1926 in France
Events from the year 1926 in France.
Events
- 9 May - French navy bombards Damascus because of Druze riots.
- 15 July - Grand Mosque of Paris inaugurated.
- 24 November - The village of Rocquebillier on the Riviera is almost destroyed in a massive hailstorm.
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
January to June
- 17 January - Robert Filliou, artist (died 1987).
- 2 February - Philippe Chatrier, tennis player (died 2000).
- 7 February - Pierre Villette, composer (died 1998).
- 11 February - Paul Bocuse, chef.
- 19 March - Henri René Guieu, science fiction writer (died 2000).
- 13 April - André Testut, motor racing driver (died 2005).
- 8 May - Pierre Broué, historian and Trotskyist (died 2005).
- 5 June - Claude Berge, mathematician (died 2002).
- 12 June - Jean-Pierre Munch, cyclist (died 1996).
- 26 June - Jérôme Lejeune, paediatrician and geneticist (died 1994).
July to December
- 14 August - René Goscinny, author, editor and humorist (died 1977).
- 17 August - Jean Poiret, actor, director and screenwriter (died 1992).
- 15 September - Jean-Pierre Serre, mathematician.
- 17 September - Jean-Marie Lustiger, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris and Cardinal (died 2007).
- 15 October - Michel Foucault, philosopher, historian, critic and sociologist (died 1984).
- 3 November - Paul Rebeyrolle, painter (died 2005).
- 9 November - Raymond Hains, artist and photographer (died 2005).
- 21 December - Georges Boudarel, academic and Communist militant (died 2003).
Deaths
Full date unknown
References