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France in 1895

Historical records for France in 1895, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
10Events
6Named people
2Places
5Categories

Historical records

January

10 January 1895TrialAlfred Dreyfus

Paris · Warfare / Military

Subject to ritual degradation on the parade ground of the Military Academy

July

26 July 1895MarriagePierre Curie

Sceaux · Science / Physics

Marries Marie Sklodowska and begins a famous scientific partnership.

November

27 November 1895Death of Alexander DumasAlexander Dumas

Arts / Literature

Death of Alexander Dumas

December

28 December 1895Cinematographe ScreeningLouis Jean Lumiere

Paris · Science / Technology

Presents projected motion pictures to a paying public audience.

28 December 1895Public Motion-Picture ProjectionLouis Jean Lumiere

Paris · Science / Technology

Helps establish cinema through a combined camera and projector.

Other Events

1895Curie LawPierre Curie

Paris · Science / Physics

Formulates the inverse relation between susceptibility and temperature.

1895Curie PointPierre Curie

Paris · Science / Physics

Shows that magnetic properties change at a critical temperature.

1895DoctoratePierre Curie

Paris · Science / Physics

Receives a doctorate for research on magnetism.

1895Minister of Public WorksLouis Barthou

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Public Works, 1st term

1895Negative Charge of Cathode RaysJean Baptiste Perrin

Paris · Science / Physics

Demonstrates that cathode rays carry negative electric charge by collecting the rays in an insulated conductor.

Names involved

Alexander DumasAlfred DreyfusJean Baptiste PerrinLouis BarthouLouis Jean LumierePierre Curie

Places involved

ParisSceaux

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.