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1892 In France
Events from the year 1892 in France. Incumbents *President: Marie François Sadi Carnot *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 27 February: Charles de Freycinet ** 27 February-6 December: Émile Loubet ** starting 6 December: Alexandre Ribot Events * 12 July – A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. * 8 November – Anarchist bomb kills six in police station in Avenue de l'Opera, Paris. * 17 November – French troops occupy Abomey, capital of kingdom of Dahomey. * Panama scandals: The Panama Canal Company bankruptcy is found to have involved over 800,000 French people (including 15,000 single women) losing their investments in stocks, bonds and founder shares of the company, to the sum of approximately 1.8 billion gold Francs. Sport * 20 March – The first ever French rugby championship final takes place in Paris. Pierre de Coubert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Métro 92 Paris
Racing 92 () is a French professional rugby union club based in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Paris' western inner Banlieue, suburbs that competes in Top 14. The club plays its home matches at the 30,681-capacity Stadium#Types, domed stadium Paris La Défense Arena, located near the La Défense business district. Founded in 1890 as the rugby union section of the Paris sports club Racing Club de France, Racing 92 is one of the oldest rugby clubs in France and has traditionally worn a sky blue and white hooped home kit since its inception. The club in its current form is the result of a merger with US Métro in 2001, having been rebranded ''Métro Racing 92'' and then ''Racing Métro 92'' from 2005 to 2015 when the club took its current name. ''92'' refers to the number of the Hauts-de-Seine department that henceforth supports the team. After a stint in the Pro D2, second division, Racing Métro 92 returned to the first division in 2009–10 Top 14 season, 2009 and very quickly em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre (commonly Joseph Lefèbvre, 15 April 1892—2 April 1973) was a French Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archdiocese of Bourges, Archbishop of Bourges from 1943 to 1969 and was made a cardinal in 1960. He was the cousin of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the nephew of monarchist and resistance hero René Lefebvre. Biography Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre was born in Tourcoing on 12 April 1892. He studied law at the Université Catholique de Lille, Catholic University of Lille, but interrupted his studies for family reasons. He became president of a Catholic youth group and decided to become a priest, but first served in the French Army during World War I. He was severely wounded in 1914 near Mariembourg and taken prisoner. He was released in a prisoner exchange in 1918 and left military service in 1919. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome, and the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In France
Events from the year 1963 in France. Incumbents *President: Charles de Gaulle *Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou Events *22 January – Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. *29 January – President Charles de Gaulle vetoes the United Kingdom's entry into the EEC. *4 March – In Paris, 6 people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle pardons 5 of them but the other conspirator is executed by firing squad few days later. *15 June – Carrefour open Europe's first hypermarket, in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne. Sport *23 June – Tour de France begins. *14 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil. Births January to March *1 January – Jean-Marc Gounon, motor racing driver *6 January – Philippe Perrin, French Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut *7 January – Christian Louboutin, shoe designer *23 January – Éric Mura, soccer player *9 February – Lolo Ferrari, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géo-Charles
Géo-Charles real name Charles Louis Proper Guyot (March 22, 1892 – July 7, 1963) was a French poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t .... In 1924 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Jeux Olympiques" ("The Olympic Games"). See also * Musée Géo-Charles References Further reading * ''Géo-Charles, un poète de la vie moderne'', René Bourgeois, éditions Galerie-Musée Géo-Charles, 1985 External links Géo-Charles at IdRef 1892 births 1963 deaths Olympic gold medalists in art competitions Art competitors at the 1924 Summer Olympics French male poets 20th-century French poets Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century French male writers French military personnel of World War I {{france-poet-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In France
Events from the year 1955 in France. Incumbents *President: Rene Coty *President of the Council of Ministers: ** until 17 February: Pierre Mendès France ** 17 February-23 February: Christian Pineau ** starting 23 February: Edgar Faure Events *28 March – SNCF sets a new world rail speed record of 331 km/h using electric traction. *5 May – Bonn–Paris conventions come into force, putting an end to the Allied occupation of West Germany. *11 June – 1955 Le Mans disaster. Driver Pierre Levegh and 82 spectators killed in a crash during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race. *28 July – The first Interlingua congress in Tours, France, leads to the founding of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua. *6 October – The Citroen DS, a large saloon car, is launched at the Paris Motor Show. Arts and literature *25 June – Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, designed by Le Corbusier, is dedicated. *15 September – Vladimir Nabokov's ''Lolita'' is published in Paris by Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss-French composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' is "more even than '' Le Roi David'' or '' Pacific 231'', his most universally popular work". Biography Born Oscar-Arthur Honegger (the first name was never used) to Swiss parents in Le Havre, France, he initially studied harmony with Robert-Charles Martin (to whom he dedicated his first published work) and violin in Le Havre. He then moved to Switzerland, where he spent two years (September 1909 – June 1911) at the Zurich Conservatory being taught by Lothar Kempter and Friedrich Hegar. In 1911, he enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire from 1911 to 1918 (except for a brief period during the winter of 1914–1915, when he was mobilised in Switzerland), studying with Charles-Marie Widor, Lucien Capet, André Gédalge and Vincent d'Indy. Gédal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 In France
Events from the year 1965 in France. Incumbents *President: Charles de Gaulle *Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou Events *5 January – Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car. *14 March – Municipal elections held. *21 March – Municipal elections held. *16 July – The Mont Blanc Tunnel is inaugurated by presidents Giuseppe Saragat and Charles de Gaulle. *22 October – Authors André Figueras and Jacques Laurent are fined for their comments against Charles De Gaulle. *28 October – Foreign Minister Couve de Murville travels to Moscow. *29 October – Mehdi Ben Barka, a Moroccan politician, is kidnapped in Paris and never seen again. *3 November – President Charles de Gaulle announces that he will stand for re-election. *21 November – Mireille Mathieu sings on France's "Télé-Dimanche" and begins her successful singing career. *26 November – At the Hammaguir, a launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, often called crew American English, in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using Oar (sport rowing), oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using Rowlock, rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower (or oarsman) holds two oars, one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain (rowing), coxswain, called eight (rowing), eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Monney-Bouton
Maurice Paul René Monney-Bouton (24 February 1892 in Paris – 15 June 1965) was a French rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the coxed pair event. Four years later he won his second silver medal this time with his partner Georges Piot in the coxless pair A coxless pair, abbreviated as a 2- and also known as a straight pair, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each ... event. References External links profile 1892 births 1965 deaths Rowers from Paris French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Olympic silver medalists for France Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics European Rowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In France
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrialist
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Etymology and history The term ''magnate'' derives from the Latin word (plural of ), meaning 'great man' or 'great nobleman'. The term ''mogul'' is an English corruption of , Farsi, Persian or Arabic for 'Mongol'. It alludes to emperors of the Mughal Empire in Early modern India, Early Modern India, who possessed great power and storied riches capable of producing wonders of opulence, such as the Taj Mahal. The term ''tycoon'' derives from the Japanese language, Japanese word , which means 'great lord', used as a title for the . The word entered the English language in 1857 with the return of Matthew C. Perry, Commodore Perry to the United States. US President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as ''th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
