 1973 in France.-Events:*4 March - Legislative Election held.*11 March - Legislative Election held....
). - 24 March - Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantEugène Tisserant was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. He was also, for a time, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre...
, CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
(d.19721972 in FranceSee also:1971 in France,other events of 1972,1973 in France.----Events from the year 1972 in France.-Events:*January - Launch of the Renault 5, one of the world's first small hatchbacks....
). - 26 March - Paul LegentilhommePaul LegentilhommePaul Legentilhomme was an officer in the French Army during World War I and World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, he joined the forces of the Free French...
, military officer (d.19751975 in FranceSee also:1974 in France,other events of 1975,1976 in France.----Events from the year 1975 in France.-Events:*1 January - Work is abandoned on the British end of the Channel Tunnel....
). - 31 March - Henri QueuilleHenri QueuilleHenri Queuille was a French Radical politician prominent in the Third and Fourth Republics. After World War II, he served three times as Prime Minister.He was the son of a noblewoman.-First ministry :...
, Radical-Socialist politician and Prime Minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
(d.19701970 in FranceSee also:1969 in France,other events of 1970,1971 in France.----Events from the year 1970 in France.-Events:*10 February - An avalanche at Val d'Isère kills 39 tourists.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 13 June - Étienne GilsonÉtienne GilsonÉtienne Gilson was a French Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy...
, ThomisticThomismThomism is the philosophical school that arose as a legacy of the work and thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church. In philosophy, his commentaries on Aristotle are his most lasting contribution...
philosopher and historian of philosophy (d.19781978 in FranceSee also:1977 in France,other events of 1978,1979 in France.----Events from the year 1978 in France.-Events:*1 February - Hollywood film director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France, after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.*12 March - Legislative...
). - 18 June - Édouard DaladierÉdouard DaladierÉdouard Daladier was a French Radical politician and the Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.-Career:Daladier was born in Carpentras, Vaucluse. Later, he would become known to many as "the bull of Vaucluse" because of his thick neck and large shoulders and determined...
, Radical-SocialistRadical-Socialist Party (France)The Radical Party , is a liberal and centrist political party in France. The Radicals are currently the fourth-largest party in the National Assembly, with 21 seats...
politician and Prime Minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
(d.19701970 in FranceSee also:1969 in France,other events of 1970,1971 in France.----Events from the year 1970 in France.-Events:*10 February - An avalanche at Val d'Isère kills 39 tourists.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 19 June - Georges Ribemont-DessaignesGeorges Ribemont-DessaignesGeorges Ribemont-Dessaignes was a French writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Montpellier....
, writer and artist (d.19741974 in FranceSee also:1973 in France,other events of 1974,1975 in France.----Events from the year 1974 in France.-Events:*1 March - Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France....
). - 27 June - Gaston BachelardGaston BachelardGaston Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break...
, philosopher (d.19621962 in FranceSee also:1961 in France,other events of 1962,1963 in France.----Events from the year 1962 in France.-Events:*5 February – President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence....
). - 30 June - Georges DuhamelGeorges DuhamelGeorges Duhamel , was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit , the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin...
, author (d.19661966 in FranceSee also:1965 in France,other events of 1966,1967 in France.----Events from the year 1966 in France.-Events:*4 January - A gas leak fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon, kills 18 and injures 84....
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July to December
- 7 July - André Dunoyer de Segonzac, painter and graphic artist (d.19741974 in FranceSee also:1973 in France,other events of 1974,1975 in France.----Events from the year 1974 in France.-Events:*1 March - Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France....
). - 10 July - Pierre LarqueyPierre LarqueyPierre Larquey was a French film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1913 and 1962. He was born in Citon-Cenac, France and died in Maisons-Laffitte, France.-Selected filmography:* Le Scandale...
, actor (d.19621962 in FranceSee also:1961 in France,other events of 1962,1963 in France.----Events from the year 1962 in France.-Events:*5 February – President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence....
). - 3 August - Georges BoillotGeorges BoillotGeorges Louis Frederic Boillot was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot.-Biography:...
, motor racing driver and World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
fighter pilot (d.19161916 in FranceSee also:1915 in France,other events of 1916,1917 in France.----Events from the year 1916 in France.-Events:*29 January - Paris is bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.*21 February - Battle of Verdun begins....
). - 25 August - Léon PoirierLéon PoirierLéon Poirier was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards. He directed some 25 films between 1913 and 1949 .His most famous film today is his drama-documentary depicting the World War I Battle of Verdun...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(d.19681968 in FranceSee also:1967 in France,other events of 1968,1969 in France.----Events from the year 1968 in France-Events:*27 January - French submarine sinks in the Mediterranean with 52 men on board....
). - 27 August - Vincent AuriolVincent AuriolVincent Jules Auriol was a French politician who served as the first President of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954. He also served as interim President of the Provisional Government from November to December 1946, making him one of only three people who were heads of state of the French...
, politician, President of France (d.19661966 in FranceSee also:1965 in France,other events of 1966,1967 in France.----Events from the year 1966 in France.-Events:*4 January - A gas leak fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon, kills 18 and injures 84....
). - 4 September - Henri MeslotHenri MeslotHenri Meslot was a French athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Paris and died in Toulon....
, athlete (d.19731973 in FranceSee also:1972 in France,other events of 1973,1974 in France.----Events from the year 1973 in France.-Events:*4 March - Legislative Election held.*11 March - Legislative Election held....
). - 24 September - Gustave GarrigouGustave GarrigouCyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once...
