1884 in France
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See also: 1883 in France, other events of 1884, 1885 in France.
Events from the year 1884 in France.
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[edit] Events
- June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy Tonkin in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French War.
- 6 June - Treaty of Hué is signed between representatives of Vietnam and the French Empire.
- 23 August - Naval Battle of Foochow in which Chinese fleet was destroyed by the French.
- 1 October - French begin occupation of Keelung (Jilong).
- 23 November - Siege of Tuyen Quang begins in Indochina. French Foreign Legion besieged by forces of the Empire of China.
[edit] Births
- 3 August - Georges Boillot, motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot (d.1916).
- 27 August - Vincent Auriol, politician, President of France (d.1966).
- 30 June - Georges Duhamel, author (d.1966).
[edit] Deaths
- Eugène Pelletan, writer, journalist and politician (b.1813).
