1883 in France

"See also:"
1882 in France,
other events of 1883,
1884 in France.

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Events from the year 1883 in France.

Events

*27 March-28 March - Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces.
*19 May - Battle of Paper Bridge, French defeat by Black Flag forces.
*25 August - Treaty of Hué signed between Emperor of Annam and the French Empire, recognizing French imperial control over the regions of Annam and Tonkin.

Births

January to June

*3 February - Camille Bombois, naïve painter (d.1970).
*18 February - Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (d.1971).
*15 May - Maurice Feltin, Cardinal (d.1975).
*28 June - Pierre Laval, politician and Prime Minister (executed) (d.1945).

July to December

*25 July - Louis Massignon, scholar of Islam and its history (d.1962).
*19 August - Coco Chanel, fashion designer (d.1971).
*14 December - Robert Péguy, film director (d.1968).
*16 December - Max Linder, actor (d.1925).
*19 December - Abel Bonnard, poet, novelist and politician (d.1968).
*22 December - Edgard Varèse, composer (d.1965).
*26 December - Maurice Utrillo, painter (d.1955).

Full date unknown

*Charles Jourdan, fashion designer (d.1976).
*Louis Paulhan, pilot (d.1963).

Deaths

*4 January - Antoine Chanzy, general and governor of Algeria (b.1823).
*23 January - Gustave Doré, artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor (b.1832).
*17 February - Napoléon Coste, guitarist and composer (b.1805).
*24 April - Jules Sandeau, novelist (b.1811).
*30 April - Édouard Manet, painter (b.1832).
*19 May - Henri Rivière, Naval officer and writer (b.1827).
*25 May - Édouard René de Laboulaye, jurist (b.1811).
*20 June - Gustave Aimard, traveller and writer (b.1818).
*11 August - Edouard Louis Dubufe, painter (b.1820).
*24 August - Henri, comte de Chambord, Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France (b.1820).
*6 September - Auguste Arnaud, sculptor (b.1825).

Full date unknown

*Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, Cardinal (b.1800).
*Charles-Théodore Colet, Roman Catholic Archbishop (b.1806).

References