See also: 1894 in France, other events of 1895, 1896 in France. Events from the year 1895 in France. [edit] Events
[edit] Births [edit] January to June - 29 January - Pierre Gaxotte, historian (d.1982).
- 11 February - Maurice Cottenet, soccer player (d.1972).
- 28 February - Marcel Pagnol, novelist, playwright, and filmmaker (d.1974).
- 2 March - Marcel Carpentier, military officer (d.1977).
- 20 March - Robert Benoist, motor racing driver and war hero (executed) (d.1944).
- 30 March - Père Marie-Benoît, friar who helped smuggle Jews to safety from Nazi-occupied Southern France (d.1990).
- 30 March - Jean Giono, author (d.1970).
- 5 April - Fernand Mourlot, printer and publisher (d.1988).
- 3 May - Gabriel Chevallier, novelist (d.1969).
- 4 May - René Mayer, politician and Prime Minister of France (d.1972).
- 11 May - Jacques Brugnon, tennis player (d.1978).
- 9 June - Henri Diamant-Berger, screenwriter, film director and producer (d.1972).
[edit] July to December [edit] July to September [edit] October to December [edit] Full date unknown [edit] Deaths [edit] January to June - 10 January - Benjamin Godard, violinist and composer (b.1849).
- 29 January - Charles Frédéric Girard, biologist (b.1822).
- 16 February - André Garin, missionary and parish priest (b.1822).
- 19 February - Auguste Vacquerie, journalist and man of letters (b.1819).
- 22 April - Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, artist, astronomer and amateur entomologist, introduced the Gypsy Moth into North America (b.1827).
- 11 May - Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, professor of apologetics (b.1834).
- 22 May - Claude Marie Dubuis, second Roman Catholic bishop of Texas (b.1817).
- 28 May - Albert L'Ouvrier, socialist statesman (b.1815).
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