1985 in France
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Events from the year 1985 in France
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1984 in France
1984 in France
See also:1983 in France,other events of 1984,1985 in France.----Events from the year 1984 in France.-Events:* 21 April - The Renault Espace,Europe's first production people carrier, is launched.-Sport:...
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other events of 1985,
1986 in France
1986 in France
See also:1985 in France,other events of 1986,1987 in France.----Events from the year 1986 in France.-Events:*20 January - The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel....
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Events from the year 1985 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
- 10 March - Cantonales Elections held.
- 17 March - Cantonales Elections held.
- 10 July - The GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
vessel Rainbow WarriorRainbow Warrior (1978)The Rainbow Warrior was a former UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food trawler later purchased by the environmental organisation Greenpeace...
is bombed and sunkSinking of the Rainbow WarriorThe sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure , carried out on July 10, 1985...
in Auckland harbour by Direction Générale de la Sécurité ExtérieureDirection générale de la sécurité extérieureThe General Directorate for External Security is France's external intelligence agency. Operating under the direction of the French ministry of defence, the agency works alongside the DCRI in providing intelligence and national security, notably by performing paramilitary and counterintelligence...
(DGSE) agents. - 1 September - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
- 22 November - Launch of the Renault 21Renault 21The Renault 21 is a large family car produced by French automaker Renault between 1986 and 1994. It was also sold in North America through American Motors dealers as the Renault Medallion and the Eagle Medallion...
, which will go on sale in the new year as replacement for the Renault 18Renault 18The Renault 18 is a large family car produced by French manufacturer Renault between 1978 and 1993 .-Development:...
. - 18 December - A site to the east of ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
is selected by Disney as the site of the Euro Disney resort and theme park;it is hoped that the resort will be open by 1991.
Sport
- 28 June - Tour de France1985 Tour de FranceThe 1985 Tour de France was the 72nd Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 21, 1985, over 4109 km in 22 stages and a prologue.Bernard Hinault would attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx who had each won the Tour de France five times. Hinault was unable to...
begins. - 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Bernard HinaultBernard HinaultBernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...
. - 27 October - The second edition of the Reims MarathonReims MarathonReims à Toutes Jambes is an annual road running event held in Reims, France in the month of October. First held in 1984, the competition comprises three main parts: a 42.195 km marathon, a 21.0975 km half marathon race, and a 10 km race. In addition to these, there are smaller...
is won by Alain Lazare (men) and Chantal LanglacéChantal LanglacéChantal Langlacé is a former French long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on two different occasions...
(women).
January to March
- 5 January - Mélanie BernierMélanie BernierMélanie Bernier is a French actress. She appeared in several movies, such as L'Assaut , directed by Julien Leclerq, relating the highjacking of an Air France A300 in December 1994, and also in several television productions...
, actress. - 11 January - Julien LoubetJulien LoubetJulien Loubet is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :* Classique des Alpes U19 U23 Road Race Champion * 1st, stage 2, La Tropicale Amissa Bongo- External links :*...
, cyclist. - 13 January - Souleymane BambaSouleymane BambaSouleymane "Sol" Bamba is a professional footballer who plays for Championship club Leicester City, as a defender.Bamba started his career in his native France with Paris Saint-Germain, but failed to establish himself in their first team and moved to Scotland to join Dunfermline Athletic in 2006...
, soccer player. - 18 January - Benoît BenvegnuBenoît BenvegnuBenoît Benvegnu is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Vannes OC in the French Ligue 2.- External links :*...
, soccer player. - 22 January - Kevin LejeuneKevin LejeuneKevin Lejeune is a French footballer. He currently plays for Tours as a Winger.-Career:Lejeune began his career in 1998 with Toulouse Fontaines Club before moving to Auxerre in July 2000, making his league debut six years later on 19 November 2006 during a 1–0 win over Toulouse...
, soccer player. - 23 January - Guy MoussiGuy MoussiGuy Moussi is a French professional footballer currently playing as a Midfielder for Nottingham Forest-Angers SCO:...
