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France in 1912

Historical records for France in 1912, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
10Events
8Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

30 March 1912Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

France establishes a full protectorate over Morocco, ending what remained of the countrys formal independence

30 March 1912Rule of MoroccoAristide Briand

Government / Government of France

France establishes a full protectorate over Morocco, ending what remained of the countrys formal independence

April

10 April 1912Titanic Musician EmbarkationRoger Marie Bricoux

Southampton · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Embarks at Southampton as the orchestra's French cellist for Titanic's first Atlantic crossing.

15 April 1912Death in Titanic DisasterRoger Marie Bricoux

North Atlantic · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Dies in the sinking after performing with Titanic's musicians during the evacuation.

Other Events

1912Arte et DemocratieJoseph Paul-Boncour

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Arte et Democratie"

1912ColonelHenri Philippe Petain

Warfare / Military

Appointed Colonel

1912Foreign Secretary of FranceRaymond Poincare

Government / Government of France

Appointed Foreign Minister

1912Major GeneralFerdinand Foch

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1912MayorHenri Queuille

Neuvic · Government / Government of France

Appointed Mayor of Neuvic

1912Prime Minister of FranceRaymond Poincare

Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

1912Prime Minister of FranceRaymond Nicholas Landry Poncare

Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France

Names involved

Aristide BriandFerdinand FochHenri Philippe PetainHenri QueuilleJoseph Paul-BoncourRaymond Nicholas Landry PoncareRaymond PoincareRoger Marie Bricoux

Places involved

AgadirNeuvicNorth AtlanticSouthampton

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.