1893 in France
See also: 1892 in France, other events of 1893, 1894 in France.
Events from the year 1893 in France.
Events
Births
January to June
July to December
- 28 July - Alfred Eluère, rugby union player (d.1985).
- 15 August - Eugène Criqui, world champion boxer (d.1977).
- 15 August - Pierre Dac, humorist and French Resistance activist (d.1975).
- 17 August - Jean Laigret, biologist (d.1966).
- 19 October - Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (d.1965).
- 1 November - Pierre Deley, pioneering pilot (d.1981).
- 5 November - Raymond Loewy, industrial designer (d.1986).
- 3 December - Edmond Decottignies, weightlifter and Olympic gold medallist (d.1963).
- 8 December - Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis player (d.1980).
- 31 December - Robert Jacquinot, cyclist (d.1980).
Deaths
- 10 January - Alexis André, missionary priest in Canada (b.1832).
- 4 April - Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle, botanist (b.1806).
- 12 April - Alfred-Henri-Amand Mame, printer and publisher (b.1811).
- 16 August - Jean-Martin Charcot, neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology (b.1825).
- 17 October - Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta, general and politician, first President of the Third Republic (b.1808).
- 18 October - Charles Gounod, composer (b.1818).
- 4 November - Pierre Tirard, politician (b.1827).
- 8 November - Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, geographer (b.1815).
Full date unknown
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