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France in 1930

Historical records for France in 1930, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
7Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

July

13 July 1930First World Cup GoalLucien Laurent

Montevideo · Sport / Football

Scores the first goal in World Cup history during France's victory over Mexico.

September

1 September 19301st Transatlantic FlightDieudonne Costes

New York · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Completes the first nonstop flight from Paris to New York in 37 hours & 18 minutes

Other Events

1930CoronagraphBernard Ferdinand Lyot

Pic du Midi · Science / Astronomy

Develops the coronagraph to block direct sunlight inside a telescope.

1930Daylight Solar Corona ObservationBernard Ferdinand Lyot

Pic du Midi · Science / Astronomy

Makes routine daylight observation of the solar corona possible.

1930Minister of AirPaul Painleve

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Air

1930Minister of LabourPierre Laval

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Labour

1930Prime Minister of FranceCamille Chautemps

Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

1930Under the Roofs of ParisRene Clair

Arts / Cinema

Directs Under the Roofs of Paris.

Names involved

Bernard Ferdinand LyotCamille ChautempsDieudonne CostesLucien LaurentPaul PainlevePierre LavalRene Clair

Places involved

MontevideoNew YorkPic du Midi

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.