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Information about France
- 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)
Holidays in France
Today in History for July 27
On this day in 2017
- DEATHS
- Sam Shepard Ill, American actor and playwright (Frances, Crimes of the Heart), who died at 73.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- 101st Tour de France won by Vincenzo Nibali of Italy.
On this day in 2003
- EVENTS
- Lance Armstrong won his fifth straight Tour de France, tying Miguel Indurain's record..
On this day in 2002
- BIRTHS
- Noa Mupemba, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2001
- BIRTHS
- Killian Hayes, French basketball player (2001-), Lakeland, born in France.
On this day in 1999
- BIRTHS
- Anaelle Postollec, Instagram Star, born in France.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Gauthier Clémente, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Thibault Campanini, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Thomas Vancaeyezeele, French footballer, Caen, born in France.
- Clément Boyer, French rugby league footballer (1994-), Tarn, born in France.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Adrian Dabasse, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Florian Julien, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Rafik Boujedra, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Sadio Doucouré, French basketball player (1992-), Corbeil-Essonnes, born in France.
- Naïm Sliti, Tunisian association football player, Marseille, born in France.
- Peter Valier, French ice hockey player, Pontoise, born in France.
- Jessy Tremouliere, rugby union player, Brioude, born in France.
- Axel Julien, French basketball player, Saint-Tropez, born in France.
- Vincent Pourchot, Basketball Player, born in Metz, France.
- Yannis Dogo, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Birahim Sarr, association football player, Troyes, born in France.
On this day in 1990
- BIRTHS
- Abdel Lamanje, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Sofien Abderrahmane, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Rémi Pillot, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Marion Maubon, French handball player, Bordeaux, born in France.
- Georges Béaruné, French association football player, New Caledonia, born in France.
- Yohann Auvitu, French ice hockey Player, Joinville-le-Pont, born in France.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Bagaliy Dabo, French association football player, Clichy, born in France.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Boris Steimetz, French swimmer, Saint-Denis, born in France.
- Julien Bérard, French cyclist, Paris, born in France.
- Maxime Musqua, Comedian, born in France.
On this day in 1986
- EVENTS
- 73rd Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA.
- BIRTHS
- Mickaël Akim Orinel, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Akim Orinel, Footballer, Arles, born in France.
- François Braud, French Nordic combined skier, Pontarlier, born in France.
On this day in 1984
- BIRTHS
- Florian BAGUE, Soccer Player, born in France .
- Selim Kaabi, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1983
- BIRTHS
- Lorik Cana, Albanian footballer, Pristina, born in France.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Gévrise Émane, Olympic judoka, Yaoundé, born in France.
- Youssouf Ahamadi, French association football player, Sada, born in France.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Diam's, French rapper, Nicosia, born in France.
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Julien Poueys, Footballer, Orthez, born in France.
- Sidney Govou, French association football player, Le Puy-en-Velay, born in France.
- Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Jean Sulpice, French chef, Aix-les-Bains, born in France.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Jean-David Bernard, French rower, Melun, born in France.
- Reda Kateb, French actor, Ivry-sur-Seine, born in France.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Grégoire Colin, French actor, Châtenay-Malabry, born in France.
- Taïg Khris, Greek-Algerian vert skater & serial entreprenor, Algiers, born in France.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Régis Groisard,, Nantes, born in France.
On this day in 1972
- BIRTHS
- Candice Gilg,, Dakar, born in France.
- Takako Fuji, Japanese actress, Tokyo, born in France.
- Xavier Pompidou, Race Car Driver, born in Goussonville, France.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Fairbank, French paralympic athlete, Hienghène, born in France.
On this day in 1970
- EVENTS
- France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa atoll.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Yannick Jadot, French politician, Clacy-et-Thierret, born in France.
On this day in 1966
- BIRTHS
- Thierry Devergie, French rugby league and rugby union footballer, Marseille, born in France.
- Bruno Carabetta, judoka, Mulhouse, born in France.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Françoise Atlan, French singer, Narbonne, born in France.
On this day in 1963
- BIRTHS
- Lélia Pissarro, French painter, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Benoît Bost, French mathematician, Neuilly-sur-Seine, born in France.
On this day in 1960
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Marc Nobilo, Footballer, Cahors, born in France.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Yves Lenik, French composer, Lyon, born in France.
