1898 in France
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See also: 1897 in France, other events of 1898, 1899 in France.
Events from the year 1898 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 13 January - Emile Zola's J'Accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- 7 February - Emile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse.
- 23 February - Emile Zola is imprisoned after writing "J'accuse" which was a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully placing Alfred Dreyfus in jail.
- 8 May - Legislative election held.
- 22 May - Legislative election held.
- September - Fashoda Incident between Britain and France in Eastern Africa.
- 10 October - French military mission left for Chad (see: Battle of Togbao).
- November - Voulet-Chanoine Mission, military mission from Senegal to Chad.
- 10 December - The Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War is signed in Paris.
- 26 December - Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Births
- 4 March - Georges Dumézil, philologist (d.1986).
- 6 April - Jeanne Hébuterne, artist and subject for Amedeo Modigliani (d.1920).
- 15 May - Arletty, singer and actress (d.1992).
- 13 September - Roger Désormière, conductor (d.1963).
- 30 September - Renée Adorée, actress (d.1933).
- 10 October - Lilly Daché, milliner and fashion designer (d.1989).
- 10 October - Marie Pierre Kœnig, general and politician (d.1970).
- 17 November - Maurice Journeau, composer (d.1999).
[edit] Deaths
- 18 April - Gustave Moreau, painter (b.1826).
- 7 July - Louis Buffet, statesman (b.1818).
- 8 August - Eugène Boudin, painter (b.1824).
- 9 September - Stéphane Mallarmé, poet and critic (b.1842).
- 25 September - Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, anthropologist (b.1821).
- 24 October - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter (b.1824).
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- Jean-André Cuoq, philologist (b.1821).
