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unusual facts about Marseille, France



1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season

In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France.

30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS

Soldiers of the division together with an unspecified Italian unit killed 40 civilians in Étobon, France on 27 September 1944, in retaliation of the support given by villagers to the French partisans.

AAC Middle Wallop

After D-Day, both the 67th RG moved to its Advanced Landing Ground at Le Molay-Littry (ALG A-9) and IX FC Headquarters moved to Les Obeaux, France in late June 1944 ending the USAAF presence at Middle Wallop.

Albert Vanhoye

Born on 23 July 1923 at Hazebrouck, France, Albert Vanhoye entered the Society of Jesus in 1941 and studied at Jesuit Scholasticates in France and Belgium, as well as obtaining a licentiate and doctorate in sacred scripture with a thesis on the Letter to the Hebrews, from the Pontifical Biblical Institute (the Biblicum) in Rome.

Alexander Lion

After the ceasefire on the Romanian front, he returned to France, serving at Reims and the Somme.

Australian Government Future Fund

In May 2011 the Future Fund was criticized by The Age newspaper for investing A$135.4 million in 15 foreign-owned companies involved in the manufacture of nuclear weapons for the United States, Britain, France and India.

Canal de Tancarville

The Canal de Tancarville is a 25 km waterway in France connecting the English Channel at Le Havre to the Seine at Tancarville.

Canton of Marseille – Notre-Dame-Limite

It also includes the part of the 15th municipal arrondissement not part of the cantons of Marseille-Verduron and Marseille - Saint-Mauront.

Chaumont, New York

In 1750, Ray had bought the Chaumont castle (named from the Old French for "bald hill", and built in two periods around 1500), in the Loire Valley of France.

Christina Bauer

She was born in Bergen, Norway during a Christmas holiday to a French father, Jean-Luc Bauer, a professional volleyball player, and a Norwegian mother, Tone Bauer, a handball player who played several years in France.

Clem Sohn

Sohn's career came to an end on April 25, 1937, in Vincennes, France.

Cosmix

However, a wave of or-suffixed action/horror Hollywood blockbusters and B-movies spread in France in the 1980s including Exterminator, Terminator, and Predator.

Crossair Europe

Crossair Europe (European Continental Airways) was an airline headquartered on the grounds of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in Saint-Louis, Haut Rhin, France, near Basel, Switzerland.

Dominique Fidanza

In 2006, she moved to France to participate at the French reality television show Star Academy France and she arrived at the end of the show but she lost against Cyril Cinélu.

Downhill Challenge

Downhill Challenge is a view-from-behind 3d skiing game developed by Microïds in 1988, published in the US by Brøderbund Software and in France by Loriciel (as Super Ski; in the UK it also had an Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards license).

France national under-20 rugby union team

The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship

George J. Walker

He served tours in France, Germany, Korea and Vietnam as well as stateside assignments at Seneca Army Depot, Romulus, New York; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Fort Hood, Texas; Washington, DC; and Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Georges Guibourg

Born at Mantes-la-Ville, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, he began studying the piano at the age of 11 and at age 16 went to Paris where he performed on stage, singing extracts of traditional operettas and lovesongs.

Geraldine of Albania

King Zog I died in Hauts-de-Seine, France, in 1961 and their son, Crown Prince Leka, was proclaimed King Leka I by the royalist government in exile.

Gérard de Cortanze

He translated works of Spanish writers, such as the Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco, the Nicaraguan Rubén Darío, Argentine exile in France Juan José Saer, the notebooks of the Spanish painter Antonio Saura (1930–1998), and poems, like those of Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo (1892–1938) and the Chilean Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948).

Henry Christy

An account of the explorations appeared in a half-finished book left by Christy, entitled Reliquiae Aquilanicae, being contributions to the Archaeology and Paleontology of Perigord and the adjacent provinces of Southern France; this was completed by Christy's executors, first by Lartet and, after his death in 1870, by Rupert Jones.

