1927 in France

See also: 1926 in France, other events of 1927, 1928 in France.

Events from the year 1927 in France.

Events

• 20 May-21 May - First solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh.
• 13 June - Léon Daudet, leader of French monarchists, is arrested.
• 18 October - Schwartzbard trial begins.

Sport

• 19 June - Tour de France begins.
• 17 July - Tour de France ends, won by Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg.

Births

January to March

• 1 January - Maurice Béjart, choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne (died 2007).
• 7 February - Juliette Gréco, singer and actress.
• 20 February - Hubert de Givenchy, aristocrat and fashion designer.
• 23 February - Régine Crespin, opera singer (died 2007).
• 7 March - Philippe Clay, mime artist, singer and actor (died 2007).
• 19 March - Gisèle Lestrange, graphic artist (died 1991).
• 27 March - François Furet, historian (died 1997).

April to June

• 15 April - Maurice Ronet, actor, director and writer (died 1983).
• 25 April - Albert Uderzo, comic book artist and scriptwriter.
• 4 May - Jacques Lanzmann, writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer (died 2006).
• 18 May - François Nourissier, journalist and writer (died 2011)
• 24 May - Claude Abbes, international soccer player (died 2008).

July to September

• 3 July - Pierre Cahuzac, soccer player (died 2003).
• 17 July - Jean Casadesus, classical pianist (died 1972).
• 23 July - Gérard Brach, film director and screenwriter (died 2006).
• 27 July - Pierre Granier-Deferre, film director (died 2007).
• 7 September - François Billetdoux, playwright and novelist (died 1991).
• 13 September - Maurice Lafont, international soccer player (died 2005).

October to December

• 19 October - Jean Bastien-Thiry, attempted assassin of President Charles de Gaulle in 1962 (died 1963).
• 24 October - Gilbert Bécaud, singer, composer and actor (died 2001).
• 24 October - Jean-Claude Pascal, costume designer and singer (died 1992).
• 18 November - Gérard Calvet, Roman Catholic abbot (died 2008).
• 9 December - Pierre Henry, composer.
• 25 December - Georges Besse, businessman, assassinated (died 1986).

Full date unknown

• Bernard Cahier, Formula One photo-journalist (died 2008).
• Claude Ponsard, economist (died 1990).

Deaths

• 12 March - Léon Denis, spiritist philosopher and researcher (born 1846).
• 23 March - Paul César Helleu, artist (born 1859).
• 15 April - Gaston Leroux, journalist, detective and novelist (born 1868).
• 30 June - Édouard Louis Trouessart, zoologist (born 1842).

Full date unknown

• Louise Abbéma, painter and designer (born 1853).
• Eugène Atget, photographer (born 1857).
• Gustave Charles Fagniez, historian and economist (born 1842).

References