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Events from the year 1968 in France
1967 in France
1967 in France
See also:1966 in France,other events of 1967,1968 in France.----Events from the year 1967 in France.-Events:*5 March - Legislative Election held.*12 March - Legislative Election held....
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other events of 1968,
1969 in France
1969 in France
See also:1968 in France,other events of 1969,1970 in France.----Events from the year 1969 in France.-Events:*2 March - In Toulouse the first Concorde test flight is conducted.*27 April - Constitutional Referendum held and proposals were rejected....
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Events from the year 1968 in France
Events
- 27 January - French submarine sinks in the Mediterranean with 52 men on board.
- 22 March - Daniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Marc Cohn-Bendit is a Franco-German politician, active in both countries. He was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and he was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge...
and seven other students occupy Administrative offices of the University of Nanterre, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead France to the brink of revolution in May. - 23 April - surgeons at the Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, perform Europe's first heart transplant operation.
- May - student strike in May and June developed into widespread and unprecedented protests over poor working conditions and a rigid educational system, which threatened to bring down the government.
- 13 May - over a million protesters marched through Paris. Notable among the protesters is philosopher Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
, who becomes a figurehead of the movement. - 30 May - Georges PompidouGeorges PompidouGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
is returned as Prime Minister following general election, but - largely due to the widespread protests of May and June, it lasts for a mere 42 days before president Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
dismisses him and calls a new election. - 23 June - Legislative ElectionFrench legislative election, 1968- National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:...
held. - 30 June - Legislative ElectionFrench legislative election, 1968- National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:...
held. - 10 July - In the second election, Maurice Couve de MurvilleMaurice Couve de MurvilleMaurice Couve de Murville was a French diplomat and politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1958 to 1968 and Prime Minister from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle....
is elected as Prime Minister. - 24 August - France explodes its first hydrogen bomb, thus becoming the world's fifth nuclear power.
- 11 September - Air France Flight 1611Air France Flight 1611Air France Flight 1611 was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III en route from the island of Corsica to Nice, France on September 11, 1968 when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Nice, killing all 95 on board...
crashed into the Mediterranean off NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, killing all 95 on board. - 12 September - Launch of the Peugeot 504Peugeot 504The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured by French automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with licensed production continuing until 2006.-1968 — introduction:...
, successor the 404Peugeot 404The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1975, with the exception of the truck which was sold until 1988. It was also made under licence in various African countries until 1991 . It was also built in Argentina by Sevel.Designed by...
, available as a four-door five-seater saloon or five-door seven-seater estate, both with rear-wheel drive. - The island of MoruroaMoruroaMoruroa , also historically known as Aopuni, is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean...
(then known as Mururoa) in French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaFrench Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
was used for French nuclear testsFrance and weapons of mass destructionFrance is known to have an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. France is one of the five "Nuclear Weapons States" under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; but is not known to possess or develop any chemical or biological weapons. France was the fourth country to test an independently...
twice during the year (in August and September) leading to widespread protest from other Pacific nations. - René CassinRené CassinRené Samuel Cassin was a French jurist, law professor and judge. A soldier in World War I, he later went on to form the Union Fédérale, a leftist, pacifist Veterans organisation...
wins the Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
for Peace.
Arts and literature
- Singer DalidaDalidaDalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
releases the singles "Le Temps des Fleurs", "Je m'endors dans tes bras", and"Si j'avais des millions".
Sport
- 6 February-18 February - The 1968 Winter Olympics1968 Winter OlympicsThe 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
takes place in GrenobleGrenobleGrenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
. The host nation finishes third on the medal table with four gold, three silver, and two bronze medals. - 27 June - Tour de France1968 Tour de FranceThe 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h...
begins. - 7 July - French Grand Prix1968 French Grand PrixThe 1968 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Rouen-Les-Essarts Circuit on 7 July 1968. It was the sixth round of the 1968 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :* Milestones:** 1st Win - Jacky Ickx...
is won by Jacky IckxJacky IckxJacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.- Racing career :...
in a FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
. - 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Jan Janssen of the Netherlands.
