- 1923 in France
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1922 in France ,
other events of 1923,1924 in France .----
Events from the year
1923 inFrance .Events
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11 January -Occupation of the Ruhr begins by French and Belgian troops to forceGermany to pay its reparation payments.
*September - Resultant strikes called off by German government and followed by a state of emergency.
*October -Rhenish Republic is proclaimed at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle).Arts and Literature
*March - "
Antigone " byJean Cocteau appears on aParis stage. Settings byPablo Picasso , music byArthur Honegger , and costumes byGabrielle Chanel .Antonin Artaud played the part ofTiresias .port
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24 June - Tour de France begins.
*22 July - Tour de France ends, won byHenri Pélissier .Births
January to June
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7 January -Jean Lucienbonnet , motor racing driver (d.1962).
*13 February -Philippe de Chérisey , writer, radio humorist, and actor (d.1985).
*February -André Gorz , journalist and social philosopher (d.2007).
*22 March -Marcel Marceau , mime artist (d.2007).
*5 April -Léon Fleuriot , linguist and historian (d.1987).
*9 April -Albert Decourtray ,Roman Catholic Cardinal (d.1994).
*9 May -Claude Piéplu , actor (d.2006).
*27 May -Nicole Stéphane , actress, producer and director (d.2007).
*7 June -Jean Baratte , soccer player and manager (d.1986).
*16 June -Silvia Monfort , actress and theatre director (d.1991).
*27 June -Jacques Berthier , composer (d.1994).July to December
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3 July -Charles Hernu , politician and Minister (d.1990).
*23 July -Claude Luter , jazz clarinetist (d.2006).
*1 August -Jean Prat , international rugby player (d.2005).
*23 August -Georges Perros , writer (d.1978).
*2 September -René Thom ,mathematician (d.2002).
*13 September —Edouard Boubat , photographer (d.1999).
*16 November - Marc Camoletti,playwright (d.2003).
*24 November - Paul Haeberlin,chef andrestaurateur (d.2008).
*29 November -Christian Beullac , politician and Minister (d.1986).
*31 December -Michel de Salzmann , psychiatrist (d.2001).Full date unknown
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Jean Catoire , composer (d.2005).
*François Ozenda , painter (d.1976).Deaths
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19 February -Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy , painter and sculptor (b.1842).
*22 February -Théophile Delcassé , Statesman (b.1852).
*26 March -Sarah Bernhardt , actress (b.1844).
*28 March -Michel-Joseph Maunoury , military leader (b.1847).
*10 June -Pierre Loti , sailor and writer (b.1850).
*5 November -Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen , aristocrat, novelist and poet (b.1880).
*12 December -Raymond Radiguet , author (b.1903).
*27 December -Gustave Eiffel ,structural engineer and architect, designer of theEiffel Tower (b.1832).
*31 December -Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan , astronomer (b.1837).Full date unknown
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Auguste Bouché-Leclercq , historian (b.1842).
*Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin , maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows (b.1841).References
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