- 1866 in France
"See also:"
1865 in France ,
other events of 1866,1867 in France .----
Events from the year
1866 inFrance .Events
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31 May - Napoleon III announces the withdrawal of French forces in theFrench intervention in Mexico .
*26 July - French evacuateMonterrey .
*5 August - French evacuateSaltillo .
*14 October - French troops land atGanghwa Island, Korea as part of French Campaign against Korea for the execution of FrenchJesuit priests. It is the first military contact between Korea and a Western force.Births
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29 January -Romain Rolland , writer,Nobel Prize in Literature (d.1944).
*17 May -Erik Satie , composer and pianist (d.1925).
*6 July -Charles Mangin , general duringWorld War I (d.1925).
*13 July -La Goulue , dancer (d.1929).
*4 August -Maurice Schutz , actor (d.1955).
*7 September -Tristan Bernard , playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer (d.1947).
*21 September -Charles Nicolle ,bacteriologist who won the1928 Nobel Prize inMedicine (d.1936).Deaths
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8 March -Siméon-François Berneux ,Roman Catholic missionary killed inKorea (b.1814).
*Philippe Buchez , author and politician (b.1796).References
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