1919 in France
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Events from the year 1919 in France.
1918 in France
1918 in France
See also:1917 in France,other events of 1918,1919 in France.----Events from the year 1918 in France.-Events:*21 March - Second Battle of the Somme begins....
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other events of 1919,
1920 in France
1920 in France
See 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...
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Events from the year 1919 in France.
Events
- April - Long-Berenger Oil AgreementLong-Berenger Oil AgreementLong-Berenger Oil Agreement was an agreement between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights. This agreement delimited the oil interests in Russia and Romania, British and French colonies. France received a 25% share in oil interests...
is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights. - 28 June - Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I.
- 10 September - Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria.
- 16 November - Legislative ElectionFrench legislative election, 1919The 1919 legislative election, the first election held after World War I, was held on 16 and 30 November 1919.Proportional representation by department replaced the Two-round system by arrondissements in use since 1889...
held. - 27 November - Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed.
- 30 November - Legislative ElectionFrench legislative election, 1919The 1919 legislative election, the first election held after World War I, was held on 16 and 30 November 1919.Proportional representation by department replaced the Two-round system by arrondissements in use since 1889...
held.
Sport
- 29 June - Tour de France1919 Tour de FranceThe 1919 Tour de France was the 13th Tour de France, taking place from 29 June to 27 July 1919 over a total distance of . It was the first Tour de France after World War I, and was won by Firmin Lambot...
begins. - 27 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium.
January to June
- 6 January - Jacques LaurentJacques LaurentJacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély was a French writer and journalist.He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent...
, writer and journalist (d.20002000 in FranceSee also:1999 in France,other events of 2000,2001 in France.----Events from the year 2000 in France.The year 2000 is in particular remembered in France by a media campaign on the conditions of detention of prisoners. A parliamentary board of inquiry was created. The conclusions of the report were...
). - 19 January - Simone MelchiorSimone MelchiorSimone Melchior Cousteau was the wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The first woman scuba diver, Simone was at Jacques's side during his major underwater accomplishments...
, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves CousteauJacques-Yves CousteauJacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water...
(d.19901990 in FranceSee also:1989 in France,other events of 1990,1991 in France.----Events from the year 1990 in France.-Events:*15 May - Launch of the Renault Clio supermini, which will eventually replace the Renault 5....
). - 18 March - Michèle ArnaudMichèle ArnaudMichèle Arnaud , was a French singer, producer, and director. She was entombed on September 18, 1998 in Montparnasse Cemetery...
, singer, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and directorMusic directorA music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
(d.19981998 in FranceSee also:1997 in France,other events of 1998,1999 in France.----Events from the year 1998 in France.-Events:*6 February - The French prefect Claude Erignac is assassinated in the streets of Ajaccio, Corsica.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 7 April - Jackie SardouJackie SardouJackie Sardou was a French actress.She was born Jackie Rollin in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She is the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of Romain Sardou, an author and of Davy Sardou an actor. She died in 1998.- Selected filmography :* Street Without a King...
, actress (d.19981998 in FranceSee also:1997 in France,other events of 1998,1999 in France.----Events from the year 1998 in France.-Events:*6 February - The French prefect Claude Erignac is assassinated in the streets of Ajaccio, Corsica.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 13 April - René GalliceRené GalliceRené Gallice was a French footballer.-External links:**...
, soccer player (d.19991999 in FranceSee also:1998 in France,other events of 1999,2000 in France.----Events from the year 1999 in France.-Events:*3 March - ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the French National Assembly....
). - 21 April - André BettencourtAndré BettencourtAndré Bettencourt was a French politician. He had been awarded the Croix de Guerre, and is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor...
, ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
fighter, politician and Minister (d.20072007 in FranceSee also:2006 in France,other events of 2007,2008 in France.----Events from the year 2007 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Nicolas Sarkozy* Prime Minister - François Fillon* Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie...
