1917 in France

none December 2020 1917 This is a list of events from 1917 in France. Incumbents President: Raymond Poincaré President of the Council of Ministers: until 20 March: Aristide Briand 20 March-12 September: Alexandre Ribot 12 September-16 November: Paul Painlevé starting 16 November: Georges Clemenceau Events 13 February – Dutch dancer Mata Hari is arrested in Paris for spying for Germany. 9 April – Battle of Arras, a British Empire offensive, begins. 16 April – Second Battle of the Aisne begins, the main action of the French Nivelle Offensive. 26 April – The Agreement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, between France, Italy and the United Kingdom, to settle interests in the Middle East, is signed. 29 April – Architect of the Second Battle of the Aisne and French Commander-in-Chief, General Robert Nivelle, is dismissed and replaced on 15 May by Philippe Pétain. 3 May – 1917 French Army mutinies begin when the French 2nd Division refuses to follow orders to attack. 9 May – Second Battle of the Aisne ends in failure, leading to desertions. 27 May – 1917 French Army mutinies: French Army desertions turn to mutiny as up to 30,000 soldiers leave the front line and reserve trenches and return to the rear at Missy-aux-Bois. 16 May – Battle of Arras ends. 1 June – 1917 French Army mutinies: A French infantry regiment seizes Missy-aux-Bois, and declares an anti-war military government. Other French army troops soon apprehend them. 8 June – 1917 French Army mutinies: French military authorities take action with mass arrests, followed by mass trials. 15 August – Battle of Hill 70, an Anglo-Canadian offensive, starts on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. 25 August – Battle of Hill 70 ends. 15 October – Mata Hari is executed by firing squad at Vincennes for spying. 15 November – Georges Clemenceau becomes prime minister of France. 20 November – Battle of Cambrai, a British campaign, begins. First successful use of tanks in a combined arms operation. 6 December – Battle of Cambrai ends. 12 December – Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment results in at least 675 deaths. Births January to June 3 January – Pierre Dervaux, operatic conductor and composer (died 1992) 24 January – Marcel Hansenne, middle-distance runner (died 2002) 11 February – Bernard Destremau, tennis player (died 2002) 16 April – Lucienne Delyle, singer (died 1962) 22 April – Yvette Chauviré, prima ballerina assoluta (died 2016) 25 April – Jean Lucas, motor racing driver (died 2003) 29 May – Élie de Rothschild, banker (died 2007) 31 May – Jean Rouch, filmmaker and anthropologist (died 2004) July to December 14 June – Gilbert Prouteau, poet (died 2012) 18 July – Henri Salvador, singer (died 2008) 25 July – Philippe De Lacy, actor (died 1995) 27 July – Bourvil, actor and singer (died 1970) 15 August – Philippe Viannay, journalist (died 1986) 17 August – Paul Tessier, surgeon (died 2008) 24 September – Jean Hermil, Roman Catholic bishop of Viviers (died 2006) 20 October – Jean-Pierre Melville, filmmaker (died 1973) 22 October – Annette Laming-Emperaire, archeologist (died 1977) 30 October – Maurice Trintignant, motor racing driver (died 2005) 5 November – Jacqueline Auriol, aviator, holder of several world speed records (died 2000) 11 November – Madeleine Damerment, World War II heroine (executed) (died 1944) 19 November – Philippe Ragueneau, journalist and writer (died 2003) 22 November – Jean-Étienne Marie, composer (died 1989) 24 November – Maurice Lauré, creator of taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) (died 2001) Full date unknown Philippe Charbonneaux, industrial designer (died 1998) Deaths January to June 4 January – Auguste Chauveau, professor and veterinarian (born 1827) 20 January – Amédée Bollée (Amédée père), bell-founder (born 1844) 5 February – Édouard Drumont, journalist and writer (born 1844) 16 February – Octave Mirbeau, journalist, art critic, pamphleteer, novelist and playwright (born 1848) 17 February – Carolus-Duran, painter (born 1837) 23 February – Jean Gaston Darboux, mathematician (born 1842) 26 February – Joseph Jules Dejerine, neurologist (born 1849) 16 March — Friedrich Manschott, German World War I flying ace (born 1893 in Germany) 6 April — Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Prince of Prussia (born 1893) 10 April – Louis Édouard Fournier, painter (born 1857) 7 May – Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (born 1896 in England)Albert Ball British pilot Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Ball www.britannica.com 7 May 2022 en 10 May – Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy, neurologist (born 1845) 25 May – René Dorme, World War I fighter ace (born 1894; killed in action)Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, pp. 151-152 30 June – Antonio de La Gandara, painter and draughtsman (born 1861) July to December 3 August – Stéphane Javelle, astronomer (born 1864) 8 September – Charles-Edouard Lefebvre, composer (born 1843) 20 September – Émile Boirac, philosopher (born 1851) 27 September – Edgar Degas, artist (born 1834) 3 November – Léon Bloy, novelist, essayist, pamphleteer and poet (born 1846) 5 November – Henri Amédée de Broglie, nobleman (born 1849) 15 November – Émile Durkheim, sociologist (born 1858) 17 November – Auguste Rodin, sculptor (born 1840) 20 December – Lucien Petit-Breton, cyclist, winner of 1907 and 1908 Tour de France (born 1882) Full date unknown François-Victor Équilbecq, author (born 1872) Adolphe Chenevière, novelist (born 1855) See also List of French films of 1917 References 1917 France France Category:1910s in France Category:Years of the 20th century in France