1937 in France

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1937
in
France

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:Other events of 1937
History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1937 in France.

Incumbents[]

  • President: Albert Lebrun
  • President of the Council of Ministers: Léon Blum (until 22 June), Camille Chautemps (starting 22 June)

Events[]

  • 1 May – General strike in Paris.
  • 21 June – Coalition government of Léon Blum resigns.

Sport[]

  • 30 June – Tour de France begins.
  • 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Roger Lapébie.

Births[]

Lionel Jospin
  • 21 January – François Boutin, Thoroughbred horse trainer (died 1995)
  • 8 February – Françoise Claustre, archaeologist (died 2006)
  • 13 February – Andrée Brunin, poet (died 1993)
  • 4 March – Barney Wilen, saxophonist and jazz composer (died 1996)
  • 21 March – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 1973)
  • 12 May – Dominique Chaboche, politician and MEP (died 2005)
  • 24 May – Maryvonne Dupureur, Olympic athlete (died 2008)
  • 12 July – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France
  • 22 July – Jean-Claude Lebaube, road racing cyclist (died 1977)
  • 26 August – Nina Companeez, screenwriter and film director (died 2015)[1]
  • 15 September – Jean-Claude Decaux, advertising executive (died 2016)
  • 31 October – Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, journalist (died 2020)

Deaths[]

  • 31 January – Marguerite Audoux, novelist (born 1863)
  • 12 March – Charles-Marie Widor, organist and composer (born 1844)
  • 18 March – Mélanie Bonis, composer (born 1858)
  • 10 May – Paul Émile Chabas, painter (born 1869)
  • 2 June – Louis Vierne, organist and composer (born 1870)
  • 2 September – Pierre de Coubertin, historian and founder of the International Olympic Committee (born 1863)
  • 16 October – Jean de Brunhoff, writer and illustrator (born 1899)
  • 28 December – Maurice Ravel, composer and pianist (born 1875)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nina Companeez". BFI. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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