- Michel Stern, Business Executive, born in France.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Thierry Jean-Pierre, French judge, Mende, born in France.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Alliot, Race Car Driver, born in France.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Philippe Goude, French composer, Paris, born in France.
- Alain Caussade, French rugby union player, Juillan, born in France.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Anne-Marie Idrac, French politician, Saint-Brieuc, born in France.
- Claire-Lise Campion, French politician, Tangier, born in France.
- Jean-Luc Correia, French rower, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, born in France.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Yiannos Papantoniou, Greek politician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Guy Stroumsa, classical scholar, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1947
- BIRTHS
- Lê Dung Tráng, French mathematician, Ho Chi Minh City, born in France.
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- Gisèle Bienne, French writer, Chavanges, born in France.
- Francis Berthelot, French writer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- Daniel Brillat, Race Car Driver, born in Vieu, France.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Isabelle De Funès, French actor and photographer, Paris, born in France.
- Margot Anand, French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker, Paris, born in France.
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist, born in Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres, France.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Garcia, Footballer, El Affroun, born in France.
- Max Jean, Race Car Driver, born in Marseille, France.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Claude Mutafian, French historian, Clamart, born in France.
On this day in 1938
- BIRTHS
- Bernard Tiphaine, French actor, Paris, born in France.
- Isabelle Aubret [Thérèse Coquerelle], French singer (" Un premier amour"), born in Lille, France.
- Henri Sert, French artist, Réunion, born in France.
- Pierre Christin, Comic creator, Saint-Mandé, born in France.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Jean Rolland, Race Car Driver, born in Digne-les-Bains, France.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- André Abadie, French rugby union front rower (7 caps; SC Rieumois, SC Graulhetois, SC Albi), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2020).
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Pierre Reveau, French politician, Paris, born in France.
- Louise Ebrel, singer, Treffrin, born in France.
On this day in 1931
- BIRTHS
- Maurice Picon, French physicist and archaeologist, Wittelsheim, born in France.
On this day in 1930
- EVENTS
- International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 4th straight title as Jean Borotra beats American George Lott 5-7,6-3,2-6,6-2,8-6 for unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1.
- 25th International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris: Jean Borotra beats American George Lott 5-7,6-3,2-6,6-2,8-6 to give France an unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1.
- BIRTHS
- Christine Carère, actress, Dijon, born in France.
On this day in 1929
- BIRTHS
- Jean Baudrillard, Philosopher, born in France.
- Marc Wilkinson, Australian composer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Granier-Deferre, French film director,9th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
- Gisèle Halimi, French-Tunisian lawyer, feminist and politician, La Goulette, born in France.
On this day in 1924
- SPORTS
- VIII Summer Olympic Games close in Paris, France.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Eugène Dodeigne, sculptor from France, Rouvreux, born in Belgium.
- Clément Cailleau, Prefect of the what is now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, Nueil-sur-Layon, born in France.
- Louis Euzet, French parasitologist and helminthologist (1923–2013), Lézignan-Corbières, born in France.
On this day in 1920
- BIRTHS
- Olivier Guichard, French politician, Néac, born in France.
On this day in 1918
- BIRTHS
- Jacques Bertin, French geographer and cartographer, Maisons-Laffitte, born in France.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Bourvil [André Robert Raimbourg], French actor and singer (Le Corniaud, La Grande Vadrouille), born in Prétot-Vicquemare, France (d. 1970).
- Bourvil, French actor, comedian and singer, Seine-Maritime, born in France.
On this day in 1916
- BIRTHS
- Alfred Jost, French endocrinologist, Strasbourg, born in France.
On this day in 1914
- BIRTHS
- Swede Vejtasa, American naval aviator, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1913
- EVENTS
- 11th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium.
On this day in 1912
- BIRTHS
- Cheikh Raymond, French singer and oudist from Algeria, Constantine, born in France.
- Igor Markevitch, Ukrainian conductor and composer, Kiev, born in France.
- Marcel Couttet, French ice hockey player, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, born in France.
On this day in 1911
- BIRTHS
- Robert Marjolin, French economist and politician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Julien Gracq [Louis Poirier], French writer (Andre Breton), born in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 2007).
On this day in 1906
- BIRTHS
- Roger Duchesne, French actor, Luxeuil-les-Bains, born in France.
On this day in 1901
- BIRTHS
- René Sim Lacaze, French jewellery designer, Paris, born in France.
- Paul Féret, French tennis player, Paris, born in France.