). - 29 April - Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
, actor, writer and producer (d.20062006 in FranceSee also:2005 in France,other events of 2006,2007 in France.----Events from the year 2006 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Dominique de Villepin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy* Finance Minister -...
). - 21 June - Jean JoyetJean JoyetJean Joyet was a French painter of the School of Paris, born 21 June 1919 in Saint Victurnien and dead 14 April 1994.Married to Marcelle Deloron, painter too, he was linked to other painters of the "Young Picture of the School of Paris" and chiefly to Louis Vuillermoz, Jean-Pierre Alaux and Maurice...
, painter (d.19941994 in FranceSee also:1993 in France,other events of 1994,1995 in France.----Events from the year 1994 in France.-Events:*20 March - Cantonales Elections held.*24 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 21 June - Guy LuxGuy LuxMaurice Guy, better known as Guy Lux was a French game show host and producer perhaps best known for his 1961 creation of the game show Intervilles . He also repopularized the word "Schmilblick"....
, game show host and producerTelevision producerThe primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
(d.20032003 in FranceSee also:2002 in France,other events of 2003,2004 in France.----Events from the year 2003 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy...
).
July to September
- 2 July - Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (d.20032003 in FranceSee also:2002 in France,other events of 2003,2004 in France.----Events from the year 2003 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy...
). - 2 July - Henri GenèsHenri GenèsHenri Génès was a French actor and singer. He was the symbol of the good humor of the South West of France, and he played in more than 80 movies in more than 50 years....
, actor and singer (d.20052005 in FranceSee also:2004 in France,other events of 2005,2006 in France.----Events from the year 2005 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin then Dominique de Villepin...
). - 17 July - Jean LeymarieJean Leymarie (art historian)Jean Leymarie was a French art historian.-Life:Born into a peasant family, he pursued his studies in Toulouse then Paris. After the Second World War, he began his museum career...
, art historian (d.20062006 in FranceSee also:2005 in France,other events of 2006,2007 in France.----Events from the year 2006 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Dominique de Villepin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy* Finance Minister -...
). - 18 July - Daniel du JanerandDaniel du JanerandDaniel du Janerand was a French painter artistborn in the "Marais", center of Paris, on 18 July 1919.-Artistic life:*École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris;*Member founder of the Salon "Comparaisons";...
, painter (d.19901990 in FranceSee also:1989 in France,other events of 1990,1991 in France.----Events from the year 1990 in France.-Events:*15 May - Launch of the Renault Clio supermini, which will eventually replace the Renault 5....
). - 31 July - Maurice BoitelMaurice BoitelMaurice Boitel Maurice Boitel Maurice Boitel (July 31, 1919 – August 11, 2007 in Audresselles (Pas-de-Calais), was a French painter.-Artistic life:Maurice Boitel belonged to the art movement called "La Jeune Peinture" ("Young Picture") of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard Buffet, Yves...
, painter (d.20072007 in FranceSee also:2006 in France,other events of 2007,2008 in France.----Events from the year 2007 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Nicolas Sarkozy* Prime Minister - François Fillon* Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie...
). - 10 August - Sacha ViernySacha ViernySacha Vierny was a French cinematographer. He was born in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, and died in Paris, France, at the age of 81...
, cinematographerCinematographerA cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
(d.20012001 in FranceSee also:2000 in France,other events of 2001,2002 in France.----Events from the year 2001 in France.-Events:*March - The Renault Vel Satis is launched at the Geneva Motor Show.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 11 August - Ginette NeveuGinette NeveuGinette Neveu was a French violinist.-Biography:Born in Paris into a musical family, Ginette Neveu became a violinist and her brother Jean-Paul Neveu a classical pianist. She was also the grandniece of composer Charles-Marie Widor...
, violinist (d.19491949 in FranceSee also:1948 in France,other events of 1949,1950 in France.----Events from the year 1949 in France.-Events:*27 October - An airliner flying from Paris to New York crashes in the Azores island of São Miguel. Among the victims are violinist Ginette Neveu and boxer Marcel Cerdan...
