1915 in France
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Events from the year 1915 in France.
Incumbents
- President: Raymond Poincaré
- President of the Council of Ministers: René Viviani (until 29 October), Aristide Briand (starting 29 October)
Events
- 19 January - Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
- 18 April Roland Garros lands his aircraft behind enemy lines and is taken prisoner.
- 9 May - Second Battle of Artois starts.
- 15 May - Second Battle of Artois ends in stalemate.
- 10 September - Satirical weekly newspaper Le Canard enchaîné first published.
- 15 September - Third Battle of Artois begins.
- 25 September
- Battle of Loos begins, a major British offensive on the Western Front; first British use of poison gas during World War I.
- Second Battle of Champagne begins.
- 28 September - Battle of Loos ends with British retreat.
- 16 October - France declares war on Bulgaria.
- 4 November - Third Battle of Artois ends.
- 6 November - Second Battle of Champagne ends.
Sport
Births
January to March
- 14 January - André Frossard, journalist and essayist (died 1995)
- 18 February - Marcel Landowski, composer, biographer and arts administrator (died 1999)
- 1 March - Gustave Choquet, mathematician (died 2006)
- 7 March - Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Gaullist politician and Prime Minister (died 2000)
- 24 March - Eugène Martin, motor racing driver (died 2006)
April to June
- 2 April - Jean Sauvagnargues, politician and Minister (died 2002)
- 3 April - Paul Touvier, convicted of crime against humanity for his Collaborationist role during Vichy France (died 1996)
- 20 April - Émile Muller, politician (died 1988)
- 6 May - Achille Zavatta, clown and circus operator (died 1993)
- 12 May - Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community (died 2005)
- 21 June - Jean Bastien, soccer player (died 1969)
July to December
- 19 August - Alphonse Antoine, cyclist (died 1999)
- 22 October - Jules Bigot, soccer player and manager (died 2007)
- 22 October - Jean Despeaux, boxer, Olympic gold-medallist (died 1989)
- 9 November - André François, cartoonist (died 2005)
- 12 November - Roland Barthes, literary critic and philosopher (died 1980)
- 17 November - Michel Arnaud, General (died 1990)
- November - Jean Neuberth, abstract painter (died 1966)
- 17 December - André Claveau, singer (died 2003)
- 19 December - Édith Piaf, singer (died 1963)
Full date unknown
- Henri Decaë, cinematographer (died 1987).
- Antoine Guillaumont, archaeologist and Syriac scholar (died 2000)
Deaths
- 15 September - Alfred Agache, painter (born 1843)
- Michel Bréal, philologist (born 1832)
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See also
References
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