1919 in France
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Events from the year 1919 in France.
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Events
- 18 January â The Paris Peace Conference, opens at the Quai d'Orsay,[1] with delegates from 27 nations attending for meetings at the Palace of Versailles (anniversary of the 1871 proclamation of William I as German Emperor at Versailles); for its duration Paris is effectively the center of a world government.[2] On 25 January the Conference agrees to establish the League of Nations.
- March â An automobile brand, Citroën, was established by André Citroën.[citation needed]
- April â Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights.
- 1 May (Premier Mai) â A large left-wing demonstration leads to a violent confrontation with the police.
- 28 June â Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I and concluding the main sessions of the Paris Peace Conference.
- 7 July â First customer takes delivery of a Citroën automobile.
- 31 July â Perfumier L'Oréal is registered by Eugène Schueller.
- 10 September â Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria.
- 16 November â Legislative Election held.
- 17 November â American expatriate Sylvia Beach opens the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.
- 27 November â Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed.
- 30 November â Legislative Election held.
Sport
- 29 June â Tour de France begins.
- 27 July â Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium.
Births
January to June
- 6 January â Jacques Laurent, writer and journalist (died 2000)
- 15 January â Maurice Herzog, climber and politician (died 2012)
- 19 January â Simone Melchior, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (died 1990)
- 18 March
- Michèle Arnaud, singer, producer and director (died 1998)
- Roland Weyl, militant and lawyer (died 2021)
- 22 March â Diran Manoukian, Olympic field hockey player (died 2020)
- 1 April â Jeannie Rousseau, Allied intelligence agent (died 2017)
- 3 April â Marguerite Harl, literary scholar (died 2020)
- 7 April â Jackie Sardou, actress (died 1998)
- 8 April â André Héléna, writer (died 1972)
- 10 April â Cécile Rol-Tanguy, resistance officer (died 2020)
- 13 April â René Gallice, soccer player (died 1999)
- 21 April â André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister (died 2007)
- 29 April â Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (died 2006)
- 30 April â François Brigneau, journalist and author (died 2012)
- 13 May â Pierre Sudreau, politician (died 2012)
- 24 May â Paul Rambié, painter (died 2020)
- 7 June â Roger Borniche, detective (died 2020)
- 9 June - Georges Bonnet, writer and poet (died 2021)
- 21 June
- Tsilla Chelton, actress (died 2012)
- Jean Joyet, painter (died 1994)
- 21 June â Guy Lux, game show host and producer (died 2003)
- 23 June â Marie Jacq, politician (died 2014)
July to September
- 2 July â Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (died 2003)
- 2 July â Henri Genès, actor and singer (died 2005)
- 17 July â Jean Leymarie, art historian (died 2006)
- 18 July â Daniel du Janerand, painter (died 1990)
- 19 July â Solange Troisier, physician (died 2008)
- 31 July â Maurice Boitel, painter (died 2007)
- 4 August â Michel Déon, writer (died 2016)
- 10 August â Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (died 2001)
- 11 August â Ginette Neveu, violinist (died 1949)
- 9 September â Jacques Marin, actor (died 2001)
- 12 September â Jean Prouff, soccer player and manager (died 2008)
October to December
- 3 October â Jean Lefebvre, actor (died 2004)
- 7 October â Georges Duby, historian (died 1996)
- 8 October â André Valmy, actor (died 2015)
- 20 October â André Pousse, actor (died 2005)
- 26 October â Marcel Le Roy, resistance fighter (died 2020)
- 5 November â Félix Gaillard, Radical politician and Prime Minister of France (died 1970)
- 10 November â François Périer, actor (died 2002)
- 16 November â Georges-Hilaire Dupont, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2020)
- 18 November â Andrée Borrel, World War II heroine (executed) (died 1944)
- 20 November â Maurice Paul Delorme, prelate (died 2012)
- 21 November â Jacques Senard, diplomat (died 2020)
- 11 December â Lucien Teisseire, road bicycle racer (died 2007)
- 13 December â Huguette Béolet, tennis player
- 24 December â Pierre Soulages, painter and sculptor (died 2022)
- 25 December â Noëlla Rouget, resistance fighter and teacher (died 2020)
- 30 December â François Bordes, scientist, geologist, and archaeologist (died 1981)
Full date unknown
- Pierre Garat, civil servant in Vichy France (died 1976)
- Laure Leprieur, radio personality (died 1999)
Births
- 2 September â Jean-Pierre Brisset, writer (born 1837)
- 30 October â Jules Develle, politician (born 1845)
- 7 November â Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan, statesman and naturalist (born 1843)
- 3 December â Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painter (born 1841)
- 21 December â Louis Diémer, pianist and composer (born 1843)
- 24 December â Aléxêy koso, nationalist and journalist (born 1844)