1877 in France

See also: 1876 in France, other events of 1877, 1878 in France.

Events from the year 1877 in France.

Contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
- 3.1 Full date unknown
4 References

Events

16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.
14 October - Legislative election held.
28 October - Legislative election held.

Births

January to March

29 January - Georges Catroux, military officer and diplomat (d.1969).
17 February - André Maginot, politician, advocate of the Maginot Line (d.1932).
19 February - Louis Aubert, composer (d.1968).
21 February - Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Catholic theologian (d.1964).
28 February - André Simon, wine merchant, gourmet and writer (d.1970).
21 March - Maurice Farman, motor racing driver, aviator, aircraft manufacturer and designer (d.1964).

April to June

15 April - Jules Basdevant, law professor (d.1968).
26 May - Jean Schlumberger, writer and journalist (d.1968).
14 June - Jane Bathori, opera singer (d.1970).

July to December

5 July - Georges Saillard, actor (d.1967).
6 July - Arnaud Massy, golfer (d.1950).
8 July - René Navarre, actor (d.1968).
18 November - Jules Isaac, historian (d.1963).

Full date unknown

Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (d.1965).
Jules Boucherit, violinist and teacher (d.1962).
Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, astronomer (d.1962).
Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science (d.1966).

Deaths

31 March - Antoine Augustin Cournot, economist, philosopher and mathematician (b.1801).
28 June - Jacques-Maurice De Saint Palais, Archbishop of Indianapolis (b.1811).
3 September - Adolphe Thiers, politician, historian and Prime Minister of France (b.1797).
23 September - Urbain Le Verrier, mathematician (b.1811).
16 October - Theodore Barrière, dramatist (b.1823).
31 December - Gustave Courbet, painter (b.1819).

Full date unknown

Aristide Boucicaut, creator of Le Bon Marché department stores (b.1810).

References