- 28 September - 29 September - In the 24 hours of Le Mans24 Hours of Le MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...
motor race, the team of Pedro RodríguezPedro Rodriguez (racing driver)Pedro Rodríguez was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver. He was born in Mexico City and was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez.-Career:...
and Lucien BianchiLucien BianchiLucien Bianchi , born Luciano Bianchi, was a Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One...
wins driving a Ford GT-40. - In horse racing, the Prix de l'Arc de TriomphePrix de l'Arc de TriompheThe Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.Popularly referred to as the...
is won by Vaguely NobleVaguely NobleVaguely Noble was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and France. The colt is best known as the winner of the 1968 Group one Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe when he defeated the best horses from England, France, Ireland and Italy...
. - Jean-Claude KillyJean-Claude KillyJean-Claude Killy was an alpine ski racer, who dominated the sport in the late 1960s. He was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there...
is men's overall alpine skiingAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
world champion. - The French Tennis Open1968 French OpenThe 1968 French Open was a tennis tournament that was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris in France from May 27 through June 9, 1968. It was the 67th edition of the French Open, the 38th to be open to foreign competitors, and the second Grand Slam of the year...
is won by Ken RosewallKen RosewallKenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...
(men) and Nancy RicheyNancy RicheyNancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...
(women). - AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-ÉtienneAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
won the football double of Ligue 1Ligue 1Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
and Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
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January to March
- 3 January - Gérald Mossé, jockey.
- 9 January - Franck DumasFranck DumasFranck Dumas is a former French professional football player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen.Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco...
, soccer player, manager. - 11 January - Philippe CavoretPhilippe CavoretPhilippe Cavoret is a French skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 14th in the men's skeleton event at Turin in 2006....
, skeleton racerSkeleton (sport)Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
. - 21 January - Sébastien LifshitzSébastien LifshitzSébastien Lifshitz is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art.Lifshitz's work involves gay themes...
, screenwriter and director. - 22 January - Frank LeboeufFrank LeboeufFranck Alain James Leboeuf or Lebœuf is a former French international footballer who played as a defender...
, international soccer player. - 27 January - Patrick BlondeauPatrick BlondeauPatrick Blondeau is a former international footballer.He is married to fashion designer Véronika Loubry, together they have two children, a daughter, Thylane Blondeau and a son Ayrton Blondeau .-External links:**...
, soccer player. - 28 January - Mathilde SeignerMathilde SeignerMathilde Seigner is a French actress.Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner . She is the sister of the actresses Emmanuelle Seigner and Marie-Amelie Seigner, and the niece of Françoise Seigner...
, actress. - 4 February - Éric SikoraÉric SikoraÉric Sikora is a former footballer from France. He spent his whole career at RC Lens. He is of Polish descent.-External links:* *...
, soccer player. - 6 February - Patrick LemariéPatrick LemariéPatrick Lemarié is a French auto racing driver born February 6, 1968 in Paris. He spent four years performing testing work for the British American Racing Formula One team but never was considered for a race seat due to his lack of experience. His manager, Craig Pollock, hired him to drive for...
, motor racing driver. - 9 February - Pascal ChanteurPascal ChanteurPascal Chanteur is a French former road bicycle racer. Chanteur was professional between 1991 and 2001.-Palmares:1990...
, cyclist. - 9 February - Frédéric MeyrieuFrédéric MeyrieuFrédéric Meyrieu is a retired French football player.-External links:...
, cyclist. - 10 February - Stéphane PounewatchyStéphane PounewatchyStéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:...
, soccer player, agent. - 13 February - Fabrice HenryFabrice HenryFabrice Henry is a French former football midfielder who played for various clubs in France, Spain and Scotland throughout the 1980s and 1990s.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 17 February - Jérôme GnakoJérôme GnakoJérôme Gnako is a French former football player, who played for several French clubs and twice for France national team.-References:* * * *...
, soccer player. - 25 February - Sandrine KiberlainSandrine KiberlainSandrine Kiberlain is a French actress and singer. She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot.Kiberlain received the Prix Romy Schneider in 1995...
, actress. - 28 February - Éric Le ChanonyÉric Le ChanonyÉric Le Chanony is a French former bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998....
