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1912 in France

Explore 13 historical events and records for France in 1912.

Historical records for France in 1912

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March

Agadir Crisis

Briand, Aristide ยท Agadir ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

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

Rule of Morocco

Briand, Aristide ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

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

April

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Bricoux, Roger Marie ยท Southampton ยท Cellist ยท Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

Death in Titanic Disaster

Bricoux, Roger Marie ยท North Atlantic ยท Cellist ยท Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

Other events (month unknown)

Arte et Democratie

Paul-Boncour, Joseph ยท Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Arte et Democratie"

Colonel

Petain, Henri Philippe ยท Colonel ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Colonel

Foreign Secretary of France

Poincare, Raymond ยท Foreign Secretary of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Foreign Minister

Major General

Foch, Ferdinand ยท Major General ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Mayor

Queuille, Henri ยท Neuvic ยท Mayor of Neuvic ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Mayor of Neuvic

Nobel Prize

Carrel, Alexis ยท Stockholm ยท Surgeon ยท Science / Medicine

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on vascular suturing and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.

Prime Minister of France

Poincare, Raymond ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

Prime Minister of France

Poncare, Raymond Nicholas Landry ยท Prime Minister of France ยท Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France

Professor at Lycee Stanislas

Maritain, Jacques ยท Paris ยท Professor ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Maritain becomes professor of philosophy at the Lycee Stanislas and also teaches at the Institut Catholique.

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