, soccer player. - 29 January - Salomé StéveninSalomé StéveninSalomé Stévenin was born on 29 January 1985 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France. She began her acting career at the age of 3 when she appeared alongside her father in the film Peaux des Vaches in 1989...
, actress. - 31 January - Grégory BaugéGrégory BaugéGrégory Baugé is a French professional racing cyclist. He is an eight-time world champion in track cycling.-Career highlights:20022003...
, cyclist. - 1 February - Yohann Lacroix, soccer player.
- 4 February - Clément PinaultClément PinaultClément Pinault was a French football defender who last played for Clermont Foot.- Career :...
, soccer player. - 7 February - Christophe MandanneChristophe MandanneChristophe Mandanne is a French football striker. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Dijon FCO.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 8 February - Habib BaldéHabib BaldéHabib-Jean Baldé is a French born Guinean footballer. Currently, plays for Universitatea Cluj-External links:* *...
, soccer player. - 22 February - Hameur BouazzaHameur BouazzaHamer Bouazza , first name sometimes misspelled as Hameur, is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He usually plays as a left winger, but can also play on the right....
, soccer player. - 28 February - Fabien CamusFabien CamusFabien Camus is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays for Racing Genk.- Club career :Camus joined French team Montpellier HSC at the age of 15. Two years later he was remarked by a scout and taken to sign a contract with another French team Olympique de Marseille...
, soccer player. - 4 March - Mathieu MontcourtMathieu MontcourtMathieu Montcourt was a professional French tennis player. At the 2006, 2007, and 2009 French Opens, he lost in the second round, to Lleyton Hewitt, Jarkko Nieminen, and Radek Štěpánek respectively.- Career :...
, tennis player. - 7 March - Mohamed FofanaMohamed FofanaMohamed Fofana is a French-born Malian football defender of Guinean and/or Malian or Ivorian descent, who currently plays for Toulouse.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 10 March - Lassana DiarraLassana DiarraLassana "Lass" Diarra is a French footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally did for former clubs Chelsea, as well as France.-Early career:Diarra...
, soccer player. - 14 March - Loïc JacquetLoïc JacquetLoïc Jacquet is a French rugby union player who plays as a lock. He has so far spent his whole professional career in Clermont-Ferrand.Jacquet was the captain of the French team that won the 2006 U21 World Cup....
, rugby union player. - 23 March - Jonathan HivertJonathan HivertJonathan Hivert is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :2008200920102011- External links :*...
, cyclist. - 28 March - Marc ChagallMarc ChagallMarc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J...
, Russian-born painter (born 1887).
April to June
- 19 April - Nicolas Maurice-BelayNicolas Maurice-BelayNicolas Maurice-Belay is French football player who currently plays for Bordeaux of the French Ligue 1.He signed on a free-transfer for Bordeaux, on 24 June 2011.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 22 April - Florian CazalotFlorian CazalotFlorian Cazalot, is a rugby union player, who plays as prop or hooker for FC Lourdes ....
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. - 30 April - Guillaume RippertGuillaume RippertGuillaume Rippert is a French football defender. He currently plays for Evian Thonon Gaillard FC.- Career :On 18 September 2009 the defender become free this summer from FC Metz, after the bad experience of few months with AO Kavala jersey, he has signed today with the French Club of Evian Thonon...
, soccer player. - 8 May - Cédric PineauCédric PineauCédric Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer currently with UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :200620072010-External links:...
, cyclist. - 9 May - Jérémie RoumegousJérémie RoumegousJérémie Roumegous Geremia is a French football defender currently playing for French Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux.- Career :...
, soccer player. - 10 May - Pierre DrancourtPierre DrancourtPierre Drancourt is a French professional road bicycle racer for Groupe Gobert.com.- Palmares :* 2007 Giro d'Italia - 129th* 2006 Vuelta a España - 108th- External links :*...
, cyclist. - 12 May - André-Pierre GignacAndré-Pierre GignacAndré-Pierre Gignac is a French professional football player who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings. Gignac is described as a "powerful and dangerous" striker who is known for his "aerial presence"...
