1879 in France
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See also: 1878 in France, other events of 1879, 1880 in France.
Events from the year 1879 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 1 June - Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial (Napoléon IV), great-nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte, Bonapartist Pretender to the throne, died in Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War.
- Ferdinand Cheval begins to build his Palais Idéal in France.
[edit] Births
- 22 January - Francis Picabia, painter and poet (d.1953).
- 20 April - Paul Poiret, fashion designer (d.1944).
- 5 June - René Pottier, cyclist, winner of 1906 Tour de France (d.1907).
- 1 July - Léon Jouhaux, trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951 (d.1954).
- 21 October - Joseph Canteloube, composer (d.1957).
[edit] Deaths
- 10 February - Honoré Daumier, printmaker, caricaturist, painter and sculptor (b.1808).
- 30 March - Thomas Couture, painter and teacher (b.1815).
- 1 June - Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial, only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France and his Empress consort Eugénie de Montijo (b.1856).
- 6 September - Amédée de Noé, caricaturist and lithographer (b.1818).
- 12 November - Jean-Charles Chenu, physician and naturalist (b.1808).
