1877 in France

"See also:"
1876 in France,
other events of 1877,
1878 in France.

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Events from the year 1877 in France.

Events

*16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.
*14 October - Legislative election held.
*28 October - Legislative election held.

Births

January to March

*29 January - Georges Catroux, military officer and diplomat (d.1969).
*17 February - André Maginot, politician, advocate of the Maginot Line (d.1932).
*19 February - Louis Aubert, composer (d.1968).
*21 February - Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Catholic theologian (d.1964).
*28 February - André Simon, wine merchant, gourmet and writer (d.1970).
*21 March - Maurice Farman, motor racing driver, aviator, aircraft manufacturer and designer (d.1964).

April to June

*15 April - Jules Basdevant, law professor (d.1968).
*26 May - Jean Schlumberger, writer and journalist (d.1968).
*14 June - Jane Bathori, opera singer (d.1970).

July to December

*5 July - Georges Saillard, actor (d.1967).
*6 July - Arnaud Massy, golfer (d.1950).
*8 July - René Navarre, actor (d.1968).
*18 November - Jules Isaac, historian (d.1963).

Full date unknown

*Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (d.1965).
*Jules Boucherit, violinist and teacher (d.1962).
*Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, astronomer (d.1962).
*Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science (d.1966).

Deaths

*31 March - Antoine Augustin Cournot, economist, philosopher and mathematician (b.1801).
*28 June - Jacques-Maurice De Saint Palais, Archbishop of Indianapolis (b.1811).
*3 September - Adolphe Thiers, politician, historian and Prime Minister of France (b.1797).
*23 September - Urbain Le Verrier, mathematician (b.1811).
*16 October - Theodore Barrière, dramatist (b.1823).
*31 December - Gustave Courbet, painter (b.1819).

Full date unknown

*Aristide Boucicaut, creator of Le Bon Marché department stores (b.1810).

References