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- With its Country Official Name, the French Republic.France's capital city is Paris which can be found in Europe.France is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+33)
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Today in History for February 6
On this day in 2017
- DEATHS
- Roger Walkowiak, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1956), who died at 89.
On this day in 2007
- DEATHS
- Frankie Laine [Francesco Paolo LoVecchio], American singer (" Jezebel" ; "Rawhide" ; "Blazing Saddles"), songwriter (" We'll Be Together Again"), and actor (Bring Your Smile Along), who died of heart failure at 93.
On this day in 2005
- BIRTHS
- Théo Chennahi, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Théo Ramousse, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2004
- BIRTHS
- Francesca Dougan, TikTok Star, born in Switzerland.
On this day in 2003
- BIRTHS
- Lenny Lacroix, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Sidi Ibrahim Cissé, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2002
- BIRTHS
- Lucas Calodat, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2001
- BIRTHS
- Baptiste Isola, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2000
- BIRTHS
- Benoit-Olivier Groulx, French ice hockey player (2000-), Rouen, born in France.
- Simon Re´rolle, Movie Actor, born in Paris, France.
- Tanguy Girardot, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1999
- BIRTHS
- Samir Chergui, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Sébastien Bonmalais,, Saint-Pierre, born in France.
- Estelle Raffai, French sprinter, Longjumeau, born in France.
On this day in 1996
- BIRTHS
- Dominique Guidi, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1995
- BIRTHS
- Enzo Crivelli, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Norman Peyretti, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Matthias Llambrich, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Paul Jedrasiak, French rugby union player, Montluçon, born in France.
- DEATHS
- Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), who died of stroke at 77.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Émilien Viennet, French cyclist, Besançon, born in France.
- Anthony Pieri, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Lucas Veronese, French footballer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, born in France.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Marien De La Asuncion,, Lyon, born in France.
- Faycal Lebbihi, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Victor Di Pinto, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Virgile Bruni, French rugby union player, Toulon, born in France.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Tommy De Jong, French footballer, Strasbourg, born in France.
- Esther Baron, Olympic swimmer, Cholet, born in France.
- François-Henri Désérable, French author, Amiens, born in France.
- Noureddine Smaïl, French distance runner, Relizane, born in France.
On this day in 1984
- BIRTHS
- Benjamin Thiéry, French rugby union player, Reims, born in France.
On this day in 1983
- EVENTS
- Trial of former Gestapo commandant Klaus Barbie begins in France for war crimes during World War II.
- BIRTHS
- Bérangère Sapowicz, association football player, Verneuil-sur-Avre, born in France.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Cyril Viudes, French handball player, Champigny-sur-Marne, born in France.
- Pierre-Julien Deloche, French archer, Valence, born in France.
On this day in 1981
- BIRTHS
- Jérémy Joseph Stanislas Sopalski, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Jérémy Sopalski, Footballer, Somain, born in France.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Ludovic DELPORTE, Soccer Player, born in France .
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Paul Dearlove, rugby union player, Paris, born in France.
- Thibaut Privat, French Rugby union footballer, Nîmes, born in France.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Yael Naim, Folk Singer, born in Paris, France.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Princess Marie Of Denmark, Danish princess, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Ian Scott, French pornographic actor and director, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, born in France.
- Élisabeth Grousselle, French athlete, Bourg-la-Reine, born in France.
- Frances Hardinge, British children's writer, Kent, born in United Kingdom.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Claude Sirvent, French rugby league footballer, France, born in France.
- Ludovic Lidon, Footballer, Tours, born in France.
- Jérôme Foulon, Footballer, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle, born in France.
- Olivier Marleix, French politician, Boulogne-Billancourt, born in France.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Patrice Loko, French association football player, Sully-sur-Loire, born in France.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Patrick Lemarié, French racing driver, Paris, born in France.
- SPORTS
- X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Jérôme Galon, French biologist, Besançon, born in France.
On this day in 1965
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Levenard, French association football player, Corse, born in France.
- Christophe Pradère, French designer, Grenoble, born in France.
- Gilles Barbier, Vanuatuan artist, Port Vila, born in France.
On this day in 1964
- EVENTS
- France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel.
- BIRTHS
- Laurent Cabannes, French rugby union player, Reims, born in France.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- François Lecointre, French general, Cherbourg-Octeville, born in France.
On this day in 1960
- BIRTHS
- Patrice Calméjane, French politician, Montreuil, born in France.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Daniel Siboni, French photographer, Rabat, born in France.
