1927 in France
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See also: 1926 in France, other events of 1927, 1928 in France.
Events from the year 1927 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 20 May-21 May - First solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh.
- 13 June - Leon Daudet, leader of French monarchists, is arrested.
- 18 October - Schwartzbard trial begins.
[edit] Sport
- 19 June - Tour de France begins.
- 17 July - Tour de France ends, won by Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 1 January - Maurice Béjart, choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne (d.2007).
- 7 February - Juliette Gréco, singer and actress.
- 20 February - Hubert de Givenchy, aristocrat and fashion designer.
- 23 February - Régine Crespin, opera singer (d.2007).
- 7 March - Philippe Clay, mime artist, singer and actor (d.2007).
- 19 March - Gisèle Lestrange, graphic artist (d.1991).
- 27 March - François Furet, historian (d.1997).
- 15 April - Maurice Ronet, actor, director and writer (d.1983).
- 25 April - Albert Uderzo, comic book artist and scriptwriter.
- 4 May - Jacques Lanzmann, writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer (d.2006).
- 24 May - Claude Abbes, international soccer player (d.2008).
[edit] July to September
- 3 July - Pierre Cahuzac, soccer player (d.2003).
- 17 July - Jean Casadesus, classical pianist (d.1972).
- 23 July - Gérard Brach, film director and screen writer (d.2006).
- 27 July - Pierre Granier-Deferre, film director (d.2007).
- 7 September - François Billetdoux, playwright and novelist (d.1991).
- 13 September - Maurice Lafont, international soccer player (d.2005).
[edit] October to December
- 19 October - Jean Bastien-Thiry, attempted assassin of President Charles de Gaulle in 1962 (d.1963).
- 24 October - Gilbert Bécaud, singer, composer and actor (d.2001).
- 24 October - Jean-Claude Pascal, costume designer and singer (d.1992).
- 18 November - Gérard Calvet, Roman Catholic abbot (d.2008).
- 9 December - Pierre Henry, composer.
- 25 December - Georges Besse, businessman, assassinated (d.1986).
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- Bernard Cahier, Formula One photo-journalist (d.2008).
- Claude Ponsard, economist (d.1990).
[edit] Deaths
- 12 March - Léon Denis, spiritist philosopher and researcher (b.1846).
- 23 March - Paul César Helleu, artist (b.1859).
- 15 April - Gaston Leroux, journalist, detective and novelist (b.1868).
- 30 June - Édouard Louis Trouessart, zoologist (b.1842).
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- Louise Abbéma, painter and designer (b.1853).
- Eugène Atget, photographer (b.1857).
- Gustave Charles Fagniez, historian and economist (b.1842).
