1924 in France

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Events from the year 1924 in France.

Events

29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts.
27 April - Group of Alawites kill some Christian nuns in Syria; French troops march against them.
11 May - Legislative Election held.
25 May - Legislative Election held.
18 August - France begins to withdraw its troops from Germany.

25 January - The 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
4 May - The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies held in Paris.
22 June - Tour de France begins.
20 July - Tour de France ends, won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy.

11 January - Roger Guillemin, neuroendocrinologist, awarded Nobel prize for medicine in 1977.
13 January - Raymond Hermantier, actor (died 2005).
16 January - Henri-Jean Martin, historian of the book and printing (died 2007).
19 January - Jean-François Revel, politician, journalist, author and philosopher (died 2006).
13 February - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, journalist and politician (died 2006).
20 February - Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (died 1971).
23 February - Claude Sautet, author and film director (died 2000).
5 March - Roger Marche, international soccer player (died 1997).
7 April
- André du Bouchet, poet (died 2001).
- Daniel Emilfork, actor (died 2006).
12 April - Raymond Barre, politician and economist, Prime Minister (died 2007).
7 May - Marcel Moussy, screenwriter and television director (died 1995).
22 May
- Charles Aznavour, singer, songwriter and actor.
- Claude Ballif, composer (died 2004).
12 June - Jacques Pras, cyclist (died 1982).

9 July - Pierre Cochereau, organist and composer (died 1984).
17 July - Françoise Adnet, painter.
7 August - Georges Lévis, comic artist (died 1988).
8 August - Edouard Jaguer, poet and art critic (died 2006).
10 August - Jean-François Lyotard, philosopher and literary theorist (died 1998).
11 September - Louis Hon, soccer player (died 2008).
19 September - Jacques Lusseyran, author (died 1971).

2 October - Gilbert Simondon, philosopher (died 1989).
27 October - Alain Bombard, biologist, physician, politician and sailor (died 2005).
30 October - Hubert Curien, physicist (died 2005).
20 November - Michael Riffaterre, literary critic and theorist (died 2006).
26 November - Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (died 2005).
13 December - Pierre Flamion, soccer player and manager (died 2004).

24 January - Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg, noble and politician (born 1837).
14 April - Roland Bonaparte, prince, president of the Société de Géographie (born 1858).
24 April - Ferdinand Arnodin, engineer and industrialist (born 1845).
15 May - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born 1852).
11 June - Théodore Dubois, composer and organist (born 1837).
1 September - Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville, politician and author (born 1843).
21 September - Edouard Deville, first to perfect a practical method of photogrammetry (born 1849).
24 September - Alexandre Lacassagne, physician and criminologist (born 1843).
12 October - Anatole France, author, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921 (born 1844).
22 October - Louis-Émile Bertin, naval engineer (born 1840).
4 November - Gabriel Fauré, composer, organist and pianist (born 1845).

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