1936 in France
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See also: 1935 in France, other events of 1936, 1937 in France.
Events from the year 1936 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 25 March - Second London Naval Treaty is signed by the governments of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
- 26 April - Legislative Election held.
- 3 May - Legislative Election held, resulting in the election of the Popular Front.
- 26 May - A general strike is initiated in Le Havre.
- 7 June - Matignon Agreements are signed between the CGPF employers trade union confederation, the CGT trade union and the French state during a general strike initiated after the election of the Popular Front.
[edit] Sport
- 7 July - Tour de France begins.
- 2 August - Tour de France ends, won by Sylvère Maes of Belgium.
[edit] Births
- 12 April - Jean-Claude Vrinat, restauranteur (d.2008).
- 1 May - Danièle Huillet, filmmaker (d.2006).
- 1 August - Yves Saint-Laurent, fashion designer (d.2008).
- 28 December - Jacques Mesrine, gangster (d.1979).
[edit] Deaths
- 7 January - Guy d'Hardelot, composer, pianist and teacher (b.1858).
- 5 February - Charles le Bargy, actor and film director (b.1858).
- 28 February - Charles Nicolle, bacteriologist who won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine (b.1866).
- 16 March - Marguerite Durand, actress, journalist and suffragette (b.1864).
- 23 May - Henri de Régnier, poet (b.1864).
- 15 July - Charles Binet, Archbishop of Besançon and Cardinal (b.1869).
- 1 August - Louis Blériot, inventor, engineer and aviation pioneer (b.1872).
- 17 October - Suzanne Bianchetti, actress (b.1889).
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- Georges Garnier, soccer player (b.1878).