Henry George Purchase

In 1915, he was sent on a special mission to France for the purpose of organising a British and American hospital at Neuilly.

History of the violin

In the 19th and 20th centuries numerous violins were produced in France, in Saxony and the Mittenwald in what is now Germany, in the Tyrol, now parts of Austria and Italy, and in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.

Jean de Pourtales

Jean de Pourtales (born August 19, 1965) is a French racing driver from Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Jean Elichagaray

Jean Baptiste Pierre Eugène Elichagaray (September 3, 1886 – June 8, 1987) was a French rower who competed in the men's eights event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Jean-Jacques Ampère

Moving to Paris, he taught at the Sorbonne, and became professor of the history of French literature at the Collège de France.

Jean-Louis Jaley

Jean-Louis Nicolas Jaley (born in Paris in 1802, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1866) was a French sculptor.

Jervis B. Webb Company

The company headquarters is in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally including Carlisle, South Carolina; Harbor Springs, Michigan; Boyne City, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Northampton, England; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Palaiseau, France; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.

Jesus Church, Valby

Dahlerup was also inspired by Notre-Dame la Grande in Poitiers, France, and by the synagogue in Toledo, Spain.

La Varenne

La Varenne, Maine-et-Loire, a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in France

Luçon Cathedral

Luçon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Luçon in the Vendée.

Martin Soldat

Martin Soldat is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Robert Hirsch, Véronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Marlène Jobert and Anthony Sharp.

Marylene Dosse

Ms Dosse was born in Domfront in Normandy, France - the only place in which her mother could find a hospital which had not been taken over by the invading German armed forces.

Montmorency, Victoria

Montmorency was named after a local farm, Montmorency Estate, which in turn was named for the town of Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, where the French Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived briefly.

Morry Taylor

In February 2013, Taylor met harsh criticism in France after a letter he wrote to the French minister of industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg.

Nicolae Dărăscu

He traveled extensively and lived in the south of France (Toulon and Saint-Tropez, 1908), to Venice (1909), in Romania (to Vlaici, Olt County, 1913, and in Southern Dobruja - Balchik, 1919).

Pierre Bellocq

Pierre Camille Lucien Hilaire Jean Bellocq (born November 25, 1926 in Bedenac, Charente-Maritime, France) is a French-American artist and horse racing cartoonist known as "Peb".

Potentilla delphinensis

It is endemic to France, where it is limited to the southern French Alps (Savoie et Dauphiné: Bauges; Isère; Hautes-Alpes, Col du Lautaret).

St Mary's Church, Ickworth

The 6th Marquess (d. 1985) was buried in Menton (France) for 25 years until the 8th Marquess had him reinterred in the vault of Ickworth Church in October 2010.

Stratos Boats

Stratos began building boats in 1984, and sells throughout a network of dealers throughout the United States, Australia, France, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Italy and Venezuela.

Talbot Tagora

Fewer than 20,000 Tagora models were ever built, all of them at the former Simca factory in Poissy, near Paris, France.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

The popularity of the comic has made it much in demand for adaptation into other media, the first to be approved by Tardi being a projected trilogy of live-action feature films adapted and directed by Luc Besson, the first of which, also titled The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec was released in France on 14 April 2010 and latterly in numerous other markets, including the United Kingdom.

Torfou

Torfou, Maine-et-Loire, a commune of the Pays de la Loire region of France

Vauvenargues

Vauvenargues, a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France, near Aix-en-Provence

Walther Linis

They started in France and sailed through the Suez Canal to Arabia where they unloaded oil and continued over the Pacific shoreline to San Diego in California and on into the Panama Canal to the Gulf island of Aruba, waterless island but they could get oil board and then took 12 trips between many U.S. cities in the east shore, the boat went several times to the port of Tampico in Mexico from 1957-58.

