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See also: 1918 in France, other events of 1919, 1920 in France.

Events from the year 1919 in France.

Events

• April - Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights.
• 28 June - Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I.
• 10 September - Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria.
• 16 November - Legislative Election held.
• 27 November - Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed.
• 30 November - Legislative Election held.

Sport

• 29 June - Tour de France begins.
• 27 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium.

Births

January to June

• 6 January - Jacques Laurent, writer and journalist (d.2000).
• 19 January - Simone Melchior, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (d.1990).
• 18 March - Michèle Arnaud, singer, producer, and director (d.1998).
• 7 April - Jackie Sardou, actress (d.1998).
• 13 April - René Gallice, soccer player (d.1999).
• 21 April - André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister (d.2007).
• 29 April - Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (d.2006).
• 21 June - Jean Joyet, painter (d.1994).
• 21 June - Guy Lux, game show host and producer (d.2003).

July to September

• 2 July - Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (d.2003).
• 2 July - Henri Genès, actor and singer (d.2005).
• 17 July - Jean Leymarie, art historian (d.2006).
• 18 July - Daniel du Janerand, painter (d.1990).
• 31 July - Maurice Boitel, painter (d.2007).
• 10 August - Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (d.2001).
• 11 August - Ginette Neveu, violinist (d.1949).
• 9 September - Jacques Marin, actor (d.2001).
• 12 September - Jean Prouff, soccer player and manager (d.2008).

October to December

• 3 October - Jean Lefebvre, actor (d.2004).
• 7 October - Georges Duby, historian (d.1996).
• 20 October - André Pousse, actor (d.2005).
• 5 November - Félix Gaillard, Radical politician and Prime Minister of France (d.1970).
• 10 November - François Périer, actor (d.2002).
• 11 November - Jef Friboulet, painter and sculptor (d.2003).
• 18 November - Andrée Borrel, World War II heroine (executed) (d.1944).
• 11 December - Lucien Teisseire, road bicycle racer (d.2007).
• 30 December - François Bordes, scientist, geologist, and archaeologist (d.1981).

Full date unknown

• Pierre Garat, civil servant in Vichy France (d.1976.
• André Héléna, writer (d.1972).
• Laure Leprieur, radio personality (d.1999).

Deaths

• 3 December - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painter (b.1841).
• 21 December - Louis Diémer, pianist and composer (b.1843).

Full date un known

• Jean-Pierre Brisset, writer (b.1837).
• Jules Develle, politician (b.1845).
• Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan, statesman and naturalist (b.1843).

References