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1895 in France

Explore 10 historical events and records for France in 1895.

Historical records for France in 1895

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January

Trial

Dreyfus, Alfred ยท Paris ยท Captain ยท Warfare / Military

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

July

Marriage

Curie, Pierre ยท Sceaux ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Marries Marie Sklodowska and begins a famous scientific partnership.

November

Death of Alexander Dumas

Dumas, Alexander ยท Arts / Literature

Death of Alexander Dumas

December

Cinematographe Screening

Lumiere, Louis Jean ยท Paris ยท Inventor and Filmmaker ยท Science / Technology

Presents projected motion pictures to a paying public audience.

Public Motion-Picture Projection

Lumiere, Louis Jean ยท Paris ยท Inventor and Filmmaker ยท Science / Technology

Helps establish cinema through a combined camera and projector.

Other events (month unknown)

Curie Law

Curie, Pierre ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Formulates the inverse relation between susceptibility and temperature.

Curie Point

Curie, Pierre ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Shows that magnetic properties change at a critical temperature.

Doctorate

Curie, Pierre ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Receives a doctorate for research on magnetism.

Minister of Public Works

Barthou, Louis ยท Minister of Public Works ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Public Works, 1st term

Negative Charge of Cathode Rays

Perrin, Jean Baptiste ยท Paris ยท Science / Physics

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

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