1919 in France

• President: Raymond Poincaré • President of the Council of Ministers: Georges Clemenceau ==Events==

• 18 January – The Paris Peace Conference, opens at the Quai d'Orsay, with delegates from 27 nations attending for meetings at the Palace of Versailles (anniversary of the 1871 proclamation of William I as German Emperor at Versailles); for its duration Paris is effectively the center of a world government. On 25 January the Conference agrees to establish the League of Nations. • March – An automobile brand, Citroën, was established by André Citroën. • April – Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights. • 1 May (Premier Mai) – A large left-wing demonstration leads to a violent confrontation with the police. • 28 June – Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I and concluding the main sessions of the Paris Peace Conference. • 7 July – First customer takes delivery of a Citroën automobile. • 31 July – Perfumier L'Oréal is registered by Eugène Schueller. • 10 September – Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria. • 16 November – Legislative Election held. • 17 November – American expatriate Sylvia Beach opens the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. • 27 November – Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed. • 30 November – Legislative Election held. ==Sport==

• 29 June – Tour de France begins. • 27 July – Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium. ==Births==

January to June • 6 January – Jacques Laurent, writer and journalist (died 2000) • 15 January – Maurice Herzog, climber and politician (died 2012) • 19 January – Simone Melchior, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (died 1990) • 18 March • Michèle Arnaud, singer, producer and director (died 1998) • Roland Weyl, militant and lawyer (died 2021) • 22 March – Diran Manoukian, Olympic field hockey player (died 2020) • 1 April – Jeannie Rousseau, Allied intelligence agent (died 2017) • 3 April – Marguerite Harl, literary scholar (died 2020) • 7 April – Jackie Sardou, actress (died 1998) • 8 April – André Héléna, writer (died 1972) • 10 April – Cécile Rol-Tanguy, resistance officer (died 2020) • 13 April – René Gallice, soccer player (died 1999) • 21 April – André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister (died 2007) • 29 April – Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (died 2006) • 30 April – François Brigneau, journalist and author (died 2012) • 13 May – Pierre Sudreau, politician (died 2012) • 24 May – Paul Rambié, painter (died 2020) • 7 June – Roger Borniche, detective (died 2020) • 9 June - Georges Bonnet, writer and poet (died 2021) • 21 June • Tsilla Chelton, actress (died 2012) • Jean Joyet, painter (died 1994) • 21 June – Guy Lux, game show host and producer (died 2003) • 23 June – Marie Jacq, politician (died 2014) July to September • 2 July – Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (died 2003) • 2 July – Henri Genès, actor and singer (died 2005) • 17 July – Jean Leymarie, art historian (died 2006) • 18 July – Daniel du Janerand, painter (died 1990) • 19 July – Solange Troisier, physician (died 2008) • 31 July – Maurice Boitel, painter (died 2007) • 4 August – Michel Déon, writer (died 2016) • 10 August – Sacha Vierny, cinematographer (died 2001) • 11 August – Ginette Neveu, violinist (died 1949) • 9 September – Jacques Marin, actor (died 2001) • 12 September – Jean Prouff, soccer player and manager (died 2008) October to December • 3 October – Jean Lefebvre, actor (died 2004) • 7 October – Georges Duby, historian (died 1996) • 8 October – André Valmy, actor (died 2015) • 20 October – André Pousse, actor (died 2005) • 26 October – Marcel Le Roy, resistance fighter (died 2020) • 5 November – Félix Gaillard, Radical politician and Prime Minister of France (died 1970) • 10 November – François Périer, actor (died 2002) • 16 November – Georges-Hilaire Dupont, Roman Catholic bishop (died 2020) • 18 November – Andrée Borrel, World War II heroine (executed) (died 1944) • 20 November – Maurice Paul Delorme, prelate (died 2012) • 21 November – Jacques Senard, diplomat (died 2020) • 11 December – Lucien Teisseire, road bicycle racer (died 2007) • 13 December – Huguette Béolet, tennis player • 24 December – Pierre Soulages, painter and sculptor (died 2022) • 25 December – Noëlla Rouget, resistance fighter and teacher (died 2020) • 30 December – François Bordes, scientist, geologist, and archaeologist (died 1981) Full date unknown • Pierre Garat, civil servant in Vichy France (died 1976) • Laure Leprieur, radio personality (died 1999) ==Births==

• 2 September – Jean-Pierre Brisset, writer (born 1837) • 30 October – Jules Develle, politician (born 1845) • 7 November – Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan, statesman and naturalist (born 1843) • 3 December – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painter (born 1841) • 21 December – Louis Diémer, pianist and composer (born 1843) • 24 December – Aléxêy koso, nationalist and journalist (born 1844) ==See also==