). - 9 September - Jacques MarinJacques MarinJacques Marin was a French actor on film and TV. Marin's good command of the English language and his resemblance to the stereotypical Frenchman looks made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions and Disney movies Jacques Marin (September 9, 1919, Paris – January...
, actor (d.20012001 in FranceSee also:2000 in France,other events of 2001,2002 in France.----Events from the year 2001 in France.-Events:*March - The Renault Vel Satis is launched at the Geneva Motor Show.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held....
). - 12 September - Jean ProuffJean ProuffJean Prouff was a French former football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player** Division 1: 1949 with Stade de Reims*As a coach** Belgian League: 1963, with Standard de Liège...
, soccer player and manager (d.20082008 in FranceSee also:2007 in France,other events of 2008,2009 in France.----Events from the year 2008 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Nicolas Sarkozy* Prime Minister - François Fillon* Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie...
).
October to December
- 3 October - Jean LefebvreJean LefebvreJean Lefebvre was a French film actor.-Selected filmography:* La Belle Américaine * La Vendetta * Konga Yo...
, actor (d.20042004 in FranceSee also:2003 in France,other events of 2004,2005 in France.----Events from the year 2004 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy then Dominique de Villepin...
). - 7 October - Georges DubyGeorges DubyGeorges Duby was a French historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages...
, historian (d.19961996 in FranceSee also:1995 in France,other events of 1996,1997 in France.----Events from the year 1996 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Alain Juppé* Interior Minister - Jean-Louis Debré* Finance Minister - Jean Arthuis...
). - 20 October - André PousseAndré PousseAndré Pousse was a noted French actor and, in his youth, also a notable cyclist.-Biography:While primarily known as a leading French actor, André Pousse began his professional career as a cyclist...
, actor (d.20052005 in FranceSee also:2004 in France,other events of 2005,2006 in France.----Events from the year 2005 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin then Dominique de Villepin...
). - 5 November - Félix GaillardFélix GaillardFélix Gaillard d'Aimé was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister under the Fourth Republic from 1957 to 1958. He was the youngest head of a French government since Napoleon.-Career:...
, Radical 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....
). - 10 November - François PérierFrançois PérierFrançois Périer, , born François Pillu in Paris, was one of France's most distinguished actors.He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996. He was also prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains...
, actor (d.20022002 in FranceSee also:2001 in France,other events of 2002,2003 in France.----Events from the year 2002 in France.-Events:*1 January - the Euro replaces the French franc as France's currency....
). - 11 November - Jef FribouletJef FribouletJef Friboulet, born Émile Jean Jules Friboulet was a Norman-French painter and sculptor.*Pictures:La Japonaise , La Langouste, etc.*Sculptures:Le violoncelliste, etc-External links:...
, painter and sculptor (d.20032003 in FranceSee also:2002 in France,other events of 2003,2004 in France.----Events from the year 2003 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy...
). - 18 November - Andrée BorrelAndrée BorrelAndrée Raymonde Borrel was a French heroine of World War II.-Early life:Andrée Borrel was born into a working-class family in Louveciennes, Yvelines in the suburbs of Paris, growing up an active girl who liked hiking and most other outdoor activities...
, World War II heroine (executed) (d.19441944 in FranceSee also:1943 in France,other events of 1944,1945 in France.----Events from the year 1944 in France.-Events:*15 March - The National Council of the French Resistance approves the Resistance programme....
). - 11 December - Lucien TeisseireLucien TeisseireLucien Teisseire was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes. He is most known for his bronze medal in the 1948 Road World Championships.- Palmares :...
, road bicycle racer (d.20072007 in FranceSee also:2006 in France,other events of 2007,2008 in France.----Events from the year 2007 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Nicolas Sarkozy* Prime Minister - François Fillon* Interior Minister - Michèle Alliot-Marie...
