1904 in France

Events from the year 1904 in France.

Incumbents

23 February - First launch of a French diesel-powered submarine, Aigrette.
8 April - Entente cordiale, a series of agreements signed between the United Kingdom and France.
Global cosmetics companies are founded in Paris: Coty, by FranÃÂ§ois Coty, and Garnier, by Alfred Amour Garnier.
Summer - Henri Matisse paints Luxe, Calme et VoluptÃÂ© at Saint-Tropez; it will be considered foundational in his own oeuvre and the starting point of Fauvism.

7 January - Pierre Allain, climber (died 2000)
13 January - Jean de Beaumont, sport shooter (died 2002)
14 January - Henri-Georges Adam, engraver and sculptor (died 1967)
4 February - Georges Sadoul, journalist and cinema writer (died 1967)
11 February - Lucile Randon, supercentenarian (died 2023)
15 February - Louis Robert, historian and author (died 1985)
24 February - Gaston Marie Jacquier, Roman Catholic prelate (died 1976)
27 February - AndrÃÂ© Leducq, cyclist, twice Tour de France winner (died 1980)
1 March - Paul Dubreil, mathematician (died 1994)
13 March - RenÃÂ© Dumont, agronomist, sociologist and environmental politician (died 2001)

12 April - ArsÃÂ¨ne Alancourt, cyclist (died 1965)
13 April - Yves Congar, priest and theologian (died 1995)
21 April
Jean HÃÂ©lion, painter and author (died 1987)
Gabriel Loire, stained glass artist (died 1996)
25 April - RenÃÂ© Cogny, General (died 1968)
17 May
Marie-Anne Desmarest, novelist (died 1973)
Jean Gabin, actor (died 1976)
18 May - FranÃÂ§ois Marty, Roman Catholic Cardinal (died 1994)
19 May - Daniel GuÃÂ©rin, anarchist and author (died 1988)
25 May - Marcel Thil, world champion boxer (died 1968)
5 June Ã¢ÂÂ Edith Clark, aviator and parachutist (died 1937)
8 June - Jean-JÃÂ©rÃÂ´me Adam, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Libreville (died 1981)
11 June - Gaston Charlot, chemist (died 1994)
29 June - Jean Berveiller, composer and organist (died 1976)

8 October - Yves Giraud-Cabantous, motor racing driver (died 1973)
13 October - Antoine Gilles Menier, businessman and municipal politician (died 1967)
14 October - Christian Pineau, French Resistance leader and politician (died 1995)
12 November
Jacques Tourneur, film director (died 1977)
6 December - ÃÂve Curie, author and writer, daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie (died 2007)
12 December - Nicolas de Gunzburg, magazine editor (died 1981)
31 December - Charles Fauvel, aircraft designer (died 1979)