1919 in France

Events from the year 1919 in France.

Incumbents

18 January – The Paris Peace Conference, opens at the Quai d'Orsay, with delegates from 27 nations attending for meetings at the Palace of Versailles ; for its duration Paris is effectively the center of a world government. On 25 January the Conference agrees to establish the League of Nations.
March - An automobile brand, Citroën, was established by André Citroën.
April – Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights.
1 May (Premier Mai) – A large left-wing demonstration leads to a violent confrontation with the police.
28 June – Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending World War I and concluding the main sessions of the Paris Peace Conference.
7 July – First customer takes delivery of a Citroën automobile.
31 July – Perfumier L'Oréal is registered by Eugène Schueller.
10 September – Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending World War I with Austria.
16 November – Legislative Election held.
17 November – American expatriate Sylvia Beach opens the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.
27 November – Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed.
30 November – Legislative Election held.

6 January – Jacques Laurent, writer and journalist
15 January – Maurice Herzog, climber and politician
19 January – Simone Melchior, wife and business partner of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
18 March
* Michèle Arnaud, singer, producer and director
* Roland Weyl, militant and lawyer
22 March – Diran Manoukian, Olympic field hockey player
1 April – Jeannie Rousseau, Allied intelligence agent
3 April – Marguerite Harl, literary scholar
7 April – Jackie Sardou, actress
8 April – André Héléna, writer
10 April – Cécile Rol-Tanguy, resistance officer
13 April – René Gallice, soccer player
21 April – André Bettencourt, Resistance fighter, politician and Minister
29 April – Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer
30 April – François Brigneau, journalist and author
13 May – Pierre Sudreau, politician
24 May – Paul Rambié, painter
7 June – Roger Borniche, detective
9 June - Georges Bonnet, writer and poet
21 June
* Tsilla Chelton, actress
* Jean Joyet, painter
21 June – Guy Lux, game show host and producer
23 June – Marie Jacq, politician