, bobsledder and Olympic medallist. - 9 March - Youri DjorkaeffYouri DjorkaeffYouri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...
, international soccer player. - 18 March - Eudes, duc d'AngoulêmeEudes, duc d'AngoulêmePrince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, Duke of Angoulême is the youngest son of Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Orleanist claimant to the throne of France, and of Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg.-Biography:...
. - 18 March - Christophe PinnaChristophe PinnaChristophe Pinna is a member of the French National Karate team. He is a multi-time World Champion . He is known for his roundhouse kicks.- Key facts :* Birth: 1968-03-18* Born in: Nice, France* Height: 185 cm* Weight: 83 kg* Style: Shotokan...
, karateka. - 23 March - Pierre PalmadePierre PalmadePierre Palmade is a French actor and comedian.-Biography:He has done dubbing for the films, Pédale douce and Pédale dure...
, actor and comedian. - 26 March - Laurent BrochardLaurent BrochardLaurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain....
, cyclist. - 28 March - Alain CavegliaAlain CavegliaAlain Caveglia is a retired French footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:A prolific goalscorer, Caveglia started at FC Gueugnon, making his first division debuts on 21 August 1990 with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, against Stade Brestois 29.After two more seasons at Le Havre AC, he moved...
, soccer player.
April to June
- 3 April - Philippe RombiPhilippe RombiPhilippe Rombi, born on 3 April 1968 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, is a French film score composer. His score for Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis was nominated for best original score for a comedy film at the fifth International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence in...
, film scoreFilm scoreA film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
composer. - 5 April - Serge VaudenaySerge VaudenaySerge Vaudenay is a well-known French cryptographer.Serge Vaudenay entered the École Normale Supérieure in Paris as a normalien student in 1989. In 1992, he passed the agrégation in mathematics. He did his PhD at the computer science laboratory of École Normale Supérieure, and defended it in 1995...
, cryptographer. - 7 April - Christophe OhrelChristophe OhrelChristophe Ohrel is a retired Swiss football midfielder.He was capped 56 times and scored 6 goals for the Swiss national team. He was in the Swiss squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing all four games....
, soccer player. - 9 April - Marie-Claire RestouxMarie-Claire RestouxMarie-Claire Restoux is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
, judoka and Olympic gold medallist. - 13 April - Jeanne BalibarJeanne BalibarJeanne Balibar is a French actress and singer.She was born in Paris. She began her acting career on the stage, in "Don Juan" at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film The Sentinel. She continues to perform in both spheres.Recently she starred in Ne Change...
, actress. - 9 May - Marie-José PérecMarie-José PérecMarie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion....
, athlete and Olympic gold medallist. - 17 May - Constance MenardConstance MenardConstance Menard is a French professional Dressage rider and equestrienne.She started training with Michel Autran from the Cadre Noir in 2003....
, dressageDressageDressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
rider and equestrienne. - 28 May - Pascal PierrePascal PierrePascal Pierre is a retired French football defender.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 4 June - Sandrine FricotSandrine FricotSandrine Fricot is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on 8 June 1992, jumping 1.93 metres at a meet in Belfort. She is a two-time French national champion: 1992 and 1994.-References:* *...
, high jumpHigh jumpThe high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er. - 6 June - Dominique BoeufDominique BoeufDominique Boeuf is a jockey in Thoroughbred flat racing. He began his career while still a teen and won his first race on 15 September 1984. Three years later, he got his first Group One win aboard Groom Dancer in the 1987 Prix Lupin...
, jockey.
July to September
- 6 July - Sylvain GuillaumeSylvain GuillaumeSylvain Guillaume is a former French nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville he won a silver in the 15 km individual, then a bronze in the 4 x 5 km team competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...
, nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier and Olympic medallist. - 10 July - Frédéric KuhnFrédéric KuhnFrédéric Kuhn is a retired male hammer thrower from France, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best on May 30, 1992 at a meet in Angers....
, hammer thrower. - 22 July - Thierry BrusseauThierry BrusseauThierry Brusseau was a track and field athlete from France, who mainly competed in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase during his career. His personal best was 8:22.22, achieved in 1991.-Achievements:...
