1923 in France

See also: 1922 in France, other events of 1923, 1924 in France.

Events from the year 1923 in France.

Events

• 11 January - Occupation of the Ruhr begins by French and Belgian troops to force Germany to pay its reparation payments.
• September - Resultant strikes called off by German government and followed by a state of emergency.
• October - Rhenish Republic is proclaimed at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle).

Arts and literature

• March - Antigone by Jean Cocteau appears on a Paris stage. Settings by Pablo Picasso, music by Arthur Honegger, and costumes by Gabrielle Chanel. Antonin Artaud played the part of Tiresias.

Sport

• 26 May - The inaugural 24 hours of Le Mans race is won by André Lagache and René Léonard.
• 24 June - Tour de France begins.
• 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Henri Pélissier.

Births

January to June

• 7 January - Jean Lucienbonnet, motor racing driver (died 1962).
• 13 February - Philippe de Chérisey, writer, radio humorist, and actor (died 1985).
• February - André Gorz, journalist and social philosopher (died 2007).
• 22 March - Marcel Marceau, mime artist (died 2007).
• 1 April - Jean Catoire, composer (died 2005).
• 5 April - Léon Fleuriot, linguist and historian (died 1987).
• 9 April - Albert Decourtray, Roman Catholic Cardinal (died 1994).
• 9 May - Claude Piéplu, actor (died 2006).
• 27 May - Nicole Stéphane, actress, producer and director (died 2007).
• 7 June - Jean Baratte, soccer player and manager (died 1986).
• 16 June - Silvia Monfort, actress and theatre director (died 1991).
• 27 June - Jacques Berthier, composer (died 1994).

July to December

• 3 July - Charles Hernu, politician and Minister (died 1990).
• 23 July - Claude Luter, jazz clarinetist (died 2006).
• 1 August - Jean Prat, international rugby player (died 2005).
• 23 August - Georges Perros, writer (died 1978).
• 2 September - René Thom, mathematician (died 2002).
• 13 September — Edouard Boubat, photographer (died 1999).
• 16 November - Marc Camoletti, playwright (died 2003).
• 24 November - Paul Haeberlin, chef and restaurateur (died 2008).
• 29 November - Christian Beullac, politician and Minister (died 1986).
• 31 December - Michel de Salzmann, psychiatrist (died 2001).

Full date unknown

• François Ozenda, painter (died 1976).

Deaths

• 19 February - Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy, painter and sculptor (born 1842).
• 22 February - Théophile Delcassé, Statesman (born 1852).
• 26 March - Sarah Bernhardt, actress (born 1844).
• 28 March - Michel-Joseph Maunoury, military leader (born 1847).
• 10 June - Pierre Loti, sailor and writer (born 1850).
• 19 July - Auguste Bouché-Leclercq, historian (born 1842).
• 5 November - Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, aristocrat, novelist and poet (born 1880).
• 12 December - Raymond Radiguet, author (born 1903).
• 27 December - Gustave Eiffel, structural engineer and architect, designer of the Eiffel Tower (born 1832).
• 31 December - Édouard Stephan, astronomer (born 1837).

Full date unknown

• Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin, maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows (born 1841).

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