2014 Event French President Francois Hollande proposes that terminally ill patients should have the right to be sedated until death; the proposal does not suggest assisted termination of the patient's life 2013 Event Winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics include theoretical physicists Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain 2013 Event In France, an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage is passed, opening the door for Francois Holland to promulgate it 2012 Event President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power 2012 Event The newly-elected President of France, Francois Hollande, makes a surprise visit to see the French troops in Afghanistan 2012 Event France swears in Francois Hollande, the 24th President of France 2012 Event In the second round of the French presidential election Francois Hollande is elected President of France 1996 Death Francois Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at 72 1996 Death Francois Mitterrand, President of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79 1994 Death Francois de Grossouvre, President Mitterrand advisor, suicide at 76 1993 Death Francois Reichenbach, French director (L'Amerique Insolite), dies at 70 1992 Death Olivier Messiaen, French composer (St. Francois d'Assise), dies at 83 1991 Death Francois Billetdoux, French author (Word Awake), dies in Philadelphia 1988 Event Francois Mitterrand elected president of France 1984 Death Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52 1981 Event Francois Mitterrand becomes president of France 1981 Event Francois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 1977 Event Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad 1975 Birthday Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1973 Birthday Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Francois Gesthuizen, soccer player, PSV, NAC 1972 Birthday Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche 1971 Death Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti, dies at 64 1971 Death Francois Duvalier, Haitian Statesman 1970 Death Francois Mauriac, writer, dies 1970 Birthday Francois Leroux, Ste-adele, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1969 Birthday Francois Letourneau, St. Jerome Quebec, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender, Team France 1998 1965 Event Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency 1963 Death Francois Poulenc, French composer (Litanies Vierge noire), dies at 74 1958 Death Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 1955 Death Francois Rasse, composer, dies at 81 1954 Event Francois "Doc" Duvalier wins Haitian presidential election 1953 Event French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy 1946 Birthday Francois Bozize, Gabonese Statesman 1944 Death Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer and choreographer (Fates d'Hebe), dies at 66 1940 Birthday Jose Van Dam, Brussels Belgium, bass-baritone, Francois d'Assisif 1935 Death Frans, MJ Francois, Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 1932 Birthday Francois Glorieux, composer 1932 Birthday Francois Bayle, born in Taomasina, Madagascar, composer, Musique concrete, acousmatic music, studied with Pierre Schaeffer, Karlheinz Stockhausen 1932 Birthday Francois Truffaut, Paris, director, Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451 1927 Birthday Francois Leydet, sierra club, Last Redwoods 1927 Birthday Francois Nourissier, French writer, Un petit bourgeois 1926 Birthday Francois d'Assise Morel, composer 1925 Birthday Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party 1924 Birthday Claude Andre Francois Ballif, composer 1924 Birthday Jean Francois Revel, French journalist/author, Ni Marx ni Jesus 1923 Birthday Francois Chaumette, actor, They Never Slept, Christine 1922 Birthday Francois H L Henrichs, sportscaster/actor, Spider 1922 Birthday Francois Reichenbach, French director, La douceur du Village 1920 Birthday Francois Jacob, born in France, biologist/bacteriologist, Nobel 1965 1916 Birthday Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France, 1981-95 1915 Birthday Francois Bondy, writer 1908 Death Francois A Gevaert, Belg/Dutch composer (Diable au Moulin), dies at 68 1908 Death Francois Coppee, French poet, dies 1907 Birthday Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti 1907 Birthday Francois Duvalier, Haitian Statesman 1906 Birthday Francis Walder, Francois Waldburger, Belgian author 1903 Death Francois Crepin, Belgian botany, dies at 72 1901 Death Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70 1900 Birthday Julien Green, US/French writer, Frere Francois 1899 Death Francois Felix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 1897 Birthday Cyril "Froggy" Francois, cricketer, South Africa all-rounder vs. England 1922 - 1923 1895 Death Francois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85 1894 Death Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, dies at 58 1888 Birthday Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney 1887 Death Jules Francois Blasini, Curaeaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 1885 Birthday Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright, Nobel 1952 1884 Birthday Francois de Vries, Dutch economist 1878 Birthday Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist 1878 Birthday Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer/choreograph, L'oiseau enchante 1874 Birthday Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker 1873 Death Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65 1873 Birthday Francois Rasse, composer 1871 Death Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer, dies at 59 1868 Death Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51 1866 Death Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 1864 Death Jacques Francois Gallay, composer, dies at 68 1861 Death Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 1858 Death Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73 1857 Death Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73 1857 Birthday French [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary, Pursue Years 1857 Death E Francois Vidocq, French criminalogist/police officer, dies at 81 1853 Death D Francois J Arago, French astronomer/physicist (chromosome), dies 1852 Death Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 1849 Death Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer, dies at 73 1848 Death Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies 1848 Death Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabaneonne), dies at 69 1847 Birthday Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer 1842 Birthday Francois Coppee, French poet 1837 Birthday Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French President, 1887-94, ; assassinated 1837 Death Francois Gerard, French baron/painter, dies at 66 1835 Birthday Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer, Snikken en grimlachjes 1833 Death Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74 1830 Birthday Francois Crepin, Belgian botany 1830 Birthday Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist, law of Raoult 1828 Birthday Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer, Le diable au moulin 1827 Death Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer, dies at 90 1818 Birthday Charles Francois Gounod, born in Paris, France, opera composer, Faust 1817 Birthday Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer 1816 