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1906 in France

Explore 13 historical events and records for France in 1906.

Historical records for France in 1906

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April

Death of Pierre Curie

Curie, Pierre ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Dies after a street accident in Paris.

July

Reinstatement

Dreyfus, Alfred ยท Captain ยท Warfare / Military

The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army

Trial

Dreyfus, Alfred ยท Captain ยท Warfare / Military

The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army

Other events (month unknown)

Brigadier General

Castelnau, Marie-Joseph Edouard de ยท Brigadier General ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Brigadier General

Conversion to Catholicism

Maritain, Jacques ยท Paris ยท Philosopher ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Jacques and Raissa Maritain enter the Catholic Church, a turning point in his intellectual development.

Curie Laboratory

Langevin, Paul ยท Paris ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Maintains scientific links with the Curie research circle.

Instructor

Petain, Henri Philippe ยท Instructor-Ecole de Guerre ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Instructor at the Ecole de Guerre

Minister of Interior

Clemanceau, Georges ยท Minister of Interior ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of the Interior

Minister of Labour

Viviani, Rene ยท Minister of Labour ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Labour

Minister of Public Works

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

Appointed Minister of Public Works, 2nd term

Prime Minister of France

Clemanceau, Georges ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

Guy, Alice ยท Director ยท Arts / Cinema

Directs The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ, an ambitious early religious film.

Tour de France

Pottier, Rene ยท Sport / Cycling

Winner of the Tour de France

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