1886 in France

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See also: 1885 in France, other events of 1886, 1887 in France.

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Events from the year 1886 in France.

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and Literature 3 Births 3.1 Full date unknown 4 Deaths 4.1 Full date unknown 5 References

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• 15 May - Portugal and France agree to regulate the borders of their colonies in Guinea.

[edit] Arts and Literature

• 30 November - Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

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• 7 March - Jacques Majorelle, painter (d.1962).
• 25 April - Marie Brémont, supercentenarian, the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death (d.2001).
• 3 May - Marcel Dupré, organist, pianist and composer (d.1971).
• 3 October - Alain-Fournier, author and soldier (d.1914).
• 6 November - André Marty, leading figure in the French Communist Party (d.1956).
• 15 November - René Guénon, orientalist and philosopher (d.1951).

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• Georges Painvin, cryptanalyst (d.1980).

[edit] Deaths

• 14 August - Edmond Laguerre, mathematician (b.1834).
• 26 September - Hippolyte Castille, writer (b.1820).
• 14 November - Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois, geologist and mineralogist (b.1820).

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• Maurice Jean Auguste Girard, entomologist (b.1822).

[edit] References