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923 matches to French Somaliland
Annam. 2000BC Kingdom in north Vietnam 1883 French protectorate.
Anouilh, Jean. 1910-87. French dramatist: Antigone, Becket 1959.
Anville, J.B. d’. 1697-1782. French cartographer known for accuracy.
Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.
Appert, Nicolas. c1752-1841. French inventor of preservation by canning.
Aquitaine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Visigoth. 507 Franks. 700 Independent. 1137 French. 1152 English 1453 French.
Arago, François. 1786-1853. French astronomer and physicist. Magnetism, light.
Aragon, Louis. 1897-1982. French Romantic poet + Communist.
Arp, Hans. 1887-1966. French Dada artist.
Arras, Treaty. 1435. Burgundy recognized French throne.
Arsonval, Arsène d’. 1851-1940. French doctor and physicist. Electricity in body mvmt.
Assignats. French legal tender, 1789-96. Overissue caused inflation. Became worth 1% of face value.
Aubigné, Agrippa d’. 1552-1630. French satirical writer and poet: Tragiques.
Aumale, Henri, duc d’Orleans. 1822-97. French general, Orleanist leader.
Auriol, Vincent. 1884-1966. French President, 1947-54.
Babeuf, François. 1760-97. French Socialist egalitarian revolutionary. “Conspiracy of Equals” vs Directory.
Baccarat. 1765-. French glassmakers.
Baïf, Jean Antoine de. 1532-89. French Pléiade poet. New metrical forms. Founded Academy of Music and Poetry 1571, in Paris.
Bailly, Jean. 1736-93. French astronomer. Paris mayor, 1789-91. Led Tennis Court Oath. Guillotined.
Baltard, Victor. 1805-74. French architect. First to employ metal girders: Les Halles. St-Augustine’s Church.
Balzac, Honoré de. 1799-1850. French novelist of social injustice: Comedie Humaine 1829-48.
Balzac, Jean-Louis. 1597-1654. French writer. Lettres 1624.
Banville, Théodore de. 1823-91. French Parnassian poet. Early Symbolist. Odes funambulesques 1857.
Bara, Joseph. 1779-93. French Republican child hero.
Barbary Piracy. 1518-1830. G. Washington pays $1M to free enslaved seamen 1796. US attacks Tripoli 1815. French sieze Algiers, 1830.