, athlete. - 23 July - Jean-Marc ChaneletJean-Marc ChaneletJean-Marc Chanelet is a former footballer from France.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 30 July - Gilles MaignanGilles MaignanGilles Maignan is a French former professional road racing cyclist.-External links:*...
, cyclist. - 3 August - Christophe BordeauChristophe BordeauChristophe Bordeau is a retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won two bronze medals in the early 1990s at the European Long Course Championships.-References:* *...
, swimmer and Olympic medallist. - 5 August - Marine Le PenMarine Le PenMarine Le Pen is a French politician, a lawyer by profession and the president of the Front National since 16 January 2011...
, politician. - 19 August - Philippe Kalt, soccer referee.
- 23 August - Franck RollingFranck RollingFranck Rolling is a French former football defender.Rolling began his career as an attacking player at RC Strasbourg, making his debut in a game against Sporting Club Toulon on October 15, 1988. However Rolling did not manage to carve out a regular first team place and so dropped down a division...
, soccer player. - 1 September - Franck LagorceFranck LagorceFranck Lagorce is a racing driver driver from France. He participated in 2 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on November 6, 1994. He scored no championship points....
, motor racing driver. - 3 September - Christophe MenginChristophe MenginChristophe Mengin is a French racing cyclist and a former cyclo-cross racer. He became professional in 1995, signing to the Chazal team. His height is 1.73 m, and weight is 68 kg...
, cyclist. - 7 September - Marcel DesaillyMarcel DesaillyMarcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
, soccer player. - 10 September - Florence DevouardFlorence DevouardFlorence Jacqueline Sylvie Devouard, née Nibart was the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation between October 2006 and July 2008, succeeding Jimmy Wales....
, former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia FoundationWikimedia FoundationWikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida, where it was initially based...
. - 22 September - Pascal FugierPascal FugierPascal Fugier, is a former football defender.-External links:* *...
, soccer player. - 23 September - Stéphane MahéStéphane MahéStéphane Mahé is a retired Breton and French professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC .-Club career:...
, soccer player, manager. - 26 September - Frédéric MoncassinFrédéric Moncassin- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
, cyclist. - 30 September - Hervé RenardHervé RenardHervé Renard is a French football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Zambia national football team.- Playing career :...
, soccer player, manager.
October to December
- 5 October - Alexandre de BetakAlexandre de BetakAlexandre de Betak is a French fashion and furniture designer.In 2000, Alexandre began his involvement in the production of Victoria's Secret shows, producing and choreographing their shows for many years. Alexandre is known as the Fellini of fashion for his 15-minute shows...
, fashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and furnitureFurnitureFurniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
designer. - 5 October - Xavier GravelaineXavier GravelaineXavier Gravelaine is a French football manager and former football player, who played for many clubs in France and Europe and for France national team . He was sometimes seen as a mercenary because of the impressive number of teams he played for but often appreciated by supporters...
, soccer player, manager. - 6 October - Dominique ADominique ADominique Ané , better known as "Dominique A," is a French songwriter and singer.-Early life:Born on the 6 October 1968 in Provins, France, Dominique Ané is the only child of a teacher and a homemaker. He was passionate about literature and music from a young age...
, songwriter and singer. - 15 October - Didier DeschampsDidier DeschampsDidier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
, soccer player. - 28 October - François SimonFrançois SimonFrançois Simon is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1991 to 2002. He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists. In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the maillot jaune for three days and finished as best French finisher in that...
, cyclist. - 30 October - Emmanuelle ClaretEmmanuelle ClaretEmmanuelle Claret is a former French biathlete. She had her best year in 1996 when she become world champion in the Biathlon World Championships 1996 in Ruhpolding at 15 km. She also won a silver medal with the French relay at the same championships. She won the overall world cup in 1996...
, biathleteBiathlonBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. - 9 November - Pascal PonsPascal Pons- Biography :A specialist of contemporary repertoire, French percussionist Pascal Pons has worked in close collaboration with several composers. Dedicatee of “Phosphor”, a concerto for percussion and orchestra by Johannes Schöllhorn, he performed the world première in Basel and the German première...