Wartenberg Trust

WartenbergTrust is a global multi-family office, wealth management and investment advisory firm established in 1921 to manage financial and other assets of the Wartenberg family in German-speaking Europe and from 1931 also in France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the US and Italy.

Wildenstein Castle

Château de Wildenstein, ruined castle in the Alsace region of France, situated in the commune of Kruth in the Haut-Rhin département

Witold Gombrowicz

Opérette (2002) – composed by Oscar Strasnoy, premiered in 2003 at Grand Théâtre de Reims, France.

Zakaria Bakkali

After Bakkali's superb Champions League-debut, Belgium coach Marc Wilmots selected him in the 25-man squad in the friendly-game against France.

ZChocolat.com

zChocolat.com is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, and has a dedicated logistics center in Forcalquier Alpes de Haute Provence and U.S. office in Ojai, California.


see also

2006 Euro Beach Soccer League

The superfinal, held in Marseille, France between 22 August and 26 August, was contested between the top six teams of division A. The nations were split up into two groups of three, playing once against each other in the group.

2007 Euro Beach Soccer League

The superfinal, held in Marseille, France between 21 August and 26 August, was contested between the top six teams of the EBSL.

2009 Open 13

It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from February 16 through February 22, 2009.

2011 Open 13

It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from February 14 through February 20, 2010.

2012 Open 13

It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from February 20 through February 26, 2010.

27P/Crommelin

The next observation was on November 10, 1873 by Jérôme E. Coggia (Marseille, France), and again on November 11 by Friedrich A. T. Winnecke (Strasbourg, France), but it was lost by November 16.

Air France Flight 406

Air France Flight 406 was an International Scheduled Passenger flight originating in Brazzaville, Congo with a final destination of Paris, France, with intermediate stops in Fort Lamy, Chad, and Marseille, France.

Ateliers Clérissy

The Ateliers Clérissy were pottery factories specializing in faience operated by members of the Clérissy family in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in Marseille, France and elsewhere.

Au soleil

This video was shot in February on the beach of Sainte-Croix, near Marseille, France.

Charles Burles

Burles was born in Marseille, France,where he studied voice with Léon Cazauran.

Costa Pacifica

On December 11, 2012 Costa Pacifica struck a piling while maneuvering into dock at the Port of Marseille, France.

Enrique Alciati

Enrique Alciati (died after 1912) was a French/Italian sculptor and teacher, born in Marseille, France, who contributed various sculptures in France and Mexico.

Eradikal Insane

Eradikal Insane is a French deathcore band formed in 2004 in Marseille, France, by Flo on lead guitar and backing vocals with his brother Nico, also on guitar.

Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix

Faustus was exiled in 59 and confined to Massilia (modern Marseille, France).

Federico Barreto

Federico Barreto (1862 in Tacna - 1929 in Marseille, France) was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection El cantor del cautiverio.

Football tennis

In April 2010 European Futnet Association (EFTA) was founded in Marseille, France, to reactivate the sport in Europe where it had been stagnating under FIFTA.

Gaëlle Méchaly

Gaëlle Méchaly (born 15 June 1970 in Marseille, France) is a soprano.

Gaspard Robert

Gaspard Robert (1722-1799) was the founder of a factory that made faience, a type of pottery, in Marseille, France between 1750 and 1793.

Georges Mamelonet

He studied at École de la Marine nationale in Marseille, France as a steam and diesel mechanic before moving in the Gaspésie region in 1978 and worked as a businessman and restaurateur until starting his political career.

Great Nordic Biker War

The Morticians then changed their name to Undertakers MC and became allies of the Bandidos, whose only European chapter was based in Marseille, France at that point.

Greg Centauro

Centauro was born on January 10, 1977, in Marseille, France, and was living in Budapest, the porn capital of Europe at the time of his death.

Haig Tiriakian

After the takeover concluded, Tiriakian was one of many participants who were exiled then shipped to Marseille, France.

