Coco Chanel Biography For Kids. Chanel was born gabrielle bonheur chanel on august 19, 1883, in saumur, france. The mother died in childbirth.

Chanel believed in beautiful clothes, she believed in her business and rightly so; Famous coco chanel was born on august 19, 1883 in france. She learned to design clothes, had a millinery, produced purses, and created chanel no.