1896 in France
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Events from the year 1896 in France.
Incumbents
- President: Felix Faure[1]
- President of the Council of Ministers: Léon Bourgeois (until 29 April),[2] Jules Méline (starting 29 April)[3]
Events
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Births
January to June
- 4 January – André Masson, artist (died 1987)[4]
- 19 February – André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist (died 1966)[5]
- 20 February – Henri de Lubac, Jesuit priest and theologian (died 1991)[6]
- 19 March – Jean Wiener, pianist and composer (died 1982)[7]
- 18 April – Job de Roincé, journalist and writer (died 1981)
- 20 April – Henry de Montherlant, essayist, novelist and playwright (died 1972)
July to September
- 16 July – Léon Weil, World War I veteran (died 2006)
- 18 July – Jean Dufay, astronomer (died 1967)
- 21 July – Jean Rivier, composer (died 1987)
- 27 July – Henri Longchambon, politician (died 1969)
- 12 August – Alexis Tendil, World War I veteran (died 2005)
- 23 August – Jacques Rueff, economist and adviser to the French Government (died 1978)
- 1 September – André Hunebelle, film director (died 1985)
- 14 September – Georges Piot, rower and Olympic medallist (died 1980)
- September – Elsa Triolet, writer (died 1970)
October to December
- 2 October – Jacques Duclos, politician (died 1975)
- 8 October – Julien Duvivier, film director (died 1967)
- 15 October – Célestin Freinet, pedagogue, and educational reformer (died 1966)
- 18 November – Pierre Couderc, screenwriter, actor, acrobat and film producer (died 1966)
- 29 December – Philippe Étancelin, motor racing driver (died 1981)
Full date unknown
- Marie Besnard, accused serial poisoner (died 1980)
- Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (died 1965)
- Adrienne Bolland, test pilot and first woman to fly over the Andes (died 1975)
- Lisette de Brinon, socialite and collaborator (died 1982)
- Louis Renou, indologist (died 1966)
Deaths
January to June
- 8 January – Paul Verlaine, poet (born 1844)
- 26 February – Arsène Houssaye, novelist and poet (born 1815)
- 5 May – Auguste Sallé, traveller and entomologist (born 1820)
- 29 May – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, geologist (born 1814)
- 26 June – Louis, Duke of Nemours, second son of King Louis-Philippe of France (born 1814)
July to December
- 10 July – Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, Cardinal (born 1827)
- 16 July – Edmond de Goncourt, writer, critic and book publisher (born 1822)
- 18 September – Hippolyte Fizeau, physicist (born 1819)
- 7 October – Louis Jules Trochu, soldier and statesman (born 1815)
- 26 October – Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, statesman (born 1827)
- 17 December – Paul Arène, poet and writer (born 1843)
Full date unknown
- Élie-Abel Carrière, botanist (born 1818)
See also
References
- ^ "Felix FAURE (1895-1899)". www.elysee.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Léon Bourgeois | French politician and statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Félix-Jules Méline | premier of France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "André Masson". www.guggenheim.org. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "André Breton Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works". The Art Story. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Rise, Svein (2016). Key Theological Thinkers: From Modern to Postmodern. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 9781317109273.
- ^ "Jean Wiéner (1896-1982) - Author - Resources from the BnF". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 25 September 2018.