- 1855 in France
"See also:"
1854 in France ,
other events of 1855,1856 in France .----
Events from the year
1855 inFrance .Events
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16 August -Battle of Chernaya River , Russian troops defeated by French and Sardinian forces in theCrimean War .
*7 September -Battle of Malakoff , French victory over Russian forces, part of the Siege of Sevastopol.
*11 September - Siege of Sevastopol ends in Franco-British victory.
*17 October - Battle of Kinburn, combined BritishRoyal Navy andFrench Navy force engagedRussia n forts on shore.Births
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20 January -Ernest Chausson , composer (d.1899).
*15 February -Jean-Joseph Carriès , sculptor, ceramist, and miniaturist (d.1894).
*18 February -Jean Jules Jusserand , author and diplomat (d.1932).
*16 March -Achille Maffre de Baugé , poet (d.1928).
*27 April -Caroline Rémy de Guebhard , socialist, journalist and feminist (d.1929).
*27 September -Paul Émile Appell , mathematician (d.1930).
*5 November -Léon Teisserenc de Bort , meteorologist (d.1913).
*10 November -Alexandre Darracq , automobile manufacturer (d.1931).Deaths
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15 January -Henri Braconnot , chemist and pharmacist (b.1780).
*26 January -Gérard de Nerval , poet, essayist and translator (b.1808).
*3 March -Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure , lawyer and Prime Minister (b.1767).
*26 May -Jean Isidore Harispe ,Marshal of France (b.1768).
*18 April -Jean-Baptiste Isabey , painter (b.1767).
*10 June -Jacques-Jean Barre , engraver (b.1793).
*2 December -Frédéric Berat , poet and songwriter (b.1801).Full date unknown
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Raymond Gayrard , sculptor (b.1807).
*Antoine-Geneviève-Héraclius-Agénor de Gramont , aristocrat (b.1789).
*Justin Pierre Marie Macquart , entomologist (b.1776).
*François André Michaux , botanist (b.1770).References
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