** Georges Clemenceau becomes prime minister of France.

** Georges Bernanos, French writer ( b. 1888 )

** In Paris, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet, in response to rumours ( which are true ) that he is seeking to end the French alliance system in Eastern Europe, gives a speech highlighting his government's commitment to the cordon sanitaire.

** In a response to Georges Bonnet's speech of January 26, German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, referring to Bonnet's alleged statement of December 6, 1938 accepting Eastern Europe as being in Germany's exclusive sphere of influence, protests that all French security commitments in that region are " now off limits ".

** At a meeting in Paris, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet meets with Soviet Ambassador Jakob Suritz, and suggests that a " peace front " comprising France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland and Romania would deter Germany from war.

** Georges Ricard-Cordingley, French painter ( b. 1873 )

** Georges Bégué and others escape from the Mauzac prison camp.

** Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France ( b. 1841 )

** Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.

** The French paper L ' Express publishes a story of Georges Figon, who took part in the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.

** French police announce that Georges Figon has committed suicide, prior to his arrest for the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.

** Georges Duhamel, French author ( b. 1884 )

** The French National Assembly censures the proposed referendum to sanction presidential elections by popular mandate ; Prime Minister Georges Pompidou resigns, but President de Gaulle asks him to stay in office.

** French President Georges Pompidou visits the Soviet Union.

** Georges Bidault moves to Belgium where he receives political asylum.

** Georges Franju, French filmmaker ( b. 1912 )

** Georges Bizet's comic opera Djamileh premieres at the Opera-Comique in Paris, France.

** Georges Simenon, Belgian writer ( b. 1903 )

** Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader ( executed ) ( b. 1759 )

** Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet

** Dumas fils ' La Princesse Georges

** AMP Building, Perth, Australia, see 140 St Georges Terrace

** Sport spearfishing became common in the Mediterranean, and spearfishers gradually developed the common sport diving mask and fins and snorkel, with Georges Beuchat in Marseille, France, which created the speargun and Italian sport spearfishers started using oxygen rebreathers.

** Georges Beuchat in France creates the first surface buoy.

** The first camera housing called Tarzan is released by Georges Beuchat,

** A life estate pur autre vie is held by one person for the natural life of another person.

** La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, usually called Gargantua ( 1534 )

** Notice historique sur la vie politique et militaire du marechal Brune ( Paris, 1821 ).

** Guilbert, Notice sur la vie de B. C. Joubert

** Neucastel, Gambetta, sa vie, et ses idées politiques ( 1885 )

** French-Andrée Lacelle, Tant de vie s ' égare

** the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l ' environnement ( or AgroParisTech, nicknamed Agro includes an internal school called ENGREF ) – part of the Pôle des sciences de la vie et environnementales et technologies de la région de Paris ;

** G. d ' Heilly, Madame de Girardin, sa vie et ses œuvres ( 1868 )

** La vie parisienne by Jacques Offenbach ( October 2004 )

** René Lavole, Portalis, sa vie et ses œvres ( Paris, 1869 )

** La vie est belle malgré tout ( It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken ) by Seth, Les Humanoïdes Associés

** La vie de ma mère: Face A and Face B by Jean-Christophe Chauzy and Thierry Jonquet, Gallimard

** Le retour à la terre: La vraie vie by Jean-Yves Ferri and Emmanuel Larcenet, Dargaud

** Les mangeurs de vie by Hampton, Les Humanoïdes Associés

** La vraie vie ( 2002 )

** CEVIPOF ( Centre d ’ étude de la vie politique française ) directed by Pascal Perrineau