Death Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 1812 Birthday Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer 1809 Birthday Francois de Canrobert, French marshal/parliament member 1807 Birthday Francois Hainl, composer 1807 Birthday Adrien Francois Servais, composer 1807 Death Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 1807 Death Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 1803 Death Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44 1803 Death [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture/Haitian revolutionary, dies 1802 Birthday Francois MP Liberman, French relig leader, Congregation of Heart 1799 Death Francois Giroust, composer, dies at 62 1795 Birthday Jacques Francois Gallay, composer 1793 Birthday Josepf Francois Snel, composer 1788 Death Francois Bainville, composer, dies at 63 1787 Birthday Francois P G Guizot, French historian/politician 1786 Birthday D. Francois J. Arago, French astronomer, physicist, and politician 1785 Birthday Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer 1784 Birthday Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer 1775 Birthday Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer 1774 Death Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80 1770 Death Francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72 1768 Birthday Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, France, poet and novelist, Atala 1768 Death Francois de Cuvillies, Belgian architect of Bayern, dies 1760 Death Francois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69 1759 Birthday Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician 1759 Death Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 1759 Birthday Francois Devienne, composer 1755 Birthday Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer 1746 Death Francois Fagel, lawyer/statesman, dies at 86 1745 Birthday Francois Guichard, composer 1743 Birthday [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture, Breda, leader, Haiti 1740 Death Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 1737 Birthday Francois Leonard Rouwyzer, composer 1737 Birthday Louis Francois Chambray, composer 1737 Birthday Francois Giroust, composer 1736 Event Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor Francois I) 1733 Birthday Francois Krafft, composer 1733 Death Francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64 1733 Death Francois Couperin, French composer (Le Grand), dies at 64 1727 Death Francois Valentijn, vicar/writer, dies at 61 1725 Birthday Francois Bainville, composer 1718 Death Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 1697 Birthday Francois Hanot, composer 1695 Birthday Francois the Cuvillies, Belgian court architect of Bayern 1694 Birthday Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV 1690 Birthday Francois Collin de Blamont, composer 1686 Death Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered 1683 Birthday Francois de La Croix, composer 1680 Death Francois Roberday, composer, dies at 56 1680 Death Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies 1680 Death Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer 1673 Death Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 1669 Birthday Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Suriname/Algeria 1668 Birthday Francois Couperin, Paris, France, composer/organist, Concerts Royaux 1668 Death Francois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64 1666 Birthday Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer 1659 Birthday Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman 1655 Birthday Francois Fagel, Dutch Field Marshal, baptized 1654 Death Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 1651 Birthday Francois Fenelon, France, writer, Playing for Time 1646 Death Francois De Bassompierre, marshal of France, dies 1641 Death Francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69 1641 Death Francois van d'aerssen, mister of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69 1641 Birthday Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman, Marquis de Louvois 1641 Death Franciscus Gomarus, Francois Gomaer, French theologist, dies 1628 Birthday Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier 1624 Birthday Francois Roberday, composer 1622 Death Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 1620 Birthday Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist 1613 Birthday Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer 1590 Death Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 1581 Event Queen Elizabeth I and Francois of Anjou wed 1579 Event Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I 1579 Birthday Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France 1577 Birthday Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer 1569 Death Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies 1567 Birthday Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint 1563 Death Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 1563 Event Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots General Francois De Guise 1563 Birthday Franciscus Gomarus, Francois Gomaer, Dutch theologist/opera singer 1562 Event General Francois de Guise enters Paris 1560 Death Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 1558 Death Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies 1558 Event Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1553 Death Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 1547 Event Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France 1547 Death Francois I of Valois-Angoulame, King of France (1515-47), dies at 52 1545 Birthday Franciscus Junius, Francois du Jon, French/Netherlands calvinist theologist 1545 Event French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed 1544 Event Peace of Crepy: German emperor Charles V and French king Francois I 1544 Event Charles and Francois I sign Peace of Crepy 1539 Event Emperor Karel and King Francois I sign anti-English treaty 1538 Event King Francois I orders renewed pursuit of Protestants 1538 Event Peace talks between Karel and King Francois I 1536 Event Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III 1534 Event Francois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy 1532 Event Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1531 Death Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Francois I, dies at 55 1531 Event Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V 1530 Death Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 1526 Event King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France 1526 Event French king Francois I freed from Spain 1525 Event Swiss and German mercenaries desert Francois I's army 1524 Birthday Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, Anti-Tribonien 1521 Event French king Francois I declares war on Spain 1521 Birthday Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general, Jarnac 1520 Birthday Franciscus Balduinus, Francois Baudouin, lawyer 1519 Birthday Francois de Guise, Balafre, French general strategist, Calais 1516 Event Kings Charles I and Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons 1515 Event Francois, Duke of Angoulame succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France 1494 Birthday Francois I of Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1515-47 1488 Death Francois II of Bretagne, dies 1476 Birthday Louise of Savoye, French mother/regentes of king Francois I 1463 Event French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris