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Claude Onesta, French handball player, Albi, born in France.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Benoît Moerlen, French percussionist, Saint-Céré, born in France.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Bruno Stolorz, French rugby union coaches, Pointe-à-Pitre, born in France.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Érik Izraelewicz, French journalist and author, Strasbourg, born in France.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Nicolas Joel, French theatre director, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Francis Gonzalez, French athletics competitor, Bordeaux, born in France.
- Gérard Cornu, French politician of Eure-et-Loir department, Aouste, born in France.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Jacques Villeret, French actor, Loches, born in France.
- Yann Benoist,, Dinan, born in France.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Joël Prévost, French singer, Narbonne, born in France.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Olivier Chevallier, French motorcycle racer, Vendôme, born in France.
- Richard Dell'agnola, French politician, Rabat, born in France.
- Roger-Pol Droit, French philosopher, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Claude Le Roy, French footballer, Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, born in France.
On this day in 1947
- BIRTHS
- Michèle André, French politician, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, born in France.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- Gilbert Lèpre, French ice hockey player, Domeyrot, born in France.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Paol Keineg, French writer, Quimerc'h, born in France.
- René Viénet, French film director, Le Havre, born in France.
- POLITICS
- Christine Boutin, French politician, born in Levroux, France.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- René Geuna, French fencer, Bordeaux, born in France.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Bourguignon, member of the National Assembly of France, Rouen, born in France.
On this day in 1939
- POLITICS
- Spanish government flees to France.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Francesco Calogero, Italian physicist and peace activist (b.1935), Fiesole, born in Italy.
On this day in 1934
- POLITICS
- Far right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
On this day in 1933
- BIRTHS
- Nils John Nilsson, American computer scientist and AI researcher, Saginaw, born in France.
- Michel Vovelle, Academic French historian, Gallardon, born in France.
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Francois Truffaut, Director, born in Paris, France.
- François Truffaut, French film director, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1930
- BIRTHS
- Claude Martin, French politician and rower, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1929
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), born in Brest, France (d. 2015).
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- Henri Martre, engineer, Bélesta, born in France.
On this day in 1926
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Bernard Raimond, French diplomat, Paris, born in France.
- Jacques Krier, French film director and writer, Nancy, born in France.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Mario Francese, Italian journalist, Syracuse, born in Italy.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Maurice Le Roux, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1992).
On this day in 1922
- EVENTS
- US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation.
- BIRTHS
- George Tavard, American academic, Nancy, born in France.
On this day in 1921
- BIRTHS
- Irène De Trebert, French actress, Poitou, born in France.
- Jean-Pierre Dannaud, novelist, Paris, born in France.
- Yves Ramette, french composer, Bavay, born in France.
On this day in 1920
- BIRTHS
- Roger Rocher, French businessman, Champlost, born in France.
- Paul Faucher, French long jumper, La Crèche, born in France.
On this day in 1918
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Mouly, French painter, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Grelot, French theologian, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1913
- BIRTHS
- Léo Chauliac, French composer and pianist, Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Oscar Hans, SS officer, Volmerange-lès-Boulay, born in France.
On this day in 1906
- BIRTHS
- Maurice Cammage, French film director and screenwriter (1882-1946), Saint-Avold, born in France.
- Paul Winter, French athlete, Ribeauvillé, born in France.
On this day in 1898
- EVENTS
- Concert debut of Romanian composer George Enescu (16), as the Orchestre de Édouard Colonne premieres his "Poema Româna"in Paris, France.
- BIRTHS
- Jean Grenier, French philosopher and writer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1897
- BIRTHS
- Henry Dorgères, French politician, Wasquehal, born in France.
- Laure Diana, French actress, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1894
- BIRTHS
- Hans-Albrecht Lehmann, German general, Metz, born in France.
- André Marchal, French musician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Gaston Henry-Haye, French merchant, politician and diplomat, Wissous, born in France.
- Yvonne Gouverné, French pianist and choir director, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1889
- BIRTHS
- Alfred-Alphonse Bottiau, French artist, Valenciennes, born in France.
On this day in 1888
- BIRTHS
- Friedrich Wilhelm Levi, German mathematician, Mulhouse, born in France.
On this day in 1886
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Dufour D'astafort, French equestrian, Le Mans, born in France.
On this day in 1884
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Cohen, French linguist, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1883
- BIRTHS
- Louis Darragon, French cyclist, Vichy, born in France.
On this day in 1879
- BIRTHS
- Othon Friesz, French artist, Le Havre, born in France.
- Francisque Poulbot, French artist, Saint-Denis, born in France.
On this day in 1877
- BIRTHS
- Charles Desplanques,, Ivry-sur-Seine, born in France.
On this day in 1876
- BIRTHS
- Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, French fencer,7th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1871
- BIRTHS
- Paul Joüon, French hebraist, Nantes, born in France.