, soccer player. - 14 May - Baptiste MartinBaptiste MartinBaptiste Martin is a French football defender who currently plays for KV Kortrijk.-Career:In the Season 2008/2009 he played on loan by Clermont Foot to 30 June 2008 and turned back on 30 June 2009. The 25 year old French defender has left AJ Auxerre on 16 May 2010 to sign a two year deal with K.V....
, soccer player. - 20 May - Maxime LaheurteMaxime LaheurteMaxime Laheurte is a French nordic combined athlete who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished fourth in the 4 x 5 km team and 38th in the 10 km individual large hill event....
, nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier. - 23 May - Jean-Charles SénacJean-Charles SénacJean-Charles Sénac is a French road bicycle racer who previously rode for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:2006-External links:...
, cyclist. - 28 May - Simon PouplinSimon PouplinSimon Pouplin is a French football player. He played for German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. In 2005, Pouplin signed his first professional contract with Stade Rennais, signing up with the Breton club for three years. He made his debut in the 2003/2004 French Ligue 1 season...
, soccer player. - 1 June - Julien El FaresJulien El FaresJulien El Fares is a French road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.-Palmares:20062009-External links:...
, cyclist. - 2 June - Mathieu RobailMathieu RobailMathieu Robail is a French footballer, he plays in the Championnat National for SC Bastia.-Career:He was signed by Lille as a youth player. Robail played for third-division side ES Wasquehal during the 2004/05 season, scoring three goals. Robail is 5'8" tall and weighs eleven stone...
, soccer player. - 17 June - Jean-Baptiste PierazziJean-Baptiste PierazziJean-Baptiste Pierazzi is a French football midfielder who currently plays for AC Ajaccio.-References:* at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 18 June - Bertrand N'DzomoBertrand N'DzomoBertrand N'Dzomo is a French footballer, he last plays for Yverdon-Sport, he was signed by 6 July 2007 and released in June 2009.-External links:*http://www.football.ch/sfl/777843/de/Kader.aspx?tId=0&pId=743993...
, soccer player. - 26 June - Stéphane PoulhiesStéphane PoulhiesStéphane Poulhies is a French professional road bicycle racer for Saur-Sojasun. For four seasons he was a member of the UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale.- Palmarès :200520072011- External links :*...
, cyclist.
July to September
- 4 July - David LaroseDavid Larose-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoka. - 12 July - Maurice DaléMaurice DaléMaurice Junior Dalé is a French footballer of Ivorian descent. He is currently under contract for FC Nantes.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 12 July - Jean-Christophe VergerolleJean-Christophe VergerolleJean-Christophe Vergerolle is a French footballer currently a free agent.Vergerolle signed for Arles from En Avant Guingamp on July 20, 2009 and was released in the end of November. Now he has a trial with Levski Sofia.-External links:* at...
, soccer player. - 16 July - Olivier VeigneauOlivier VeigneauOlivier Veigneau , is a French football player. He currently playing for FC Nantes.His position is at left back or left midfield. He also played for the French Under 21s team.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 22 July - Boukary DraméBoukary DraméBoukary Dramé is a French-born Senegalese footballer playing in Italy for A.C. ChievoVerona, as a left defender. He is a Senegal international.-PSG:...
, soccer player. - 25 July - Mathieu DebuchyMathieu DebuchyMathieu Debuchy is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He is often deployed as a midfielder usually acting as a deep-lying playmaker. He can also play as a right back.-Football career:...
, soccer player. - 25 July - Guillaume LevarletGuillaume LevarletGuillaume Levarlet is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .-Palmares:20062007- External links :...
, cyclist. - 26 July - Gaël ClichyGaël ClichyGaël Clichy is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City and the France national football team. Though initially right-foot dominant, he primarily plays as a left back that is also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wingback. Clichy is described as a player who...
, soccer player. - 31 July - Rémy Di GregorioRémy Di GregorioRémy Di Gregorio is a French professional road bicycle racer. He currently rides for , but will move to for the 2012 season....
, cyclist. - 7 August - Loïc PerrinLoïc PerrinLoïc Perrin is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Saint-Étienne. He is usually played as a central defensive midfielder but on occasion has also played on the side of midfield. He was named captain of the Stéphanois side for the 2007–08 season, after the departure of Julien...
