1838 in France
Events from the year 1838 in France.
Events
- December - Pastry War begins as Mexico is invaded by French forces.
Births
- 2 April - Léon Gambetta, statesman (died 1882).
- 20 May - Jules Méline, statesman, Prime Minister (died 1925).
- 25 October - Georges Bizet, composer and pianist (died 1875).
- 7 November - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, writer (died 1889).
- 31 December - Émile Loubet, politician and 7th President of France (died 1929).
Deaths
- 21 February - Silvestre de Sacy, linguist and orientalist (born 1758).
- 28 February - Charles Thévenin, painter (born 1764)
- 17 May - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, diplomat (born 1754).
- 29 September - Pierre-Dominique Bazaine, scientist and engineer (born 1786)
- 8 October - Prosper Garnot, surgeon and naturalist (born 1794).
- 21 November - Georges Mouton, Marshal of France and political figure (born 1770).
- 20 December - Hégésippe Moreau, poet (born 1810).