1893 in France explained
Events from the year 1893 in France.
Incumbents
Events
Births
January to June
July to December
- 28 July – Alfred Eluère, rugby union player (died 1985).
- 15 August – Eugène Criqui, world champion boxer (died 1977).
- 15 August – Pierre Dac, humorist and French Resistance activist (died 1975).
- 17 August – Jean Laigret, biologist (died 1966).
- 19 October – Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (died 1965).
- 1 November – Pierre Deley, pioneering pilot (died 1981).
- 5 November – Raymond Loewy, industrial designer (died 1986).
- 3 December – Edmond Decottignies, weightlifter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963).
- 8 December – Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis player (died 1980).
- 31 December – Robert Jacquinot, cyclist (died 1980).
Deaths
- 10 January – Alexis André, missionary priest in Canada (born 1832).
- 27 March – Alphonse Beau de Rochas, engineer (born 1815).
- 4 April – Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle, botanist (born 1806).
- 8 April – Félix Esquirou de Parieu, statesman (born 1815).
- 12 April – Alfred-Henri-Amand Mame, printer and publisher (born 1811).
- 28 April – Gustave Nadaud, songwriter and chansonnier (born 1820).
- 16 August – Jean-Martin Charcot, neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology (born 1825).
- 17 October – Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta, general and politician, first President of the Third Republic (born 1808).[2]
- 18 October – Charles Gounod, composer (born 1818).
- 4 November – Pierre Tirard, politician (born 1827).
- 8 November – Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, geographer (born 1815).
- 17 November – Hippolyte Destailleur, architect (born 1822).
Full date unknown
Notes and References
- Web site: 1893: France Introduces Motor Vehicle Registration. Transportation History. 2019-08-14. 2023-08-14.
- Book: Tucker. Spencer C.. A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]
From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East]
. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 9781851096725. 1384. en.