, percussionist. - 27 November - Michael VartanMichael VartanMichael S. Vartan is a French-American film and television actor. He is probably best known for the role of Michael Vaughn on the American television action drama Alias...
, actor. - 30 November - Laurent JalabertLaurent JalabertLaurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
, cyclist. - 8 December - Philippe KaterinePhilippe KaterinePhilippe Katerine is a French singer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon coeur balance", "Je vous emmerde" and "Louxor j'adore". Given that his songs are mainly in French, he hasn't gained much popularity outside of France...
, singer. - 10 December - Denis LangloisDenis LangloisDenis Langlois is a French race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
, race walkerRace walkingRacewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
. - 11 December - Fabien LévyFabien Lévy-Biography:Lévy was born in Paris, France. After having been a jazz pianist, he studied composition with Gérard Grisey, orchestration with Marc-André Dalbavie and ethnomusicology with Gilles Leothaud at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1996 to 2000. In 2001, he went to Berlin on the DAAD Artist...
, composer. - 12 December - Rodolphe GilbertRodolphe GilbertRodolphe Gilbert is a former French male professional tennis player.Gilbert won the doubles title at the ATP Guaruja in 1991 partnering countryman Olivier Delaître. The left-handed Gilbert, who won over $1,100,000 in prize money, reached a doubles career high ranking of 50, in early 1996.-Doubles...
, tennis player. - 17 December - Fabrice NeaudFabrice NeaudFabrice Neaud is a French comics artist. He got his baccalaureate in literature in 1986. He studied philosophy during two years. Then he entered an art school and studied there four years. In 1991 he quit the school...
, comic artist. - 30 December - Fabrice GuyFabrice GuyFabrice Guy is a former French nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville he won gold in the 15 km individual, then won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km team competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...
, nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier and Olympic gold medallist.
Full date unknown
- Marc FleuryMarc FleuryMarc Fleury is the creator of JBoss, an open-source Java application server.Fleury holds a degree in mathematics and a Doctorate in physics from the École Polytechnique in Paris and a Master in Theoretical Physics from the École Normale...
, software designer. - Christophe GodinChristophe Godin- Biography :Christophe Godin is a French guitarist and singer, notable for his work with the famous French bands Metal Kartoon, Gnô and Mörglbl...
, guitarist. - Hervé PailletHervé PailletHervé Paillet is a French actor and painter born with atrophied legs. He is the fifth child of his family. His legs were amputated when he was three years old, and he uses a wheelchair. Eventually he learned to run with his arms and became a weightlifter. As a teenager he won a silver medal in...
, actor and painter. - Stéphane PompougnacStéphane PompougnacStéphane Pompougnac is a French house DJ, and also a musician, composer and producer. He is famous for mixing the Hôtel Costes series - a series of compilations of downtempo style tracks.-Biography:...
, HouseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
DJ, musician, composer and producer.
January to March
- 9 January - Louis AubertLouis AubertLouis François Marie Aubert was a French composer.-Biography:Louis Aubert was a child prodigy. His parents, recognizing their son's musical talent, sent him to Paris to receive an education at an early age...
, composer (b.18771877 in FranceSee also:1876 in France,other events of 1877,1878 in France.----Events from the year 1877 in France.-Events:*16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.*14 October - Legislative election held....
). - 18 January - GribouilleGribouilleMarie-France Gaîté , better known as Gribouille, was a singer.As a teenager, she suffered from mental disorder and for a time was confined against her will to a psychiatric hospital in Lyon. With medication, she was able to function well enough to leave her hometown and moved on to Paris...
, singer (b.19411941 in FranceSee also:1940 in France,other events of 1941,1942 in France.----Events from the year 1941 in France.-Events:*17 January - Battle of Koh Chang...
). - 4 February - Jean GachetJean GachetJean Gachet was a French featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1920s.Gachet won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Paul Fritsch in the final.-Olympic results:*1st round bye...
, boxer and Olympic medallist (b.18941894 in FranceSee also:1893 in France,other events of 1894,1895 in France.----Events from the year 1894 in France.-Events:* 15 February - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England with a bomb.* 14 May - Meteor shower in Southern France.* 22...
