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1878 in France

Explore 7 historical events and records for France in 1878.

Historical records for France in 1878

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June

French Delegation

Waddington, William Henry ยท Berlin ยท Foreign Minister of France ยท Warfare / Russia War

Leads the French delegation when the Congress of Berlin begins.

July

Greek Mediation

Waddington, William Henry ยท Berlin ยท Foreign Minister of France ยท Warfare / Russia War

Supports a treaty mechanism for Great Power mediation over a possible Greek-Ottoman frontier rectification.

Religious Rights

Waddington, William Henry ยท Berlin ยท Foreign Minister of France ยท Warfare / Russia War

Supports treaty guarantees of religious liberty and the continued protection of established French rights in the Holy Places.

Treaty Signature

Waddington, William Henry ยท Berlin ยท Foreign Minister of France ยท Warfare / Russia War

Signs the Berlin settlement on behalf of the French Republic.

Other events (month unknown)

Ecole Normale Superieure

Bergson, Henri ยท Paris ยท Student ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Bergson enters the Ecole Normale Superieure to study philosophy and the humanities.

Latin Monetary Union Silver Closure

Say, Leon ยท Paris ยท Minister of Finance ยท Government / Government of France

The Latin Monetary Union permanently halts unrestricted minting of full-value silver coins, leaving gold as the effective monetary anchor of the union.

Physics Education

Curie, Pierre ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Earns his licence in physics from the Sorbonne.

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