1927 in France

"See also:"
1926 in France,
other events of 1927,
1928 in France.

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Events from the year 1927 in France.

Events

*20 May-21 May - First solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh.
*13 June - Leon Daudet, leader of French monarchists, is arrested.
*18 October - Schwartzbard trial begins.

port

*19 June - Tour de France begins.
*17 July - Tour de France ends, won by Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg.

Births

January to June

*1 January - Maurice Béjart, choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne (d.2007).
*7 February - Juliette Gréco, singer and actress.
*20 February - Hubert de Givenchy, aristocrat and fashion designer.
*23 February - Régine Crespin, opera singer (d.2007).
*7 March - Philippe Clay, mime artist, singer and actor (d.2007).
*19 March - Gisèle Lestrange, graphic artist (d.1991).
*27 March - François Furet, historian (d.1997).
*15 April - Maurice Ronet, actor, director and writer (d.1983).
*25 April - Albert Uderzo, comic book artist and scriptwriter.
*4 May - Jacques Lanzmann, writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer (d.2006).
*24 May - Claude Abbes, international soccer player (d.2008).

July to September

*3 July - Pierre Cahuzac, soccer player (d.2003).
*17 July - Jean Casadesus, classical pianist (d.1972).
*23 July - Gérard Brach, film director and screen writer (d.2006).
*27 July - Pierre Granier-Deferre, film director (d.2007).
*7 September - François Billetdoux, playwright and novelist (d.1991).
*13 September - Maurice Lafont, international soccer player (d.2005).

October to December

*19 October - Jean Bastien-Thiry, attempted assassin of President Charles de Gaulle in 1962 (d.1963).
*24 October - Gilbert Bécaud, singer, composer and actor (d.2001).
*24 October - Jean-Claude Pascal, costume designer and singer (d.1992).
*18 November - Gérard Calvet, Roman Catholic abbot (d.2008).
*9 December - Pierre Henry, composer.
*25 December - Georges Besse, businessman, assassinated (d.1986).

Full date unknown

*Bernard Cahier, Formula One photo-journalist (d.2008).
*Claude Ponsard, economist (d.1990).

Deaths

*12 March - Léon Denis, spiritist philosopher and researcher (b.1846).
*23 March - Paul César Helleu, artist (b.1859).
*15 April - Gaston Leroux, journalist, detective and novelist (b.1868).
*30 June - Édouard Louis Trouessart, zoologist (b.1842).

Full date unknown

*Louise Abbéma, painter and designer (b.1853).
*Eugène Atget, photographer (b.1857).
*Gustave Charles Fagniez, historian and economist (b.1842).

References