- Marcelle Pradot, actress, Montmorency, born in France.
On this day in 1900
- BIRTHS
- René Courtin, French economist, Paris, born in France.
- Étienne Payot, French bobsledder,14th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1897
- BIRTHS
- Georges Péclet, French actor and director, La Brillanne, born in France.
On this day in 1896
- POLITICS
- Henri Longchambon, French politician, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1969).
On this day in 1894
- BIRTHS
- André Jousseaume, equestrian, Yvré-l'Évêque, born in France.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Jacques Forestier, French rugby union player, Aix-les-Bains, born in France.
On this day in 1884
- BIRTHS
- Francis Salabert, French music publisher,11th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1880
- BIRTHS
- Louis Marc, French swimmer and water polo player, Aubers, born in France.
On this day in 1870
- BIRTHS
- Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, France (d. 1953).
On this day in 1868
- BIRTHS
- Eugène Apert, French pediatrician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1867
- BIRTHS
- Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer, Lleida, born in France.
On this day in 1863
- BIRTHS
- Abel Lefranc, Literature historian, Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite, born in France.
On this day in 1848
- BIRTHS
- Victor Noir, French journalist, Attigny, born in France.
On this day in 1846
- BIRTHS
- Germain Détanger, French painter, Lyon, born in France.
On this day in 1843
- BIRTHS
- Baron Alphons Von Pawel-Rammingen,, Biarritz, born in France.
On this day in 1824
- BIRTHS
- Alexandre Dumas Fils, French writer and dramatist, son of the homonym writer and dramatist, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1818
- BIRTHS
- Ignace Schott, French painter, Dabo, born in France.
On this day in 1799
- BIRTHS
- Julien Desjardins, French zoologist, Flacq District, born in France.
On this day in 1796
- BIRTHS
- Jacques Reclus, French protestant church clergyman, Le Fleix, born in France.
On this day in 1795
- EVENTS
- Spain and France sign peace treaty.
On this day in 1792
- BIRTHS
- Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux, French naturalist (1792-1833), Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1784
- BIRTHS
- George Onslow, Anglo-French composer, Clermont-Ferrand, born in France.
On this day in 1771
- BIRTHS
- Léonard-Bernard Motard, French admiral, Honfleur, born in France.
On this day in 1768
- BIRTHS
- Charlotte Corday, figure of the French Revolution, Ligneries, born in France.
On this day in 1760
- BIRTHS
- François-Joseph D'offenstein, French general, Erstein, born in France.
On this day in 1759
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Charles Baquoy, French painter, Fougères, born in France.
On this day in 1755
- BIRTHS
- Gabriel, Comte D'hédouville, French general, Laon, born in France.
On this day in 1754
- BIRTHS
- Joseph Van Praet, Belgian librarian, Bruges, born in France.
On this day in 1753
- BIRTHS
- Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux, French botanist, Sedan, born in France.
On this day in 1752
- BIRTHS
- Palisot De Beauvois, French botanist and entomologist (1752–1820), Arras, born in France.
On this day in 1741
- BIRTHS
- François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, French composer, Bordeaux, born in France.
On this day in 1740
- BIRTHS
- Jeanne Baré [Baret], French explorer (first woman to circumnavigate the world with Bougainville expedition, initially disguised as a man), born in France (d. 1807).
On this day in 1734
- BIRTHS
- Sophie Of France, French princess, Versailles, born in France.
On this day in 1723
- BIRTHS
- Pascal Taskin, harpsichord maker, Theux, born in France.
On this day in 1721
- BIRTHS
- François Arnaud, French clergyman, writer and philologist, Carpentras, born in France.
On this day in 1675
- DEATHS
- Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France, who died at 63.
On this day in 1672
- BIRTHS
- Gilles-Marie Oppenordt, French architect, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1661
- BIRTHS
- Marie Angélique De Scorailles, mistress of Louis XIV, Auvergne, born in France.
On this day in 1502
- BIRTHS
- Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer, born in Florence (d. 1571).
On this day in 1214
- EVENTS
- Battle of Bouvines: King Philip II of France vs Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and King John of England; as a result John loses Normandy and his other possessions in France (hence his nickname John "Lackland").
- 1st battle of Bouvines - King Philip II of France vs Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and King John of England; as a result John lost Normandy and his other possessions in France (hence his nickname John "Lackland").
On this day in 644
- BIRTHS
- Ursmar, Frankish bishop and saint, Fontenelle, born in France.