1939 in France
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Events from the year 1939 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 27 February - United Kingdom and France recognize Franco's government in Spain.
- 17 June - Last public guillotining in France - murderer Eugen Weidmann.
- 3 September - United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany.
[edit] Sport
- 10 July - Tour de France begins.
- 30 July - Tour de France ends, won by Sylvère Maes of Belgium.
[edit] Births
- 29 March - Roland Arnall, businessman and diplomat in the United States (d.2008).
- 30 September - Jean-Marie Lehn, chemist, shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987.
- 10 November - Maia Simon, actress (d.2007).
[edit] Deaths
- 14 October - Polaire (Emilie Marie Bouchaud), singer and actress (b.1874).
- 5 November - Charles Barrois, geologist and palaeontologist (b.1851).
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- Henri Bénard, physicist (b.1874).
- Jules-Felix Coutan, sculptor (b.1848).
