1885 in France
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See also: 1884 in France, other events of 1885, 1886 in France.
Events from the year 1885 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 28 February - Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Empire of China.
- 23 March - Battle of Bang Bo in Vietnam, significant battle of the Sino-French War and French defeat. Led to the Tonkin Affair, a major political crisis.
- 28 March - French abandon Lang Son.
- 9 June - Sino-French War ends as treaty is signed.
- 14 October - Legislative Election held.
- 18 October - Legislative Election held.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 8 January - Charles Basle, motor racing driver (d.1962).
- 22 January - Eugène Christophe, cyclist (d.1970).
- 28 January - Maurice Brocco, cyclist (d.1965).
- 1 February - Camille Chautemps, politician and three times Prime Minister of France (d.1963).
- 6 March - Yvonne Gall, operatic soprano (d.1972).
- 16 March - Fernand Baldet, astronomer (d.1964).
- 6 April - Jules Goux, motor racing driver (d.1965).
- 5 June - Georges Mandel, politician and Resistance leader (executed) (d.1944).
- 27 June - Pierre Montet, Egyptologist (d.1966).
[edit] July to December
- 5 July - André Lhote, sculptor and painter (d.1962).
- 26 July - André Maurois, author and man of letters (d.1967).
- 26 August - Jules Romains, poet and writer (d.1972).
- 31 August - Lucien Chopard, entomologist (d.1971).
- 11 October - François Mauriac, author, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d.1970).
- 25 October - Xavier Lesage, horse rider and Olympic gold medallist (d.1969).
- 10 November - Lou Albert-Lasard, painter (d.1969).
- 23 December - Pierre Brissaud, illustrator, painter and engraver (d.1964).
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- Marcel Allain, writer (d.1970).
- Camille Arambourg, paleontologist (d.1970).
- Roland Dorgelès, novelist (d.1973).
- Yves le Prieur, naval officer and inventor (d.1963).
[edit] Deaths
- 16 January - Edmond François Valentin About, novelist, publicist and journalist (b.1828).
- 18 April - Marc Monnier, writer (b.1827).
- 3 May - Paul-Quentin Desains, physicist (b.1817).
- 18 May - Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, painter (b.1835).
- 22 May - Victor Hugo, poet, playwright, novelist and statesman (b.1802).
- June - Amédée Courbet, admiral (b.1828).
- 29 July - Henri Milne-Edwards, zoologist (b.1800).
- 17 December - Augustus Thébaud, Jesuit educator and publicist (b.1807).
- 24 December - Louis Prosper Gachard, man of letters (b.1800).