). - 5 February - Paul Marie André RichaudPaul Marie André RichaudPaul-Marie-André Richaud was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bordeaux from 1950 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.-Biography:...
, Cardinal (b.18871887 in FranceSee also:1886 in France,other events of 1887,1888 in France.----Events from the year 1887 in France.-Events:*11 January - Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the French Academy of Medicine by Dr...
). - 8 February - René NavarreRené NavarreRené Navarre was a French actor of the silent era. He appeared in 109 films between 1910 and 1946.He was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne and died in Azay-sur-Cher, Indre-et-Loire.-External links:...
, actor (b.18771877 in FranceSee also:1876 in France,other events of 1877,1878 in France.----Events from the year 1877 in France.-Events:*16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.*14 October - Legislative election held....
). - 14 February - Pierre VeuillotPierre VeuillotPierre Marie Joseph Veuillot was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris.-Life:He was ordained on 26 March 1939 in Paris. He served as a member of the parochial clergy until 1942, when he went to work in the Vatican Secretariat of State. In 1959 Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of...
, Cardinal (b.19131913 in FranceSee also:1912 in France,other events of 1913,1914 in France.----Events from the year 1913 in France.-Events:*3 February - Trial of the remnants of the Bonnot gang begins....
). - 6 March - Léon MathotLéon MathotLéon Mathot was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film serial in 1918....
, actor and film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
(b.18861886 in FranceSee also:1885 in France,other events of 1886,1887 in France.----Events from the year 1886 in France.-Arts and literature:*30 November - Folies Bergère stages its first revue....
). - 17 March - Jules BasdevantJules BasdevantJules Basdevant was a French law professor.He was born in Anost, Saône-et-Loire, a village in the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan about halfway between Paris and Lyon in eastern France....
, law professor (b.18771877 in FranceSee also:1876 in France,other events of 1877,1878 in France.----Events from the year 1877 in France.-Events:*16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.*14 October - Legislative election held....
). - 24 March - Alice Guy-BlachéAlice Guy-BlachéAlice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture industry and is considered to be one of the first directors of a fiction film.-Early years:...
, pioneer filmmaker, first female film director (b.18731873 in FranceSee also:1872 in France,other events of 1873,1874 in France.----Events from the year 1873 in France.-Events:*16 September - German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity for Franco-Prussian War....
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April to June
- 15 May - Gilbert GérintèsGilbert GérintèsGilbert Gérintès was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*...
, rugby union player (b.19021902 in FranceSee also:1901 in France,other events of 1902,1903 in France.----Events from the year 1902 in France.-Events:*13 April - A new car speed record of 74 mph is set in Nice, by Leon Serpollet.*27 April - Legislative Election held....
). - 31 May - Abel BonnardAbel BonnardAbel Bonnard was a French poet, novelist and politician.-Biography:Born in Poitiers, Vienne, his early education was in Marseilles with secondary studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris...
, poet, novelist and politician (b.18831883 in FranceSee also:1882 in France,other events of 1883,1884 in France.----Events from the year 1883 in France.-Events:*27 March-28 March - Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces....
). - 31 May - Paul MarchandeauPaul MarchandeauPaul Marchandeau was a French politician. He was awarded the Croix de guerre and the Légion d'honneur, for his actions during World War I. From 1925 until 1942, he was the mayor of Reims...
, politician and Minister (b.18821882 in FranceSee also:1881 in France,other events of 1882,1883 in France.----Events from the year 1882 in France.-Events:*28 March - Republican Jules Ferry makes primary education in France free, non-clerical and obligatory....
). - 17 June - Adolphe Mouron CassandreAdolphe Mouron CassandreAdolphe Mouron Cassandre was a Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.-Early Life and Career:...
, painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, commercial posterPosterA poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be...
artist and typefaceTypefaceIn typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
designer (b.19011901 in FranceSee also:1900 in France,other events of 1901,1902 in France.----Events from the year 1901 in France.-Arts and literature:*17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.-Sport:...
