1830 in France

"See also:"
1829 in France,
other events of 1830,
1831 in France.

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Events from the year 1830 in France.

Events

* July 5 - France invades Algeria. cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8]
* July 17 - Barthélemy Thimonnier is granted a patent (#7454) for a sewing machine. It chain stitches at 200/minute.
* July 25 - Rioting breaks out in Paris against Charles X
* July 27-29 - "Three Glorious Days" - people in Paris rebel against the Ordinance of St. Cloud by king Charles X of France and clash against the National Guard - 1,800 rioters and 300 soldiers dead. King has to flee the capital. The July Revolution begins.
* August 2 - Abdication of King Charles X in favor of his grandson, Henry V, who is not allowed to take the throne.
* August 9 - The Duke of Orleans becomes King Louis Philippe.
* August 13 - Louis Philippe appoints the Duc de Broglie as Prime Minister.
* November 2 - Jacques Laffitte succeeds the Duc de Broglie as Prime Minister.

Arts and Literature

*5 December - World premiere of Hector Berlioz's most famous work, Symphonie Fantastique, in Paris.
* First performance of Victor Hugo's "Hernani" which causes a riot in Paris.
* Publication of Stendhal's novel "The Red and the Black" ("Le Rouge et le Noir").
* Eugène Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" commemorates the July Revolution.

Births

*10 July - Camille Pissarro, painter (d. 1903)
*8 September - Frédéric Mistral, poet, shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 (d.1914).
*17 December - Jules de Goncourt, writer (d.1870).

Deaths

*17 March - Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, marshal (b. 1764)

References