1877 in France
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Events from the year 1877 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.
- 14 October - Legislative election held.
- 28 October - Legislative election held.
[edit] Births
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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).
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- 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).
[edit] 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).
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- Aristide Boucicaut, creator of Le Bon Marché department stores (b.1810).
