Events from the year 1804 in France
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Incumbents
edit- French Consulate (until 18 May)[1] then Napoleon I[2]
Events
edit- 21 March – The Napoleonic Code entered into force, forbidding privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and specifying that government jobs should go to the most qualified
- 14 May – Napoleon Bonaparte was given the title of Emperor by the French Senate.
- 18 May – First French Empire established.
- 2–3 October – Raid on Boulogne
- November – Constitutional referendum concerning the establishment of the French Empire
- 2 December – Coronation of Napoleon I
Births
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- 3 October – Allan Kardec, writer (died 1869)
- 19 October – Francisque Joseph Duret, sculptor (died 1865)[3]
- 24 December – Édouard Chassaignac, surgeon (died 1879)
Deaths
edit- 28 February – Marie Louise Marcadet, opera singer and actress (born 1758 in Sweden)
- 20 September – Pierre Méchain, astronomer (born 1744)
- 2 October – Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, inventor (born 1725)
- 15 October – Antoine Baumé, chemist (born 1728)
- 2 November – Armand-Gaston Camus, revolutionist (born 1740)
- 1 December – Philippe le Bon, engineer (born 1767)
See also
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References
edit- ^ Menzies, Sutherland (1875). History of France for junior classes. William Collins, Sons. p. 280.
- ^ "Consulate | French history | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1917). "Duret, Francisque". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 6 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 540. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
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