1919 in France

See also: 1918 in France, other events of 1919, 1920 in France.

---

Events from the year 1919 in France.

Events

• April - Long-Berenger Oil Agreement 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 Election held.
• 27 November - Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed.
• 30 November - Legislative Election held.

Sport

• 29 June - Tour de France begins.
• 27 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium.

Births

January to June

• 6 January - Jacques Laurent, writer and journalist (died 2000).
• 19 January - Simone Melchior, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (died 1990).
• 18 March - Michèle Arnaud, singer, producer, and director (died 1998).
• 7 April - Jackie Sardou, actress (died 1998).
• 13 April - René Gallice, soccer player (died 1999).
• 21 April - André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister (died 2007).
• 29 April - Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (died 2006).
• 21 June - Jean Joyet, painter (died 1994).
• 21 June - Guy Lux, game show host and producer (died 2003).

July to September

• 2 July - Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (died 2003).
• 2 July - Henri Genès, actor and singer (died 2005).
• 17 July - Jean Leymarie, art historian (died 2006).
• 18 July - Daniel du Janerand, painter (died 1990).
• 31 July - Maurice Boitel, painter (died 2007).
• 10 August - Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (died 2001).
• 11 August - Ginette Neveu, violinist (died 1949).
• 9 September - Jacques Marin, actor (died 2001).
• 12 September - Jean Prouff, soccer player and manager (died 2008).

October to December

• 3 October - Jean Lefebvre, actor (died 2004).
• 7 October - Georges Duby, historian (died 1996).
• 20 October - André Pousse, actor (died 2005).
• 5 November - Félix Gaillard, Radical politician and Prime Minister of France (died 1970).
• 10 November - François Périer, actor (died 2002).
• 11 November - Jef Friboulet, painter and sculptor (died 2003).
• 18 November - Andrée Borrel, World War II heroine (executed) (died 1944).
• 11 December - Lucien Teisseire, road bicycle racer (died 2007).
• 30 December - François Bordes, scientist, geologist, and archaeologist (died 1981).

Full date unknown

• Pierre Garat, civil servant in Vichy France (died 1976.
• André Héléna, writer (died 1972).
• Laure Leprieur, radio personality (died 1999).

Deaths

• 3 December - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painter (born 1841).
• 21 December - Louis Diémer, pianist and composer (born 1843).

Full date un known

• Jean-Pierre Brisset, writer (born 1837).
• Jules Develle, politician (born 1845).
• Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan, statesman and naturalist (born 1843).