← 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1924 in France → 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
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See also:	Other events of 1924 History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year1924 in France.

• President:Alexandre Millerand (until 13 June),Gaston Doumergue (starting 13 June)
• President of the Council of Ministers:
  • until 8 June:Raymond Poincaré
  • 8 June-15 June:Frédéric François-Marsal
  • starting 15 June:Édouard Herriot

• 28 March –Total S.A. established as Compagnie française des pétroles.
• 29 March – Third Ministry ofRaymond Poincaré starts.
• 27 April – Group ofAlawites kill some Christian nuns inSyria; French troops march against them.
• 11 May –Legislative Election held.
• 25 May –Legislative Election held.
• 18 August – France begins to withdraw its troops from Germany.

• 25 January–4 February – The1924 Winter Olympics open inChamonix^[1] (in the FrenchAlps), inaugurating theWinter Olympic Games.
• 4 May–27 July – The1924 Summer Olympics are held inParis.^[1]
• 22 June –Tour de France begins.
• 20 July – Tour de France ends, won byOttavio Bottecchia ofItaly.
• 10–17 August – The1924 Summer Deaflympics take place in Paris.^[1]

• 10 January –Pierre Plateau, Roman Catholic prelate (died 2018)
• 11 January –Roger Guillemin, neuroendocrinologist, awardedNobel Prize formedicine in 1977 (died 2024)
• 13 January –Raymond Hermantier, actor (died 2005)
• 16 January –Henri-Jean Martin, historian of the book and printing (died 2007)
• 19 January –Jean-François Revel, politician, journalist, author and philosopher (died 2006).
• 23 January –Pierre Lacoste, admiral (died 2020)
• 13 February –Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, journalist and politician (died 2006)
• 20 February –Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (died 1971)
• 23 February –Claude Sautet,author andfilm director (died 2000)
• 5 March –Roger Marche, international soccer player (died 1997)
• 13 March –Pierre Arpaillange, French author, senior judge and Government Minister (died 2017)
• 7 April
  • André du Bouchet, poet (died 2001)
  • Daniel Emilfork, actor (died 2006)
• 12 April –Raymond Barre, politician and economist, Prime Minister (died 2007)
• 29 April
  • Annette Chalut, Resistance worker and doctor^[2] (died 2021)
  • Zizi Jeanmaire, ballerina, actress and singer (died 2020)
• 7 May –Marcel Moussy,screenwriter andtelevision director (died 1995)
• 17 May –Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre, historian and professor of philosophy (died 2020)
• 22 May
  • Charles Aznavour, singer-songwriter and actor (died 2018)
  • Claude Ballif, composer (died 2004)
• 12 June –Jacques Pras, cyclist (died 1982)
• 15 June –Paul Amargier, historian and Catholic priest (died 2021)

• 1 July –Georges Rivière, French actor
• 9 July –Pierre Cochereau, organist and composer (died 1984)
• 17 July –Françoise Adnet, painter (died 2014)
• 7 August –Georges Lévis, comic artist (died 1988)
• 8 August –Edouard Jaguer,poet andart critic (died 2006)
• 10 August –Jean-François Lyotard,philosopher andliterary theorist (died 1998)
• 13 August –Josette Arène, swimmer (died 2019)
• 14 August –Georges Prêtre, conductor (died 2017)
• 17 August –Jean-Paul Alata, political prisoner (died 1978)
• 23 August –Madeleine Riffaud,Resistance member, journalist and writer (died 2024)
• 29 August –Guy Deplus, clarinetist (died 2020)
• 11 September –Louis Hon, soccer player (died 2008)
• 18 September –Antonin Rolland, road cycling racer
• 19 September –Jacques Lusseyran, author (died 1971)

• 2 October –Gilbert Simondon,philosopher (died 1989)
• 27 October –Alain Bombard, biologist, physician, politician and sailor (died 2005)
• 30 October –Hubert Curien, physicist (died 2005)
• 5 November –Alice Colonieu, artist (died 2000)
• 20 November –Michael Riffaterre, literary critic and theorist (died 2006).
• 26 November –Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (died 2005)
• 13 December –Pierre Flamion, soccer player and manager (died 2004)

• Michel Alaux, fencing master and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974)

• 24 January –Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg, noble and politician (born 1837)
• 17 March –Victor Besaucèle, ornithologist (born 1847)
• 14 April –Roland Bonaparte, prince, president of theSociété de Géographie (born 1858)
• 24 April –Ferdinand Arnodin, engineer and industrialist (born 1845)
• 15 May –Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, diplomat and politician, recipient of theNobel Peace Prize (born 1852)
• 11 June –Théodore Dubois, composer and organist (born 1837)
• 1 September –Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville, politician and author (born 1843)
• 21 September –Edouard Deville, first to perfect a practical method ofphotogrammetry (born 1849)
• 24 September –Alexandre Lacassagne, physician andcriminologist (born 1843)
• 12 October –Anatole France, author, awardedNobel Prize for Literature in 1921 (born 1844)
• 22 October –Louis-Émile Bertin, naval engineer (born 1840)
• 23 October –Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger, feminist campaigner (born 1853)
• 4 November –Gabriel Fauré, composer, organist and pianist (born 1845)

• Jean Pierre Philippe Lampué, photographer (born 1836)

• List of French films of 1924

• 1924 in France
• 1924 by country
• 1924 in Europe
• 1920s in France
• Years of the 20th century in France

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