Heartthrob

A flashback to Marseille, France, in 1767 reveals that Darla and Angelus once traveled with Elisabeth and James.

Honoré Savy

Honoré Savy (1725-1790) was the founder of a factory that manufactured Faïence wares in Marseille, France between 1749 and 1790.

Jacques Damala

The family later moved to Marseille, France, where they spent several years, until they relocated to Ermoupoli, Syros, after Ambrosios was appointed mayor there.

Jean Sénac

A portion of his papers are stored at the City Archives in Marseille, France.

Joseph Fauchier

Joseph Fauchier (1687-1751) was a manufacturer of faïence, a form of glazed pottery, in Marseille, France.

Le Dôme de Marseille

Le Dôme de Marseille is an indoor amphitheatre, located in Marseille, France.

Mariam Baouardy

In May 1863 a generous patron made it possible for Baouardy to move to Marseille, France, where she became the cook for an Arab family.

Marseille soap

Marseille soap or Savon de Marseille is a traditional soap made from vegetable oils that has been produced around Marseille, France, for about 600 years.

Martin F. Conway

In June 1866, Johnson appointed the former Kansas congressman as consul to Marseille, France.

Mary Florentine

Since then, she has also worked as a visiting scientist at the National Centre for Scientific Research in Marseille, France; the Osaka University in Toyonaka, Japan; and, on several occasions, at the acoustics laboratory at the Danish Technical University.

Murder of Ibrahim Ali

The death of Ibrahim Ali (1978 – February 21, 1995) took place in Marseille, France in 1995.

Mycobacterium massiliense

Etymology: massiliense, pertaining to Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille, France where the organism was isolated.

Passage to Marseille

By the time the Ville de Nancy nears the port of Marseille, France has surrendered to Nazi Germany, and a collaborationist Vichy government has been set up.

Philippe Caubère

Philippe Caubère (born September 21, 1950 in Marseille, France) is a noted French film actor, writer and producer.

Pierre Bellon

Pierre Bellon (born January 24, 1930 in Marseille, France) is the French founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.

Raphaël Nadjari

Raphaël Nadjari (born 1971 in Marseille, France) is a French born Israeli writer and director for film and television.

Richard B. Connolly

Richard Barrett Connolly (1810 Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland – May 30, 1880 Marseille, France) was an American politician from New York.

He died from Bright's disease in Marseille, France, while being a fugitive from justice.

San Francisco Ballet School

A native of Marseille, France, Armand studied at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille and won the Prix de Lausanne in 1980.

Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites

In 1708 in Marseille, France, a full Carmelite rule of life for secular women was published, being the first known and true rule of life for the Third Secular Order (as it was them styled), and ostensibly bearing the authority of the whole Order.

Shadrach Woods

Assigned to the project for the Unité d'Habitation, then under construction in Marseille, France, Woods met the Azerbaijan-born Greek architect George Candilis, with whom he would later form a lasting partnership.

Society for Experimental Biology

The main meeting is held in the UK or continental Europe (Swansea, Wales, 2002; Southampton, England, 2003; Edinburgh, Scotland, 2004; Barcelona, Spain, 2005; Canterbury, England, 2006; Glasgow, Scotland 2007, 2009, 2011; Marseille, France, 2008; Prague, Czech Republic, 2010; Salzburg, Austria, 2012; Valencia, Spain, planned for 2013).

Thierry Amiel

Thierry Amiel (born 18 October 1982) is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France.

Tracer ammunition

In July 2009, a large fire was started by tracer ammunition near Marseille, France, an area where shrub vegetation is very dry and flammable in the summer, and where normally this kind of ammunition should not be used.

Veuve Perrin

Veuve Perrin (Widow Perrin) was a factory in Marseille, France that manufactured Faïence wares between 1748 and 1803.

Vlado Singer

Singer was again arrested after the assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia in Marseille, France.

World Water Council

The World Water Council is an international think tank founded in 1996, with its headquarters in Marseille, France.