, soccer player. - 15 August - Julien N'DaJulien N'DaJulien N'Da is an Ivorian/French footballer who currently plays for Championnat National side FC Gueugnon. He has represented the Ivory Coast national football team at Under-21 level on several occasions....
, soccer player. - 20 September - Alban PréaubertAlban PréaubertAlban Préaubert is a French figure skater. He is a five-time French bronze medalist.- Early years :...
, figure skater. - 21 September - Jean-Louis LecaJean-Louis LecaJean-Louis Leca is a French footballer currently under contract for French side Valenciennes FC.-External links:**...
, soccer player.
October to December
- 3 October - Julien GerbiJulien GerbiJulien Gerbi is a French-Algerian race car driver.-Debut:Sport godson of the Formula One driver Roberto Moreno, Gerbi started driving in karting in 1992, but didn't choose to race, competing only once in Monaco where he won his first competition...
, motor racing driver - 4 October - Julien SimonJulien SimonJulien Simon is a French road bicycle racer for .- External links :...
, cyclist - 24 October - Lionel BeauxisLionel BeauxisLionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
, rugby union player - 29 October - Romain VincelotRomain VincelotRomain Vincelot is a French footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion, having previously played for Chamois Niortais, Gueugnon and Dagenham & Redbridge.-Career:...
, soccer player - 4 November - Gauthier DiafutuaGauthier DiafutuaGauthier Diafutua is a French football striker who currently plays for Jupiler League side A.F.C. Tubize in Belgium.-Career:Amongst his former teams are Watford, AS Cherbourg, RAEC Mons and FCV Dender....
, soccer player - 8 November - Vincent BessatVincent BessatVincent Bessat is a French footballer, who currently plays for FC Nantes.-Career:Bessat began his career with FC Toulouse and was in summer 2004 promoted in the reserve team. After 32 games and 4 goals for the reserve of FC Toulouse left Midi-Pyrénées to sign for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux...
, soccer player - November 26 - Sophie HuberSophie HuberSophie Huber is a female freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*...
, freestyle swimmer - 2 December - Amaury LeveauxAmaury LeveauxAmaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle...
, swimmer - 19 December - Julien ToudicJulien ToudicJulien Toudic is a French footballer who currently plays for RC Lens, as a striker.-External links:** at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player - 28 December - Benoît TrémoulinasBenoît TrémoulinasBenoît Trémoulinas is a French football player of Réunionais heritage who currently plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1. He plays as an attack-minded left back capable of getting forward in order to provide support for the attackers...
, soccer player
January to June
- 2 January - Jacques de LacretelleJacques de LacretelleJacques de Lacretelle was a French novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on November 12, 1936.-Bibliography:* 1920 La vie inquiète de Jean Hermelin...
, novelist (b.18881888 in FranceSee also:1887 in France,other events of 1888,1889 in France.----Events from the year 1888 in France.-Events:*14 October - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK...
). - 3 January - Lucien CaillietLucien CaillietLucien Cailliet was an American composer, conductor, arranger and clarinetist.-Biography:Born at Dijon, in France, Cailliet studied at the Conservatory in his native city before migrating to the United States in 1918....
, composer, conductor, arranger and clarinetist (b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
). - 20 February - Georges GirardGeorges GirardGeorges Girard was a French bacteriologist who was born in Isigny-sur-Mer. In 1911 he received his Bachelor's degree, and in 1914 his medical doctorate...
, bacteriologist (b.18881888 in FranceSee also:1887 in France,other events of 1888,1889 in France.----Events from the year 1888 in France.-Events:*14 October - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK...
). - 12 March - Alfred EluèreAlfred EluèreAlfred Eluère was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*...
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player (b.18931893 in FranceSee also:1892 in France,other events of 1893,1894 in France.----Events from the year 1893 in France.-Events:*10 March - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony.*20 August - Legislative election held.*3 September - Legislative election held....
