1919 in France

none December 2020 1919 Events from the year 1919 in France. Incumbents President: Raymond Poincaré President of the Council of Ministers: Georges Clemenceau Events 18 January – The Paris Peace Conference, opens at the Quai d'Orsay,Peace Conference Opens: Memorable Ceremony at the Quai d'Orsay The Globe London 38539 1919-01-18 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.Margaret MacMillan Margaret MacMillan Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World https://archive.org/details/paris1919sixmont00macm registration 2002 Random House On 25 January the Conference agrees to establish the League of Nations. March – An automobile brand, Citroën, was established by André Citroën.November 2022 April – Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights. 1 May (Premier Mai) – A large left-wing demonstration leads to a violent confrontation with the police. 28 June – Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I and concluding the main sessions of the Paris Peace Conference. 7 July – First customer takes delivery of a Citroën automobile. 31 July – Perfumier L'Oréal is registered by Eugène Schueller. 10 September – Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria. 16 November – Legislative Election held. 17 November – American expatriate Sylvia Beach opens the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. 27 November – Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed. 30 November – Legislative Election held. Sport 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 (died 2000) 15 January – Maurice Herzog, climber and politician (died 2012) 19 January – 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 – Diran Manoukian, Olympic field hockey player (died 2020) 1 April – Jeannie Rousseau, Allied intelligence agent (died 2017) 3 April – Marguerite Harl, literary scholar (died 2020) 7 April – Jackie Sardou, actress (died 1998) 8 April – André Héléna, writer (died 1972) 10 April – Cécile Rol-Tanguy, resistance officer (died 2020) 13 April – René Gallice, soccer player (died 1999) 21 April – André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister (died 2007) 29 April – Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (died 2006) 30 April – François Brigneau, journalist and author (died 2012) 13 May – Pierre Sudreau, politician (died 2012) 24 May – Paul Rambié, painter (died 2020) 7 June – 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 – Guy Lux, game show host and producer (died 2003) 23 June – Marie Jacq, politician (died 2014) July to September 2 July – Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (died 2003) 2 July – Henri Genès, actor and singer (died 2005) 17 July – Jean Leymarie, art historian (died 2006) 18 July – Daniel du Janerand, painter (died 1990) 19 July – Solange Troisier, physician (died 2008) 31 July – Maurice Boitel, painter (died 2007) 4 August – Michel Déon, writer (died 2016) 10 August – Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (died 2001) 11 August – Ginette Neveu, violinist (died 1949) 9 September – Jacques Marin, actor (died 2001) 12 September – Jean Prouff, soccer player and manager (died 2008) October to December 3 October – Jean Lefebvre, actor (died 2004) 7 October – Georges Duby, historian (died 1996) 8 October – André Valmy, actor (died 2015) 20 October – André Pousse, actor (died 2005) 26 October – Marcel Le Roy, resistance fighter (died 2020) 5 November – Félix Gaillard, Radical politician and Prime Minister of France (died 1970) 10 November – François Périer, actor (died 2002) 16 November – Georges-Hilaire Dupont, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2020) 18 November – Andrée Borrel, World War II heroine (executed) (died 1944) 20 November – Maurice Paul Delorme, prelate (died 2012) 21 November – Jacques Senard, diplomat (died 2020) 11 December – Lucien Teisseire, road bicycle racer (died 2007) 13 December – Huguette Béolet, tennis player 24 December – Pierre Soulages, painter and sculptor (died 2022) 25 December – Noëlla Rouget, resistance fighter and teacher (died 2020) 30 December – 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 – Jean-Pierre Brisset, writer (born 1837) 30 October – Jules Develle, politician (born 1845) 7 November – Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan, statesman and naturalist (born 1843) 3 December – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painter (born 1841) 21 December – Louis Diémer, pianist and composer (born 1843) 24 December – Aléxêy koso, nationalist and journalist (born 1844) See also List of French films of 1919 References 1919 France France Category:1910s in France Category:Years of the 20th century in France