It was the first French and international celebration of International Workers' Day on May Day.
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It is regarded today as one of the founding events of the French Section of the Workers' International.
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France.
Jean Frédéric Auguste Delsarte (October 19, 1903, Fourmies – November 28, 1968, Nancy) was a French mathematician known for his work in mathematical analysis, in particular, for introducing mean-periodic functions and generalised shift operators.
Roland Bondonny (May 1932 – February 2005) was a wealthy vintner and conservative politician who lived in France, in Égletons in Corrèze and also in Fourmies in Nord.
Thierry Toutain (born February 14, 1962 in Fourmies) is a retired French race walker.