- Vladislav Chalupa, cyclist, Želechovice, born in France.
On this day in 1866
- BIRTHS
- Henri Letocart, French composer and organist, Courbevoie, born in France.
On this day in 1860
- BIRTHS
- Alexandre-Achille Souques, French neurologist, Peyre, Aveyron, born in France.
On this day in 1851
- BIRTHS
- Albert Poulain, French chocolatier (1851–1937), Blois, born in France.
On this day in 1850
- BIRTHS
- Fernand Paillet, French figurine artist, miniature portraitist and jewelry designer, Niort, born in France.
On this day in 1849
- BIRTHS
- Henri Béraldi, French bibliophile,8th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1846
- BIRTHS
- Henri Deverin, French architect, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1844
- BIRTHS
- Antoine Ritti,, Strasbourg, born in France.
On this day in 1843
- BIRTHS
- Paul Sébillot, French folklorist, painter, and writer, Matignon, born in France.
On this day in 1842
- BIRTHS
- Alfred-Amédée Dodds, French general, Saint-Louis, born in France.
On this day in 1839
- BIRTHS
- Raoul Le Mouton De Boisdeffre, French army officer, Alençon, born in France.
On this day in 1833
- BIRTHS
- Frances Julia Wedgwood, English feminist novelist and historian, Clapham, born in United Kingdom.
On this day in 1830
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Burty, French artist and writer, Paris, born in France.
- Xavier Barbier De Montault, French historian, Loudun, born in France.
On this day in 1829
- BIRTHS
- Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, French architect, Paris, born in France.
- Aglaüs Bouvenne,, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1827
- BIRTHS
- Edmond Huet, director of the Paris city council's works department at the end of the 19th century, Cherbourg-Octeville, born in France.
On this day in 1826
- BIRTHS
- Charles Barbier De Meynard, French historian and orientalist, Constantinople, born in France.
On this day in 1818
- BIRTHS
- Germain Sée, French physician, Ribeauvillé, born in France.
- Henry Litolff, Piano virtuoso, composer and music publisher, London, born in France.
On this day in 1814
- BIRTHS
- Edward Sorin, President of the University of Notre dame, Ahuillé, born in France.
On this day in 1808
- BIRTHS
- Honoré Laval, French priest, Saint-Léger-des-Aubées, born in France.
On this day in 1802
- BIRTHS
- Gustave De Beaumont, French magistrate, prison reformer, and companion to Alexis de Tocqueville, Beaumont-sur-Dême, born in France.
On this day in 1801
- BIRTHS
- Laure Cinti-Damoreau, singer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1800
- BIRTHS
- Achille Devéria, French painter, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1798
- BIRTHS
- Charles Dupeuty, French librettist and playwright, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1797
- BIRTHS
- Vaast Barthélemy Henry, French catholic priest and historian, Seignelay, born in France.
On this day in 1778
- EVENTS
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance signed in Paris, between the United States and France, the first negotiated by the United States. The first established formal diplomatic and commercial relations and the second formed a defensive alliance..
- Britain declares war on France.
- France recognizes USA, signs Treaty of Alliance in Paris,1st US treaty.
On this day in 1769
- BIRTHS
- Pierre François Péron, French sailor, Lambézellec, born in France.
On this day in 1767
- BIRTHS
- François Bernard-Valville, French writer and playwright (1767-1828), Clermont-Ferrand, born in France.
On this day in 1764
- BIRTHS
- Auguste Bottée De Toulmon,, Laon, born in France.
On this day in 1753
- BIRTHS
- Évariste de Parny, French poet, born in Saint-Paul, France (d. 1814).
On this day in 1744
- BIRTHS
- Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist & surgeon, born in Vouhenans, France (d. 1795).
On this day in 1695
- BIRTHS
- Andre Cheron, French composer & organist & harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766).
- André Chéron, French composer & organist & harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766).
On this day in 1668
- BIRTHS
- Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers, French engraver, Lyon, born in France.
On this day in 1643
- BIRTHS
- Johann Kasimir Kolbe Von Wartenberg, Prussian politician, Metz, born in France.
On this day in 1612
- BIRTHS
- Antoine Arnauld, French Roman Catholic theologian & philosopher & mathematician, born in Paris, France (d. 1694).
On this day in 1607
- BIRTHS
- Jean Varin, French sculptor, Liège, born in France.
On this day in 1600
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Joseph Surin, father jesuit of the XVIIth century in France, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1589
- BIRTHS
- Léonore D'étampes De Valençay, French priest, Château de Valençay, born in France.
On this day in 1581
- BIRTHS
- Clément Ii Métezeau, French engineer, Dreux, born in France.
On this day in 1378
- DEATHS
- Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338).