1924 in France

See also: 1923 in France, other events of 1924, 1925 in France.

Events from the year 1924 in France.

Events

• 29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts.
• 27 April - Group of Alawites kill some Christian nuns in Syria; French troops march against them.
• 11 May - Legislative Election held.
• 25 May - Legislative Election held.
• 18 August - France begins to withdraw its troops from Germany.

Sport

• 25 January - The 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
• 4 May - The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies held in Paris.
• 22 June - Tour de France begins.
• 20 July - Tour de France ends, won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy.

Births

January to June

• 11 January - Roger Guillemin, neuroendocrinologist, awarded Nobel prize for medicine in 1977.
• 13 January - Raymond Hermantier, actor (died 2005).
• 16 January - Henri-Jean Martin, historian of the book and printing (died 2007).
• 19 January - Jean-François Revel, politician, journalist, author and philosopher (died 2006).
• 13 February - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, journalist and politician (died 2006).
• 20 February - Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (died 1971).
• 23 February - Claude Sautet, author and film director (died 2000).
• 5 March - Roger Marche, international soccer player (died 1997).
• 7 April - André du Bouchet, poet (died 2001).
• 7 April - Daniel Emilfork, actor (died 2006).
• 12 April - Raymond Barre, politician and economist, Prime Minister (died 2007).
• 22 May - Charles Aznavour, singer, songwriter and actor.
• 22 May - Claude Ballif, composer (died 2004).
• 12 June - Jacques Pras, cyclist (died 1982).

July to September

• 9 July - Pierre Cochereau, organist and composer (died 1984).
• 7 August - Georges Lévis, comic artist (died 1988).
• 8 August - Edouard Jaguer, poet and art critic (died 2006).
• 10 August - Jean-François Lyotard, philosopher and literary theorist (died 1998).
• 11 September - Louis Hon, soccer player (died 2008).
• 19 September - Jacques Lusseyran, author (died 1971).

October to December

• 2 October - Gilbert Simondon, philosopher (died 1989).
• 27 October - Alain Bombard, biologist, physician, politician and sailor (died 2005).
• 30 October - Hubert Curien, physicist (died 2005).
• 20 November - Michael Riffaterre, literary critic and theorist (died 2006).
• 26 November - Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (died 2005).
• 13 December - Pierre Flamion, soccer player and manager (died 2004).

Full date unknown

• Françoise Adnet, painter.
• Michel Alaux, fencing master and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974).
• Marcel Moussy, screenwriter and television director (died 1995).
• Michel Pinseau, architect (died 1999).

Deaths

• 24 January - Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg, noble and politician (born 1837).
• 14 April - Roland Bonaparte, prince, president of the Société de Géographie (born 1858).
• 24 April - Ferdinand Arnodin, engineer and industrialist (born 1845).
• 15 May - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born 1852).
• 11 June - Théodore Dubois, composer and organist (born 1837).
• 1 September - Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville, politician and author (born 1843).
• 21 September - Edouard Deville, first to perfect a practical method of photogrammetry (born 1849).
• 24 September - Alexandre Lacassagne, physician and criminologist (born 1843).
• 12 October - Anatole France, author, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921 (born 1844).
• 4 November - Gabriel Fauré, composer, organist and pianist (born 1845).

Full date unknown

• Louis-Émile Bertin, naval engineer (born 1840).
• Jean Pierre Philippe Lampué, photographer (born 1836).

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