). - 27 June - Léon PoirierLéon PoirierLéon Poirier was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards. He directed some 25 films between 1913 and 1949 .His most famous film today is his drama-documentary depicting the World War I Battle of Verdun...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(b.18841884 in FranceSee also:1883 in France,other events of 1884,1885 in France.----Events from the year 1884 in France.-Events:*June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy Tonkin in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French War.*6 June - Treaty of Hué is signed between...
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July to September
- 8 July - Désiré MérchezDésiré MérchezDésiré Alfred Mérchez was a male French swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lille and died in Nice....
, swimmer, water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player and Olympic medallist (b.18821882 in FranceSee also:1881 in France,other events of 1882,1883 in France.----Events from the year 1882 in France.-Events:*28 March - Republican Jules Ferry makes primary education in France free, non-clerical and obligatory....
). - 21 July - Robert PéguyRobert PéguyRobert Péguy was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s.He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s.- External links :...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
(b.18831883 in FranceSee also:1882 in France,other events of 1883,1884 in France.----Events from the year 1883 in France.-Events:*27 March-28 March - Battle of Gia Cuc, French victory over Vietnamese forces....
). - 10 August - Gabriel HanotGabriel HanotGabriel Hanot was a French association football player and journalist .He made 12 appearances for the France national football team, with his debut coming on 8 March 1908 against Switzerland. He made another 10 appearances for them up to World War I...
, soccer player and journalist (b.18891889 in FranceSee also:1888 in France,other events of 1889,1890 in France.----Events from the year 1889 in France.-Events:*31 March - The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated.*6 May - Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, along with the Eiffel Tower....
). - 14 August - Marcel ThilMarcel Thil-Career:Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France, Thil started boxing at a very young age and turned professional at the age of sixteen...
, world champion boxer (b.19041904 in FranceSee also:1903 in France,other events of 1904,1905 in France.----Events from the year 1904 in France.-Events:*8 April - Entente cordiale, a series of agreements signed between the United Kingdom and France.-Sport:...
). - 2 September - André Girard, painter, poster-maker and Resistance member (b.19011901 in FranceSee also:1900 in France,other events of 1901,1902 in France.----Events from the year 1901 in France.-Arts and literature:*17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.-Sport:...
). - 11 September - René CognyRené CognyRené Cogny was a French Général de division, World War II and French Resistance veteran and survivor of Buchenwald and Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camps. He was a commander of the French forces in Tonkin during the First Indochina War, and notably during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu...
, General (b.19041904 in FranceSee also:1903 in France,other events of 1904,1905 in France.----Events from the year 1904 in France.-Events:*8 April - Entente cordiale, a series of agreements signed between the United Kingdom and France.-Sport:...
). - 17 September - Armand BlanchonnetArmand BlanchonnetArmand Blanchonnet was a French cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, on the Individual Road Race. He also won gold medal in the Team Road Race with the French winning team.-References:...
, cyclist and Olympic gold medallist (b.19031903 in FranceSee also:1902 in France,other events of 1903,1904 in France.----Events from the year 1903 in France.-Events:*10 August - Paris Métro train fire kills 84 people mostly at Couronnes station.-Sport:*1 July - First Tour de France begins....
). - September - Pierre GranyPierre GranyPierre Simon Grany was a French track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he finished 14th in the javelin throw competition.-External links:*...
, athlete (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
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October to December
- 2 October - Marcel DuchampMarcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
, artist (b.18871887 in FranceSee also:1886 in France,other events of 1887,1888 in France.----Events from the year 1887 in France.-Events:*11 January - Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the French Academy of Medicine by Dr...
). - 9 October - Jean PaulhanJean PaulhanJean Paulhan was a French writer, literary critic and publisher, director of the literary magazine Nouvelle Revue Française from 1925 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1968. He was a member of the Académie Française...
, writer, literary critic and publisher (b.18841884 in FranceSee also:1883 in France,other events of 1884,1885 in France.----Events from the year 1884 in France.-Events:*June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy Tonkin in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French War.*6 June - Treaty of Hué is signed between...
