1883 in France

See also: 1882 in France, other events of 1883, 1884 in France.

Events from the year 1883 in France.

Events

• 27 March-28 March - Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces.
• 19 May - Battle of Paper Bridge, French defeat by Black Flag forces.
• 25 August - Treaty of Hué signed between Nguyễn Dynasty Emperor of Viet Nam and the French Empire, recognizing French imperial control over the regions of Annam and Tonkin.

Births

January to June

• 3 February - Camille Bombois, naïve painter (d.1970).
• 18 February - Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (d.1971).
• 15 May - Maurice Feltin, Cardinal (d.1975).
• 28 June - Pierre Laval, politician and Prime Minister (executed) (d.1945).

July to December

• 25 July - Louis Massignon, scholar of Islam and its history (d.1962).
• 19 August - Coco Chanel, fashion designer (d.1971).
• 14 December - Robert Péguy, film director (d.1968).
• 16 December - Max Linder, actor (d.1925).
• 19 December - Abel Bonnard, poet, novelist and politician (d.1968).
• 22 December - Edgard Varèse, composer (d.1965).
• 26 December - Maurice Utrillo, painter (d.1955).

Full date unknown

• Charles Jourdan, fashion designer (d.1976).
• Louis Paulhan, pilot (d.1963).

Deaths

• 4 January - Antoine Chanzy, general and governor of Algeria (b.1823).
• 23 January - Gustave Doré, artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor (b.1832).
• 17 February - Napoléon Coste, guitarist and composer (b.1805).
• 24 April - Jules Sandeau, novelist (b.1811).
• 30 April - Édouard Manet, painter (b.1832).
• 19 May - Henri Rivière, Naval officer and writer (b.1827).
• 25 May - Édouard René de Laboulaye, jurist (b.1811).
• 20 June - Gustave Aimard, traveller and writer (b.1818).
• 11 August - Edouard Louis Dubufe, painter (b.1820).
• 24 August - Henri, comte de Chambord, Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France (b.1820).
• 6 September - Auguste Arnaud, sculptor (b.1825).

Full date unknown

• Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, Cardinal (b.1800).
• Charles-Théodore Colet, Roman Catholic Archbishop (b.1806).

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