). - 30 December - François BordesFrançois BordesFrançois Bordes , also known by the pen name of Francis Carsac, was a French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist. He was a professor of prehistory and quaternary geology at the Science Faculty of Bordeaux...
, scientist, geologistGeologyGeology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, and archaeologistArchaeologyArchaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
(d.19811981 in FranceSee also:1980 in France,other events of 1981,1982 in France.----Events from the year 1981 in France.-Events:*24 April - French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand....
).
Full date unknown
- Pierre GaratPierre Garat (civil servant)Pierre Garat was a high-level civil servant of Vichy France. From 25 August 1943, he was the head of the service for the Jewish question for the Gironde...
, civil servant in Vichy FranceVichy FranceVichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
(d.19761976 in FranceSee also:1975 in France,other events of 1976,1977 in France.----Events from the year 1976 in France.-Events:*21 January - The first commercial Concorde flight takes off.*7 March - Cantonales Elections held....
. - André HélénaAndré HélénaAndré Héléna was a French writer who spent most of his life in Leucate on the mediterranean coast...-Bibliography:*Les flics ont toujours raison...
, writer (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....
). - Laure LeprieurLaure LeprieurLaure Leprieur was a radio personality in France, although she never participated in a radio show. She gained nationwide fame under the name Madame Leprieur d'Agon-Coutainville and was also nicknamed Madame «80 000 Questions»...
, radio personality (d.19991999 in FranceSee also:1998 in France,other events of 1999,2000 in France.----Events from the year 1999 in France.-Events:*3 March - ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the French National Assembly....
).
Deaths
- 3 December - Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to...
, painter (b.18411841 in FranceSee also:1840 in France,other events of 1841,1842 in France.----Events from the year 1841 in France.-Births:*7 January - Bernadette Soubirous, reported apparitions at Lourdes .*14 January - Berthe Morisot, painter ....
). - 21 December - Louis DiémerLouis DiémerLouis-Joseph Diémer was a French pianist and composer.- Life :Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix in piano, harmony and accompaniment, counterpoint and fugue, and solfège, and a second prix in organ...
, pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
(b.18431843 in FranceSee also:1842 in France,other events of 1843,1844 in France.----Events from the year 1843 in France.- April–June :* May 16 – The battle of Smala, a French victory over Algerian forces, led by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale .- Date unknown :*Sanwi, a traditional kingdom located in the...
).
Full date un known
- Jean-Pierre BrissetJean-Pierre BrissetJean-Pierre Brisset was a French writer.Born in a family of farmers, Brisset was an outsider writer, much like Henri Rousseau was an outsider artist. He is a saint on the 'Pataphysics calendar. His writings are in publication as of 2004.Brisset was an autodidact...
, writer (b.18371837 in FranceSee also:1836 in France,other events of 1837,1838 in France.----Events from the year 1837 in France.-Events:*30 May - Treaty of Tafna signed by France and Abd-el-Kader, after French forces sustained heavy losses and military reversals in Algeria....
). - Jules DevelleJules DevelleJules Develle was a French politician. He vwas Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1893....
, politician (b.18451845 in FranceSee also:1844 in France,other events of 1845,1846 in France.----Events from the year 1845 in France.-Events:*12 October - The Société Mathématique de France was founded....
). - Jean Marie Antoine de LanessanJean Marie Antoine de LanessanJean Marie Antoine de Lanessan was a French statesman and naturalist.-Biography:De Lanessan was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac in the Gironde department of France and entered the French Navy in 1862, serving on the East African and Cochin-China stations in the medical department until the...
, statesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
and naturalistNatural historyNatural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
(b.18431843 in FranceSee also:1842 in France,other events of 1843,1844 in France.----Events from the year 1843 in France.- April–June :* May 16 – The battle of Smala, a French victory over Algerian forces, led by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale .- Date unknown :*Sanwi, a traditional kingdom located in the...
).