In France, a law separating church and state is passed.

1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State

Legal basis of state secularism in France

The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 3 July 1905. Enacted during the Third Republic, it established state secularism in France. France was then governed by the Bloc des gauches led by Émile Combes. The law was…