). - 25 October - Jean SchlumbergerJean SchlumbergerJean Schlumberger was a French writer and journalist.-Biography:He was the son of Jean Schlumberger, the scion of a textile manufacturing family of German origin, and Marguerite de Witt, the granddaughter of François Guizot...
, writer and journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
(b.18771877 in FranceSee also:1876 in France,other events of 1877,1878 in France.----Events from the year 1877 in France.-Events:*16 May - Political crisis which ultimately sealed the defeat of the royalist movement.*14 October - Legislative election held....
). - 6 November - Charles MünchCharles MünchCharles Munch was an Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he is best known as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.-Biography:...
, conductor and violinist (b.18911891 in FranceSee also:1890 in France,other events of 1891,1892 in France.----Events from the year 1891 in France.-Events:*1 May - Nine killed and thirty wounded when troops fire on workers' May Day demonstration in support of eight-hour workday in Fourmies....
). - 11 November - Jeanne DemessieuxJeanne DemessieuxJeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux , was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.-Biography:...
, organistOrganistAn organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and teacher (b.19211921 in FranceSee also:1920 in France,other events of 1921,1922 in France.----Events from the year 1921 in France.-Events:Before touching on the principal events which took place in France in the course of the year 1921, it is necessary to recall one or two of the outstanding facts of 1920 in France.The most...
). - 25 November - Marcel LabeyMarcel LabeyMarcel Labey was a French conductor and composer.-Life:He was born to a family of magistrates and studied law in Paris before turning to music. He learned piano under Élie-Miriam Delaborde and Louis Breitner, and harmony under René Lenormand...
, conductor and composer (b.18751875 in FranceSee also:1874 in France,other events of 1875,1876 in France.----Events from the year 1875 in France.-Arts and literature:*3 March - The first performance of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris.-Births:...
). - 28 November - Jean DelsarteJean DelsarteJean Frédéric Auguste Delsarte was a French mathematician known for his work in mathematical analysis, in particular, for introducing mean-periodic functions and generalised shift operators. He was one of the founders of the Bourbaki group.-External links:...
, mathematician (b.19031903 in FranceSee also:1902 in France,other events of 1903,1904 in France.----Events from the year 1903 in France.-Events:*10 August - Paris Métro train fire kills 84 people mostly at Couronnes station.-Sport:*1 July - First Tour de France begins....
). - 3 December - Lucien CallamandLucien CallamandLucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand was one of the earliest French film actors whose career transcended 6 decades of French cinema....
, actor (b.18881888 in FranceSee also:1887 in France,other events of 1888,1889 in France.----Events from the year 1888 in France.-Events:*14 October - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK...
). - 7 December - Pierre JaminetPierre JaminetPierre Jaminet was a French professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :19381939- External links :*...
, cyclist (b.19121912 in FranceSee also:1911 in France,other events of 1912,1913 in France.----Events from the year 1912 in France.-Events:*7 March - Aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from Paris to London in three hours....
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- Jean HyppoliteJean HyppoliteJean Hyppolite was a French philosopher known for championing the work of Hegel, and other German philosophers, and educating some of France's most prominent post-war thinkers....
, philosopher (b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - Jean-Julien LemordantJean-Julien LemordantJean-Julien Lemordant was a Breton artist and French soldier and patriot.-Life:Lemordant grew up in Brittany and was orphaned in his teens...
, artist and soldier (b.18821882 in FranceSee also:1881 in France,other events of 1882,1883 in France.----Events from the year 1882 in France.-Events:*28 March - Republican Jules Ferry makes primary education in France free, non-clerical and obligatory....
). - Andre PrudhommeauxAndre PrudhommeauxAndré Prudhommeaux was a French anarchist bookstore owner whose shop in Paris specialized in social history and was a place for many debates and discussions. French agronomist, libertarian, editor , writer and publicist.Prudhommeaux was an early Council Communist, then an anarchist...
, anarchist bookstore owner (b.19021902 in FranceSee also:1901 in France,other events of 1902,1903 in France.----Events from the year 1902 in France.-Events:*13 April - A new car speed record of 74 mph is set in Nice, by Leon Serpollet.*27 April - Legislative Election held....
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