, cyclist and 1911 Tour de France1911 Tour de FranceThe 1911 Tour de France was the 9th Tour de France, taking place from 2 to 30 July 1911. It was composed of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of 27.322 km/h. The results were computed by giving each rider points according to his finishing position on each stage, and the rider with...
winner (d.19631963 in FranceSee also:1962 in France,other events of 1963,1964 in France.----Events from the year 1963 in France.-Events:*22 January - Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer....
). - 4 October - Félix GouinFélix GouinFélix Gouin was a French Socialist politician, member of the French Section of the Workers' International .-Personal life:Félix Gouin was born in Peypin, Bouches-du-Rhône, the son of school teachers...
, politician (d.19771977 in FranceSee also:1976 in France,other events of 1977,1978 in France.----Events from the year 1977 in France.-Events:*13 March - Municipal Elections held.*20 March - Municipal Elections held....
). - 27 October - André Le TroquerAndré Le TroquerAndré Le Troquer was a French politician, socialist lawyer, and president of the National Assembly from 12 January 1954 to 10 January 1955, and a second time from 24 January 1956 to 4 October 1958.-Career:...
, politician and lawyer (d.19631963 in FranceSee also:1962 in France,other events of 1963,1964 in France.----Events from the year 1963 in France.-Events:*22 January - Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer....
). - 2 December - Jean PaulhanJean PaulhanJean Paulhan was a French writer, literary critic and publisher, director of the literary magazine Nouvelle Revue Française from 1925 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1968. He was a member of the Académie Française...
, writer, literary critic and publisher (d.19681968 in FranceSee also:1967 in France,other events of 1968,1969 in France.----Events from the year 1968 in France-Events:*27 January - French submarine sinks in the Mediterranean with 52 men on board....
).
Full date unknown
- Jean DecouxJean DecouxJean Decoux was a French politician, who was the Governor-General of French Indochina from 1940 to 1945, representing the Vichy French government.-Biography:Decoux was born in Bordeaux...
, Governor-General of French IndochinaGovernor-General of French Indochina-External links:*...
(d.19631963 in FranceSee also:1962 in France,other events of 1963,1964 in France.----Events from the year 1963 in France.-Events:*22 January - Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer....
). - Jacques MarogerJacques MarogerJacques Maroger was a painter and the technical director of the Louvre Museum's laboratory in Paris. He devoted his life to understanding the oil-based media of the Old Masters....
, painter (d.19621962 in FranceSee also:1961 in France,other events of 1962,1963 in France.----Events from the year 1962 in France.-Events:*5 February – President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence....
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Deaths
- 3 February - Eugène RouherEugène RouherEugène Rouher was a French statesman of the Second Empire.He was born at Riom , where he practised law after taking his degree in Paris in 1835. In 1846 he sought election to the Chamber of Deputies as an official candidate of the Guizot ministry...
, statesman (b.18141814 in FranceSee also:1813 in France,other events of 1814,1815 in France.----Events from the year 1814 in France.-Events:*26 January - First Battle of St-Dizier, French victory over Russian forces....
). - 4 April - Adolphe DugléréAdolphe DugléréAdolphe Dugléré was a French chef and a pupil of Carême.- Les Frères Provençaux :Dugléré was a chef de cuisine to the Rothschild family until 1848, and was manager at the restaurant Les Frères Provençaux at the Palais-Royal from 1848 to 1866 which was owned by three men from Provence named...
, chef (b.18051805 in FranceSee also:1804 in France,other events of 1805,1806 in France.----Events from the year 1805 in France.-Events:*22 July - Battle of Cape Finisterre, British defeat of Franco-Spanish fleet....
). - 10 April - Jean-Baptiste DumasJean-Baptiste DumasJean Baptiste André Dumas was a French chemist, best known for his works on organic analysis and synthesis, as well as the determination of atomic weights and molecular weights by measuring vapor densities...
, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
(b.18001800 in FranceSee also:1799 in France,other events of 1800,1801 in France.----Events from the year 1800 in France.-Events:*January - Constitutional Referendum held which ratified a new constitution.*13 February - Foundation of the Banque de France....
). - 6 May - Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, Jew who became a Jesuit Catholic priestPriesthood (Catholic Church)The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
and missionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
(b.18141814 in FranceSee also:1813 in France,other events of 1814,1815 in France.----Events from the year 1814 in France.-Events:*26 January - First Battle of St-Dizier, French victory over Russian forces....
).
Full date unknown
- Jean-Augustin BarralJean-Augustin BarralJean-Augustin Barral was a French agronomist and balloonist.Barral was born in Metz . He studied at a polytechnic school and became a physicist as well as a professor of chemistry and agronomy...
, agronomistAgronomistAn agronomist is a scientist who specializes in agronomy, which is the science of utilizing plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. An agronomist is an expert in agricultural and allied sciences, with the exception veterinary sciences.Agronomists deal with interactions between plants, soils, and...
(b.18191819 in FranceSee also:1818 in France,other events of 1819,1820 in France.----Events from the year 1819 in France.-January to June:*1 March - François-Marie-Benjamin Richard, Archbishop of Paris ....
). - Eugène PelletanEugène PelletanPierre Clément Eugène Pelletan was a French writer, journalist and politician.Born in Royan, Charente-Maritime, Eugène Pelletan was an associate of Lamartine, but refused an appointment to the office in the foreign affairs ministry. He was elected deputy in 1863 and joined the opposition to the...
, writer, journalist and politician (b.18131813 in FranceSee also:1812 in France,other events of 1813,1814 in France.----Events from the year 1813 in France.-Events:*2 May - Battle of Lützen, French victory over a combined Prussian and Russian force....
).