). - 15 April - Marc-Gilbert SauvajonMarc-Gilbert SauvajonMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author.After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper Sud-Est...
, 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:...
, script-writer, playwright and author (b.19091909 in FranceSee also:1908 in France,other events of 1909,1910 in France.----Events from the year 1909 in France.-Events:*20 February - The Futurist Manifesto, written by Italian Filippo Marinetti, is published in Le Figaro....
). - 17 April - Germaine SablonGermaine SablonGermaine Sablon was a French singer and film actress.She starred in some 15 films between 1920 and 1956. Her brother Jean Sablon was a popular singer and actor.-External links:...
, singer and actress (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
). - 12 May - Jean DubuffetJean DubuffetJean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making.-Life and work:Dubuffet was...
, painter and sculptor (b.19011901 in FranceSee also:1900 in France,other events of 1901,1902 in France.----Events from the year 1901 in France.-Arts and literature:*17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.-Sport:...
). - 31 May - Gaston RébuffatGaston RébuffatGaston Rébuffat was a well-known French alpinist and mountain guide. The climbing technique, to gaston, was named after him. He was a recipient of France's prestigious Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1984....
, alpinistMountaineeringMountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
and mountain guideMountain guideMountain guides are specially trained and experienced mountaineers and professionals who are generally certified by an association. They are considered experts in mountaineering.-Skills:Their skills usually include climbing, skiing and hiking...
(b.19211921 in FranceSee also:1920 in France,other events of 1921,1922 in France.----Events from the year 1921 in France.-Events:Before touching on the principal events which took place in France in the course of the year 1921, it is necessary to recall one or two of the outstanding facts of 1920 in France.The most...
). - 31 May - Louis RobertLouis RobertLouis Robert was a professor of Greek history and Epigraphy at the Collège de France, and author of many volumes and articles on Greek epigraphy , numismatics, and the historical geography of Greek lands...
, historian and author (b.19041904 in FranceSee also:1903 in France,other events of 1904,1905 in France.----Events from the year 1904 in France.-Events:*8 April - Entente cordiale, a series of agreements signed between the United Kingdom and France.-Sport:...
). - 1 June - Eugène SéguyEugène SéguyEugène Séguy was a French entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He held a chair of entomology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1956 -1960.Portraits and Number 7, bottom row.-Works:...
, entomologist (b.18901890 in FranceSee also:1889 in France,other events of 1890,1891 in France.----Events from the year 1890 in France.-Events:*2 January - Steamship Persia wrecked off Corsica: 130 lives lost.*21 February - First Franco-Dahomean War begins....
). - 12 June - Dominique LaffinDominique LaffinDominique Laffin was a French actress, who has appeared in 19 films between 1975 and 1985....
, actress (b.19521952 in FranceSee also:1951 in France,other events of 1952,1953 in France.----Events from the year 1952 in France.-Events:*25 February - Battle of Hoa Binh ends in defeat for French forces by the Viet Minh in Vietnam....
).
July to December
- 9 July - Pierre-Paul GrasséPierre-Paul GrasséPierre-Paul Grassé, born on November 27, 1895 in Périgueux and died on July 9, 1985, was a French zoologist, author of over 300 publications including the influential 35-volume Traité de Zoologie. He was an expert on termites.- Studies :...
, zoologist (b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - 17 July - Philippe de ChériseyPhilippe de ChériseyThe marquess Philippe de Chérisey was a French writer, radio humorist, and actor...
, writer, radio humorist, and actor (b.19231923 in FranceSee also:1922 in France,other events of 1923,1924 in France.----Events from the year 1923 in France.-Events:*11 January - Occupation of the Ruhr begins by French and Belgian troops to force Germany to pay its reparation payments....
). - 1 August - Jules MochJules MochJules Salvador Moch was a French politician.-Biography:...
, politician (b.18931893 in FranceSee also:1892 in France,other events of 1893,1894 in France.----Events from the year 1893 in France.-Events:*10 March - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony.*20 August - Legislative election held.*3 September - Legislative election held....
