1928 in France
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See also: 1927 in France, other events of 1928, 1929 in France.
Events from the year 1928 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 22 April - Legislative Election held.
- 29 April - Legislative Election held.
- 27 August - The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris - it was the first treaty which outlawed aggressive war.
[edit] Sport
- 17 June - Tour de France begins.
- 15 July - Tour de France ends, won by Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 6 January - Capucine, actress (d.1990).
- 17 January - Jean Barraqué, composer (d.1973).
- 23 January - Jeanne Moreau, actress.
- 24 January - Michel Serrault, actor (d.2007).
- 26 January - Roger Vadim, film director (d.2000).
- 23 February - André Strappe, international soccer player (d.2006).
- 3 March - Pierre Michelot, double bass player (d.2005).
- 2 April - Serge Gainsbourg, poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director (d.1991).
- 12 April - Jean-François Paillard, conductor.
- 28 April - Yves Klein, artist (d.1962).
- 28 May - André Schwarz-Bart, novelist (d.2006).
[edit] July to December
- 10 July — Bernard Buffet, painter (d.1999).
- 3 October - Christian d'Oriola, Olympic gold medal winning foil fencer (d.2007).
- 31 October - Jean-François Deniau, statesman, diplomat, essayist and novelist (d.2007).
- 17 November - Arman, artist (d.2005).
- 31 December - Siné, cartoonist.
[edit] Deaths
- 7 March - Jules Auguste Lemire, priest and social reformer (b.1853).
- 23 October - François Victor Alphonse Aulard, historian (b.1849).
- 18 December - Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq, dermatologist (b.1856).
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- Édouard-Henri Avril, painter and commercial artist (b.1843).
- Achille Maffre de Baugé, poet (b.1855).
- Jean Bourdeau, writer (b.1848).
- Paul Ferrier, dramatist (b.1843).
- Yves Guyot, politician and economist (b.1843).
