September 1535
Exile of John Calvin
Due to military manoeuvres of imperial and French forces, Calvin is forced to make a detour to to Geneva
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Geneva in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Due to military manoeuvres of imperial and French forces, Calvin is forced to make a detour to to Geneva
Calvin encourages French Reformed churches during the Poissy negotiations
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is born in Geneva to Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard.
Rousseau leaves Geneva and begins years of travel, patronage and irregular employment.
Voltaire publishes Candide, attacking philosophical optimism through satire.
Voltaire publishes the Treatise on Tolerance after campaigning against the Calas miscarriage of justice.
Voltaire publishes the Philosophical Dictionary as an accessible critique of intolerance and superstition.
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Presides over early League Council work.
Serves as Deputy Secretary-General in the League Secretariat.
Supports the Geneva Protocol for arbitration and security.
Briand welcomes Germany's admission to the League as a further step in the reconciliation associated with Locarno.
Briand treats the activation of Locarno as confirmation that Franco-German reconciliation now has a functioning international framework.
Presses French security concerns at Geneva.
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire. Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Attends the Geneva Summit conference
Provenance
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