1939 in France

1939
in
France

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:Other events of 1939
History of France   Timeline   Years

Events from the year 1939 in France.

Incumbents

Events

  • 27 February - United Kingdom and France recognize Franco's government in Spain.
  • 17 June - Last public guillotining in France - murderer Eugen Weidmann.
  • 3 September - United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany.

Sport

Births

Deaths

  • 23 February - Jules-Felix Coutan, sculptor (born 1848)
  • 29 March - Henri Bénard, physicist (born 1874)
  • 16 September - Otto Wels, German politician (born 1873)
  • 14 October - Polaire (Emilie Marie Bouchaud), singer and actress (born 1874)
  • 5 November - Charles Barrois, geologist and palaeontologist (born 1851)

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References

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