1866 in France
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See also: 1865 in France, other events of 1866, 1867 in France.
Events from the year 1866 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 31 May - Napoleon III announces the withdrawal of French forces in the French intervention in Mexico.
- 26 July - French evacuate Monterrey.
- 5 August - French evacuate Saltillo.
- 14 October - French troops land at Ganghwa Island, Korea as part of French Campaign against Korea for the execution of French Jesuit priests. It is the first military contact between Korea and a Western force.
[edit] Births
- 29 January - Romain Rolland, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (d.1944).
- 17 May - Erik Satie, composer and pianist (d.1925).
- 6 July - Charles Mangin, general during World War I (d.1925).
- 13 July - La Goulue, dancer (d.1929).
- 4 August - Maurice Schutz, actor (d.1955).
- 7 September - Tristan Bernard, playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer (d.1947).
- 21 September - Charles Nicolle, bacteriologist who won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine (d.1936).
[edit] Deaths
- 8 March - Siméon-François Berneux, Roman Catholic missionary killed in Korea (b.1814).
- Philippe Buchez, author and politician (b.1796).
