1878 in France
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Events from the year 1877 in France.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- 5 February - Jean Becquerel, physicist (d.1953).
- 5 February - André Citroën, automobile pioneer (d.1935).
- 28 February - Pierre Fatou, mathematician (d.1929).
- 26 May - Charles Burguet, film director (d.1946).
- 28 May - Paul Pelliot, sinologist and explorer (d.1945).
- 23 November - André Caplet, composer and conductor (d.1925).
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- René Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (d.1963).
- Léon Binoche, rugby union player.
- Georges Garnier, soccer player (d.1936).
[edit] Deaths
- 8 January - Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, general and statesman (b.1796).
- 18 January - Antoine César Becquerel, scientist (b.1788).
- 19 February - Charles-François Daubigny, painter (b.1817).
- 6 June - Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, Marshal of France and politician (b.1795).
- 2 September - Garcin de Tassy, orientalist (b.1794).
- 11 October - Félix Dupanloup, Bishop of Orléans (b.1802).
- 31 October - Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, politician (b.1803).
- 8 November - Joseph-Epiphane Darras, historian (b.1825).
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- Eugène Belgrand, engineer (b.1810).
