1909 in France
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See also: 1908 in France, other events of 1909, 1910 in France.
Events from the year 1909 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 18 April - Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
- 25 July - Louis Bleriot is the first man to fly across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air craft.
[edit] Sport
- 5 July - Tour de France begins.
- 1 August - Tour de France ends, won by Francois Faber of Luxembourg.
[edit] Births
- 3 February - Simone Weil, philosopher and social activist (d.1943).
- 31 March - Robert Brasillach, author, executed for collaboration (d.1945).
- 7 April - Robert Charroux, writer (d.1978).
- 21 May - Guy de Rothschild, banker (d.2007).
[edit] Deaths
- 18 March - Cécile Bruyère, abbess (b.1845).
- 28 May - Désiré-Magloire Bourneville, neurologist (b.1840).
