1919 in France

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

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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.

port

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

July to September

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

October to December

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

Full date unknown

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

Deaths

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

Full date un known

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

References