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17-697: M1910 may refer to: FN Browning M1910 pistol PM M1910 , Russian machine gun 122 mm howitzer M1910/30 , Russian artillery piece 152 mm howitzer M1910 , Russian artillery piece 152 mm howitzer M1910/37 , Russian artillery piece 152 mm siege gun M1910 , Russian artillery piece 152 mm gun M1910/34 , Russian artillery piece 152 mm gun M1910/30 , Russian artillery piece 107 mm gun M1910 , Russian artillery piece 107 mm gun M1910/30 , Russian artillery piece 14-inch gun M1910 , US Army artillery piece See also [ edit ] M10 (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

34-497: A French regional newspaper. Initiated into Freemasonry in 1879, at "L'Union Fraternelle" lodge, he became Grand Secretary of Grand Orient de France in 1892. He made his debut in politics in 1885 as chef de cabinet to Charles Floquet , then president of the Chamber of Deputies (a post equivalent to the speaker of the House of Commons). In 1888, Doumer was elected Radical deputy for

51-508: A large number of French colonial buildings were constructed in Hanoi during his governance. The Long Bien Bridge and the Grand Palais in Hanoi were among large-scale projects built during his term; the bridge was originally named after him. The palace was destroyed by airstrikes toward the end of World War II. The bridge survived, and became a well-known landmark and target for US pilots during

68-540: A novel operating spring location surrounding the barrel. This location became the standard in such future weapons as the Walther PPK and Russian Makarov . It incorporated the standard Browning striker-firing mechanism and a grip safety along with a magazine safety and an external safety lever (known as the "triple safety") in a compact package. Offered in both .380 ACP (6-round magazine ) and .32 ACP (7-round magazine) calibres, it remained in production until 1983. It

85-482: A paying basis, he levied taxes on opium , wine and the salt trade. The Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians who could not or would not pay these taxes, lost their houses and land, and often became day laborers. He established Indochina as a market for French products and a source of profitable investment by French businessmen. Doumer set about outfitting Indochina, especially Hanoi , the capital, with modern infrastructure befitting property of France. Tree-lined avenues and

102-610: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FN Browning M1910 The FN Model 1910, also known as the Browning model 1910, was a departure for Browning. Before, his designs were produced by both FN in Europe and Colt Firearms in the United States. Since Colt did not want to produce it, Browning chose to patent and produce this design in Europe only. Introduced in 1910, this pistol used

119-593: Is possible to switch calibres by changing only the barrel. However, FN never offered packages containing a single pistol with both calibre barrels. The FN Model 1922 was also used by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (60,000 Automatski pistolj (Brauning) 9mm M.22 ) between 1923 and 1930. An FN M1910, serial number 19074, chambered in .380 ACP was the handgun used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914,

136-399: Is the only French president to die of a gunshot wound (although president Sadi Carnot  had been assassinated by being stabbed 38 years before). Gorguloff was indicted for murder and executed by the guillotine four months later, after a swift trial. André Maurois was an eyewitness to the assassination, having come to the book fair to autograph copies of his book. He later described

153-623: The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers , he became a professor of mathematics at Mende in 1877. In 1878 Doumer married Blanche Richel , whom he had met at college. They had eight children, four of whom were killed in the First World War (including the French air ace René Doumer ). From 1879 until 1883 Doumer was professor at Remiremont , before leaving on health grounds. He then became chief editor of Courrier de l'Aisne ,

170-595: The Vietnam War . With a view to annexing south Yunnan to French Indochina, Doumer successfully lobbied the French government to approve construction of the Indochina-Yunnan railway in 1898. After returning to France, Doumer was elected by Laon to the Chamber of Deputies as a Radical . He refused to support the ministry of Émile Combes , and formed a Radical dissident group, which grew in strength and eventually caused

187-576: The act that precipitated the First World War . Numerous previous sources erroneously cited the FN Model 1900 in .32 calibre as being the weapon Princip used. This has led to confusion over the calibre of the pistol actually used. Paul Doumer , President of France, was assassinated by Russian emigre Paul Gorguloff on 6 May 1932 with a Model 1910 in .32 ACP . The pistol is now in the Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police . A Model 1910

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204-430: The department of Aisne . Defeated in the general elections of September 1889, he was elected again in 1890 by the arrondissement of Auxerre . He was briefly Minister of Finance of France (1895–1896) when he tried without success to introduce an income tax. Doumer was Governor-General of French Indochina from 1897 to 1902. Upon his arrival the colonies were losing millions of francs annually. Determined to put them on

221-570: The fall of the ministry. He then served as President of the Chamber from 1902 to 1905. Doumer became Minister of Finance of France again in 1925 when Louis Loucheur resigned. He then served as President of the French Senate from 1927 until the 1931 presidential election . He was elected President of the French Republic on 13 May 1931, defeating the better known Aristide Briand , and replacing Gaston Doumergue . On 6 May 1932, Paul Doumer

238-450: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M1910&oldid=1087343487 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

255-700: Was a French politician who served as the President of France from June 1931 until his assassination in May 1932. He is described as "the Father of French Indochina," and was seen as one of the most active and effective governors general of Indochina. Joseph Athanase Doumer was born in Aurillac , in the Cantal département , in France on 22 March 1857, into a family of modest means. Alumnus of

272-799: Was also allegedly used to assassinate Huey Long , governor of Louisiana, on 5 September 1935. Physician Carl Weiss , the alleged assassin, bought the FN M1910 now on display Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, in Europe for $ 25 in 1930. Hannie Schaft used a model M1922 during her assassinations as part of the Dutch communist resistance against Nazi occupation of the Netherlands . and all 9mm cartridges Paul Doumer Joseph Athanase Doumer , commonly known as Paul Doumer ( French pronunciation: [pɔl dumɛːʀ] ; 22 March 1857 – 7 May 1932),

289-549: Was in Paris at the opening of a book fair at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild , talking to author Claude Farrère . Suddenly several shots were fired by Paul Gorguloff , a Russian émigré. Two of the shots hit Doumer, at the base of the skull and in the right armpit, and he fell to the ground. Claude Farrère wrestled with the assassin before the police arrived. Doumer was rushed to the hospital in Paris, where he died at 04:37 on 7 May. He

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