1997 Death Georges Marchal, actor (Dirty Game, Blondine), dies at 77 1997 Death Georges Marchais, Sec General of French Communist Party (1972-94), dies 1995 Death Georges Yves Marie Congar, Dominican theologian cardinal, dies at 91 1994 Death Georges Watin, Algerian/French officer (OAS), dies at 71 1992 Death Georges Delerue, French composer (Hiroshima, My Love), dies at 67 1990 Death Georges Flamant, actor (La Chienne), dies in Paris at 86 1990 Death Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Asterix, Kuifje), dies at 78 1989 Death Georges Simenon, Belgian/French writer and director (Maigret), dies at 86 1986 Death Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered 1983 Death Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84 1983 Death Herge, Georges Remi, Belgian cartoonist (Rin-Tin-Tin), dies at 75 1982 Death Georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45 1981 Death Georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies 1976 Death Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 1974 Death Georges Pompidou, French president, dies in Paris at 62 1969 Event Georges Pompidou sworn in as president of France 1969 Death Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies 1969 Death Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 1968 Birthday Denny Neagle, Prince Georges Cnty, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Death Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 1966 Death Georges Lemaatre, originator of "big bang" theory, dies at 71 1966 Death Georges Duhamel, French Novelist 1966 Event Georges Pompidou appointed French premier 1965 Death Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78 1962 Death Georges Bataille, French Writer 1962 Event Georges Pompidou becomes president of France 1960 Death Georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies 1958 Death Georges Rouault, French painter (Christ aux outrages), dies at 86 1955 Death Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 1951 Death Georges Rency, Belgian poet/literature, dies at 75 1950 Event Georges Bidault forms French government 1949 Event Georges Bidault elected president of France 1948 Death Georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90 1946 Event Georges Bidault elected premier of France 1945 Birthday Georges Aperghis, composer 1944 Death Georges Mandel, Louis Rothschild, French Foreign Minister, dies 1943 Death Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 1940 Death Joris [Georges] van Severen, Flem fascist/Member of parliament, dies 1936 Birthday Georges Perec, French writer, Seire Noire, Retour a la bien-aimee 1930 Event Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of New Zealand 1929 Death Georges Clemenceau, French journalist/premier (1917-20), dies at 88 1929 Death Georges Courteline [Moineaux], French playwright, dies 1928 Event Georges Ronsse becomes world champion cyclists 1927 Death Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Belgian Kempen), dies 1926 Death Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies 1925 Event NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses and dies of TB 4 months later 1925 Birthday Georges Delerue, composer 1925 Death Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, dies at 72 1924 Birthday Georges Pratre, Waziers France, conductor, New York Met 1922 Death Georges Sorel, French social philosopher, dies at 74 1921 Birthday Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer 1921 Death Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58 1921 Birthday Claude Rene Georges Pascal, composer 1920 Birthday Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician, Numbers Game 1920 Birthday Georges Marchais, political leader, French Communist Party 1920 Birthday Georges Marchal, Nancy France, actor, Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way 1918 Death Georges Antoine, composer, dies at 26 1917 Death Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22 1917 Event French pilot Georges Guynemer shoots down 54th German aircraft 1915 Birthday Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer 1912 Birthday Georges Franju, born in France, director, Judex, L'homme sans visage 1911 Birthday Georges Dargaud, French publisher, Asterix/Kuifje 1911 Birthday Georges Pompidou, banker/premier/president France 1911 Birthday Georges Dargaud, French publisher, Asterix, Tintin 1910 Birthday Georges Schehade, Lebanese poet/playwright, Monsieur Bob'le 1908 Death Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72 1907 Birthday Herge, Georges Remi, Belgian cartoonist, Kuifje 1907 Event Georges Feydeaus' "La Puce l'Oreille," premieres in Paris 1906 Event Georges Chemenceau succeeds Sarien premier of France 1904 Birthday Georges Yves Marie Congar, dominican Theologian cardinal 1903 Birthday Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer, Snow Was Black 1902 Birthday Georges Poulet, French/Belgian critic, Temps Humain 1900 Birthday Georges Lonque, composer 1899 Birthday Georges Bidault, French Politician 1899 Birthday Georges Auric, Lodve France, Composer 1897 Birthday Georges Bataille, French Writer 1896 Event Georges Feydeaus' "Le Dindon," premieres in Paris 1894 Birthday Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot 1894 Event Georges Feydeaus' "L'hotel du lobre echange," premoeres on Paros 1894 Birthday Joris [Georges] of Severen, Flemish fascist/Member of parliament 1894 Event Georges Feydeau's "Un la Patte," premieres in Paris 1892 Birthday Georges Antoine, composer 1891 Birthday Georges E Migot, French composer 1888 Birthday Georges Bernanos, France, novelist, Diary of a Country Priest 1887 Event Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris 1886 Birthday Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist, L'art et Son Avenir 1885 Birthday Georges Mandel, Louis Rothschild, French Foreign minister, -1940 1884 Birthday Georges Duhamel, French Novelist 1882 Birthday Georges F Broque, French cubist painter, Bike 1882 Birthday Georges Braque, French Artist 1875 Birthday Georges Rency, Belgian poet 1875 Death Georges [Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold] Bizet, French composer, dies at 36 1875 Death Georges Bizet, French Composer 1875 Event Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris) 1870 Birthday Georges Claude, inventor, neon light 1867 Birthday Georges Martin Witkowski, composer 1866 Birthday Georges Minne, Flemish sculptor 1862 Birthday Georges Feydeau, French playwright, La Dame de Chez Maxim's 1861 Birthday Georges Melies, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story 1859 Birthday Georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist, Grande Jatte 1858 Birthday Georges Courteline, Moineaux, French playwright 1858 Birthday Georges Adolphe Hue, composer 1854 Birthday Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer, Jeune Belgium 1853 Death Andre Georges Louis Onslow, composer, dies at 69 1852 Birthday Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister 1841 Birthday Georges Clemenceau, France, PM, 1906-09, 17-20, defended Dreyfuss 1838 Birthday Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, France, composer, Carmen 1838 Birthday Georges Bizet, French Composer 1835 Birthday Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer 1832 Death Georges Cuvier, French zoologist (La Regne Animal), dies at 62 1821 Birthday Ernest Feydeau, French author, Georges Feydeau 1809 Birthday Georges Eugene Haussmann, born in Paris, France, architect 1794 Death Georges Couthon, French politician, beheaded at 39 1794 Death Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary 1793 Event Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public 1769 Birthday Georges Cuvier, French zoologist, La Regne Animal 1759 Birthday Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/Minister of Justice 1759 Birthday Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary 1755 Birthday Georges Couthon, French politician 1683 Event Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark 1667 Death Georges de Scudery, French writer (Alaric ou Rome Vaincue), dies at 65 1601 Birthday Georges de Scudery, French writer, Observations sur le Cid 1593 Birthday Georges de la Tour, French painter 1581 Death Georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies 1510 Death Georges d'Amboise, French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49 1510 Death Georges d'amboise, French archbishop of Narbonne/Rouen, dies at 49
