See also: 1883 in France, other events of 1884, 1885 in France.

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Events from the year 1884 in France.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 January to June 2.2 July to December 2.3 Full date unknown 3 Deaths 3.1 Full date unknown 4 References

[edit] Events

• June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy Tonkin in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French War.
• 6 June - Treaty of Hué is signed between representatives of Vietnam and the French Empire.
• 23 August - Naval Battle of Foochow in which Chinese fleet was destroyed by the French.
• 1 October - French begin occupation of Keelung (Jilong).
• 23 November - Siege of Tuyen Quang begins in Indochina. French Foreign Legion besieged by forces of the Empire of China.

[edit] Births

[edit] January to June

• 5 January - Arnaud Denjoy, mathematician (d.1974).
• 7 February - Achille Liénart, Cardinal (d.1973).
• 24 March - Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant, Cardinal (d.1972).
• 26 March - Paul Legentilhomme, military officer (d.1975).
• 31 March - Henri Queuille, Radical-Socialist politician and Prime Minister of France (d.1970).
• 13 June - Étienne Gilson, Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy (d.1978).
• 18 June - Édouard Daladier, Radical-Socialist politician and Prime Minister of France (d.1970).
• 19 June - Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, writer and artist (d.1974).
• 27 June - Gaston Bachelard, philosopher (d.1962).
• 30 June - Georges Duhamel, author (d.1966).

[edit] July to December

• 7 July - André Dunoyer de Segonzac, painter and graphic artist (d.1974).
• 10 July - Pierre Larquey, actor (d.1962).
• 3 August - Georges Boillot, motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot (d.1916).
• 25 August - Léon Poirier, film director, screenwriter and film producer (d.1968).
• 27 August - Vincent Auriol, politician, President of France (d.1966).
• 4 September - Henri Meslot, athlete (d.1973).
• 24 September - Gustave Garrigou, cyclist and 1911 Tour de France winner (d.1963).
• 4 October - Félix Gouin, politician (d.1977).
• 27 October - André Le Troquer, politician and lawyer (d.1963).
• 2 December - Jean Paulhan, writer, literary critic and publisher (d.1968).

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• Jean Decoux, Governor-General of French Indochina (d.1963).
• Jacques Maroger, painter (d.1962).

[edit] Deaths

• 3 February - Eugène Rouher, statesman (b.1814).
• 4 April - Adolphe Dugléré, chef (b.1805).
• 10 April - Jean-Baptiste Dumas, chemist (b.1800).
• 6 May - Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, Jew who became a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary (b.1814).

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• Jean-Augustin Barral, agronomist (b.1819).
• Eugène Pelletan, writer, journalist and politician (b.1813).

[edit] References