1936 in France
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Incumbents
- President: Albert Lebrun
- President of the Council of Ministers:
- until 24 January: Pierre Laval
- 24 January-4 June: Albert Sarraut
- starting 4 June: Léon Blum
Events
- 25 March â Second London Naval Treaty is signed by the governments of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
- 26 April â first round of Legislative Election held.
- 3 May â second round of Legislative Election held, resulting in the election of the Popular Front.
- 26 May â A general strike is initiated in Le Havre.
- 7 June â Matignon Agreements are signed between the Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF) employers association, the CGT trade union and the French state during a general strike initiated after the election of the Popular Front.
Sport
- 7 July â Tour de France begins.
- 2 August â Tour de France ends, won by Sylvère Maes of Belgium.
Births
- 10 February â Marie-Josèphe Sublet, politician (died 2024)[1]
- 15 February â Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, film director (died 2001)
- 23 February â Roger Rivière, cyclist (died 1976)
- 12 April â Jean-Claude Vrinat, restaurateur (died 2008)
- 1 March â Jean-Edern Hallier, author (died 1997)
- 7 March â Georges Perec, novelist, filmmaker and essayist (died 1982)
- 1 May â Danièle Huillet, filmmaker (died 2006)
- 20 June â Jean-Daniel Pollet, film director and screenwriter (died 2004)
- 1 August â Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer (died 2008)
- 4 August â Claude Ballot-Léna, motor racing driver (died 1999)
- 12 October â Pascale Audret, actress (died 2000)
- 28 December â Jacques Mesrine, gangster (died 1979)
Deaths
- 7 January â Guy d'Hardelot, composer, pianist and teacher (born 1858)
- 5 February â Charles le Bargy, actor and film director (born 1858)
- 28 February â Charles Nicolle, bacteriologist who won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine (born 1866)
- 16 March â Marguerite Durand, actress, journalist and suffragette (born 1864)
- 23 May â Henri de Régnier, poet (born 1864)
- 13 June â Marie-Louise Bouglé, feminist, librarian, and archivist (born 1883)
- 15 July â Charles Binet, Archbishop of Besançon and cardinal (born 1869)
- 1 August â Louis Blériot, inventor, engineer and aviation pioneer (born 1872)
- 23 August â Juliette Adam, writer (born 1836)[2]
- 17 October â Suzanne Bianchetti, actress (born 1889)
Full date unknown
- Georges Garnier, soccer player (born 1878)