1862 in France
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See also: 1861 in France, other events of 1862, 1863 in France.
Events from the year 1862 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 6 January - French, Spanish, and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico, beginning the French intervention in Mexico.
- 5 May - Battle of Puebla, victory for the Mexican Army against the French occupational forces.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- 3 April - The first two volumes of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is published.
- 15 May - The remainder of Les Misérables is published.
[edit] Births
- 28 March - Aristide Briand, statesman, Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner (d.1932).
- 6 April - Georges Darien, writer (d.1921).
- 22 August - Claude Debussy, composer (d.1918).
- 19 October - Auguste Lumière, filmmaker (d.1954).
- 7 December - Paul Adam, novelist (d.1920).
- 8 December - Georges Feydeau, playwright (d.1921).
[edit] Deaths
- 11 January - Jean Philibert Damiron, philosopher (b.1794).
- 7 February - Prosper Ménière, scientist (b.1799).
- 11 February - Jules Lequier, philosopher (b.1814).
- 17 March - Fromental Halévy, composer (b.1799).
- 9 April - Charles Deval, ophthalmologist (b.1806).
- 18 June - Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix, vicar apostolic of Eastern Siam (b.1805).
- 5 July - Étienne-Denis Pasquier, statesman (b.1767).
- September - Mathieu-Richard-Auguste Henrion, magistrate, historian and journalist (b.1805).
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- Louis Alfred Becquerel, physicist and medical researcher (b.1814).
- Antoine Fauchery, photographer (b.1823).
- Louis Petitot, sculptor (b.1794).
