1863 in France
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Events from the year 1863 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 15 January - French forces bombard Veracruz, during the French intervention in Mexico.
- 16 March - French siege of Puebla begins.
- 14 April - Treaty of Hué is signed between Vietnam and the French Empire.
- 30 April - Battle of Camarón, between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican army. Mexican victory, but successful French delaying action.
- 17 May - Puebla surrenders to the French.
- 31 May - Legislative election held.
- 7 June - French troops enter Mexico City.
- 14 June - Legislative election held.
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Pierre de Coubertin, historian and founder of the International Olympic Committee (d.1937).
- 26 May - Charles-Victor Langlois, historian and paleographer (d.1929).
- 12 July - Albert Calmette, physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (d.1933).
- 8 November - René Viviani, politician, Prime Minister (d.1925).
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- Émile Friant, painter (d.1932).
[edit] Deaths
- 21 February - Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, painter, lithographer and designer (b.1782).
- 25 February - Laure Cinti-Damoreau, soprano (b.1801).
- 30 April - Jean Danjou, French Foreign Legion (b.1828).
- 13 August - Eugène Delacroix, painter (b.1798).
- 17 September - Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright and novelist (b.1797).
- 13 October - Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, Marshal of France (b.1784).
- 16 November - Louis-René Villermé, doctor and economist (b.1782).
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- Étienne-Jean Delécluze, painter and critic (b.1781).
- Pierre-Médard Diard, naturalist and explorer (b.1794).
- Frédéric Monod, Protestant pastor (b.1794).