). - 29 August - Michel PécheuxMichel Pécheux (fencer)Michel Pécheux was a French fencer.Pécheux competed in the Men's Team Épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal for France. He was a team gold medalist at London in 1948, once again in épée....
, fencerFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
(b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 3 September - Gilles ThomasGilles ThomasGilles Thomas and Julia Verlanger were pseudonyms of the female French science fiction writer whose real name was Éliane Taïeb, maiden name Grimaître .-Bibliography:...
, science fiction writer (b.19291929 in FranceSee also:1928 in France,other events of 1929,1930 in France.----Events from the year 1929 in France.-Events:*24 July - Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré resigns for medical reasons - he is succeeded by Aristide Briand....
). - 30 September - Simone SignoretSimone SignoretSimone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top...
, actress (b.19211921 in FranceSee also:1920 in France,other events of 1921,1922 in France.----Events from the year 1921 in France.-Events:Before touching on the principal events which took place in France in the course of the year 1921, it is necessary to recall one or two of the outstanding facts of 1920 in France.The most...
). - 24 November - René BarjavelRené BarjavelRené Barjavel was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel. He was born in Nyons, a town in the Drôme department in southeastern France...
, author, journalist and critic (b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 27 November - Fernand BraudelFernand BraudelFernand Braudel was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on three main projects, each representing several decades of intense study: The Mediterranean , Civilization and Capitalism , and the unfinished Identity of France...
, historian (b.19021902 in FranceSee also:1901 in France,other events of 1902,1903 in France.----Events from the year 1902 in France.-Events:*13 April - A new car speed record of 74 mph is set in Nice, by Leon Serpollet.*27 April - Legislative Election held....
). - 27 November - André HunebelleAndré HunebelleAndré Hunebelle was a French director born September 1, 1896 in Meudon , died 27 November 1985 in Nice .Hunebelle was a former publisher of a French newspaper called La Fleché...
, film director (b.18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - 13 December - Pierre NordPierre NordPierre Nord, real name André Léon Brouillard , was a French writer, spy and resistance member.-Early life:Brouillard was born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord...
, writer, spy and resistance member (b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - 27 December - Jean RondeauJean RondeauJean Rondeau was a French race car driver and constructor, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, in a car bearing his own name, an achievement which remains unique in the history of the race.-Early career:Rondeau drove briefly in Formula Renault before moving to saloon cars...
, motor racing driver and constructor (b.19461946 in FranceSee also:1945 in France,other events of 1946,1947 in France.----Events from the year 1946 in France.-Events:*16 January - Charles de Gaulle resigns as a head of a French provisional government....
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- Gerard AlbouyGerard AlbouyGerard Albouy , often known by the name Ouy, was a French milliner. Between 1938 and 1964, he operated a Parisian hat shop called Albouy that was known for its decorative, baroque-style hats. Notable works include veiled hats made of recycled newspaper, which he constructed during the German...
, milliner (b.19121912 in FranceSee also:1911 in France,other events of 1912,1913 in France.----Events from the year 1912 in France.-Events:*7 March - Aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from Paris to London in three hours....
). - Ferdinand AlquiéFerdinand AlquiéFerdinand Alquié was a French philosopher and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.He taught at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and at the Sorbonne university. He was an instructor of Gilles Deleuze, who, according to Michael Hardt, charged him of drawing on biology, psychology, and...
, philosopher (b.19061906 in FranceSee also:1905 in France,other events of 1906,1907 in France.----Events from the year 1906 in France.-Events:*16 January - Algeciras Conference begins, to mediate the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany....
). - François ChâteletFrançois ChâteletFrançois Châtelet was a historian of philosophy, political philosophy and professor in the socratic tradition. He was the husband of philosopher Noëlle Châtelet, the sister of Lionel Jospin....
, historian of philosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
(b.19251925 in FranceSee also:1924 in France,other events of 1925,1926 in France.----Events from the year 1925 in France.-Events:*21 May to 25 october International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism in Grenoble....
). - Henri-Robert PetitHenri-Robert PetitHenri Petit was a French journalist, Collaborationist under the Vichy regime and far-right activist....
, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, Collaborationist under the Vichy regime and far-right activist (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
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