1924 in France

"See also:"
1923 in France,
other events of 1924,
1925 in France.

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Events from the year 1924 in France.

Events

*29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts.
*27 April - Group of Alawites kill some Christian nuns in Syria; French troops march against them.
*11 May - Legislative Election held.
*25 May - Legislative Election held.
*18 August - France begins to withdraw its troops from Germany.

port

*25 January - The 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
*4 May - The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies held in Paris.
*22 June - Tour de France begins.
*20 July - Tour de France ends, won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy.

Births

January to June

*11 January - Roger Guillemin, neuroendocrinologist, awarded Nobel prize for medicine in 1977.
*13 January - Raymond Hermantier, actor (d.2005).
*16 January - Henri-Jean Martin, historian of the book and printing (d.2007).
*19 January - Jean-François Revel, politician, journalist, author and philosopher (d.2006).
*13 February - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, journalist and politician (d.2006).
*20 February - Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (d.1971).
*23 February - Claude Sautet, author and film director (d.2000).
*5 March - Roger Marche, international soccer player (d.1997).
*7 April - André du Bouchet, poet (d.2001).
*7 April - Daniel Emilfork, actor (d.2006).
*12 April - Raymond Barre, politician and economist, Prime Minister (d.2007).
*22 May - Charles Aznavour, singer, songwriter and actor.
*22 May - Claude Ballif, composer (d.2004).
*12 June - Jacques Pras, cyclist (d.1982).

July to September

*9 July - Pierre Cochereau, organist and composer (d.1984).
*7 August - Georges Lévis, comic artist (d.1988).
*8 August - Edouard Jaguer, poet and art critic (d.2006).
*10 August - Jean-François Lyotard, philosopher and literary theorist (d.1998).
*11 September - Louis Hon, soccer player (d.2008).
*19 September - Jacques Lusseyran, author (d.1971).

October to December

*2 October - Gilbert Simondon, philosopher (d.1989).
*27 October - Alain Bombard, biologist, physician, politician and sailor (d.2005).
*30 October - Hubert Curien, physicist (d.2005).
*20 November - Michael Riffaterre, literary critic and theorist (d.2006).
*26 November - Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (d.2005).
*13 December - Pierre Flamion, soccer player and manager (d.2004).

Full date unknown

*Françoise Adnet, painter.
*Michel Alaux, fencing master and Olympic gold medallist (d.1974).
*Marcel Moussy, screenwriter and television director (d.1995).
*Michel Pinseau, architect (d.1999).

Deaths

*24 January - Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg, noble and politician (b.1837).
*14 April - Roland Bonaparte, prince, president of the Société de Géographie (b.1858).
*24 April - Ferdinand Arnodin, engineer and industrialist (b.1845).
*15 May - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b.1852).
*11 June - Théodore Dubois, composer and organist (b.1837).
*1 September - Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville, politician and author (b.1843).
*21 September - Edouard Deville, first to perfect a practical method of photogrammetry (b.1849).
*24 September - Alexandre Lacassagne, physician and criminologist (b.1843).
*12 October - Anatole France, author, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921 (b.1844).
*4 November - Gabriel Fauré, composer, organist and pianist (b.1845).

Full date unknown

*Louis-Émile Bertin, naval engineer (b.1840).
*Jean Pierre Philippe Lampué, photographer (b.1836).

References