1776 in France
Appearance
Years in France: | 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s |
Years: | 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 |
Events from the year 1776 in France
Incumbents
Events
- August - The guild organisation Marchandes de modes is founded.
Births
- 1 April – Sophie Germain, mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1831)
- 4 August – Pierre-Simon Ballanche, writer and counterrevolutionary philosopher (died 1847)
Full date missing
- Peter Gilles, composer (died 1839).[1]
Deaths
- 4 May – Jacques Saly, sculptor (born 1717)
- 25 August – Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix, writer and playwright (born 1698)
- 17 October – Pierre François le Courayer, writer (born 1681)
Full date missing
- Augustin Roux, encyclopedist (born 1726)
- Marie Durand, protestant martyr (d. 1711)
References
- ^ Bewley, John. "Philadelphia Composers: Peter Gilles (1776-1839)". Keffler Collection of Sheet Music. Retrieved 17 August 2015.