Events from the year 1829 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles X Prime Minister – Jean Baptiste Gay (until 8 August), then Jules de Polignac
Events 26 July – Red trousers (pantalon rouge) adopted as standard Army uniform. 17 November – Jules de Polignac becomes president of the council of ministers. Barthélemy Thimonnier invented the "sewing machine"
Births 10 January – Henri-Émile Bazin, hydraulic engineer (d. 1917) 20 February – Charles-Auguste Lebourg, sculptor (d. 1906) 22 February – Henri-Jacques Espérandieu, architect (d. 1874) 18 July – Paul Dubois, sculptor (d. 1905) 25 November – Charles de Varigny, adventurer, diplomat, translator and writer (d. 1899) 21 December – Gabriel-Auguste Ancelet, architect (d. 1895) date unknown – Peter Howard, U.S. sailor (d. 1875)
Deaths 18 March – Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth, soldier and politician (b. 1760) 6 July – Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley, admiral (b. 1770) 23 August – Pierre Deval, diplomat (b. 1758) 5 September – Pierre, comte Daru, soldier, statesman, historian and poet (b. 1767) 13 December – Charles Dambray, chancellor of France (b. 1760)
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