1971 in France
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1970 in France
1970 in France
See also:1969 in France,other events of 1970,1971 in France.----Events from the year 1970 in France.-Events:*10 February - An avalanche at Val d'Isère kills 39 tourists.*8 March - Cantonales Elections held.*15 March - Cantonales Elections held....
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other events of 1971,
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1972 in France
See also:1971 in France,other events of 1972,1973 in France.----Events from the year 1972 in France.-Events:*January - Launch of the Renault 5, one of the world's first small hatchbacks....
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Events
- 14 March - Municipal electionsFrench municipal elections, 1971Municipal elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 1971. Georges Pompidou had been in power since 1969 by 1971. The UDR gained in the radical south-west while the French Communist Party gained in the north and east...
held. - 21 March - Municipal electionsFrench municipal elections, 1971Municipal elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 1971. Georges Pompidou had been in power since 1969 by 1971. The UDR gained in the radical south-west while the French Communist Party gained in the north and east...
held. - 3 July - American singer Jim MorrisonJim MorrisonJames Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
, lead singer of The DoorsThe DoorsThe Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, dies from a heart attack in the athtub of his ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
hotel room. He was 27 years old. - 3 September - Four Power Agreement on BerlinFour Power Agreement on BerlinThe Four Power Agreement on Berlin also known as the Berlin Agreement or the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin was agreed on 3 September 1971 by the four wartime allied powers, represented by their Ambassadors...
is signed. - 10 December - RenaultRenaultRenault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
unveils its new R5Renault 5The Renault 5 was first unveiled on 10 December 1971, being launched at the beginning of 1972.The Renault 5 was styled by Michel Boué, who died before the car's release, the R5 featured a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front dashboard...
model, a small three-door hatchback similar in concept to the recently launched ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Fiat 127Fiat 127The Fiat 127 is a supermini produced by the Italian automaker Fiat between 1971 and 1983. It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850...
, which will go on sale in the new year.
Sport
- 13 June - Gijs van LennepGijs van LennepJonkheer Gijsbert van Lennep is a Dutch esquire and former racing driver who gave a good account for himself in his eight Formula One drives.- Career :...
wins the 24 hours of Le Mans together with Helmut MarkoHelmut MarkoDr. Helmut Marko is a former racing driver from Austria.A friend of Jochen Rindt, he entered racing, and eventually participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 15 August 1971...
. - 26 June - Tour de France1971 Tour de FranceThe 1971 Tour de France was the 58th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 18, 1971. It consisted of 22 stages over , ridden at an average speed of ....
begins. - 18 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy MerckxEddy MerckxEdouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
of BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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January to March
- 4 January - Sébastien FoucrasSébastien FoucrasSébastien Foucras is a French freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, in aerials.-References:...
, freestyle skierFreestyle skiingFreestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
and Olympic medallist - 17 January - Sylvie TestudSylvie TestudSylvie Testud is a French actress, writer and director. Her film career began in 1991. She was later highly acclaimed, and has twice won César Awards.-Biography:...
, actress, writer and director - 20 January - Catherine MarsalCatherine MarsalCatherine Marsal is a retired female racing cyclist from France. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally in Italy and the US. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since then she represented her native country at four Summer...
, road racing cyclist - 2 February - Ludovic AugerLudovic AugerLudovic Auger is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In his 14 year career, he rode for BigMat-Auber 93 from 1994 until 2004 and then for UCI ProTeam Française des Jeux from 2005 to 2007.- Palmarès :...
, cyclist - 2 February - Stéphane PédronStéphane PédronStéphane Pedron is a French footballer. He played for many clubs, including FC Lorient.Pedron ended his career during the season 2006/2007.-External links:...
, soccer player - 7 February - Emmanuel CurtilEmmanuel CurtilEmmanuel Curtil is a French actor known primarily for his voice work, having dubbed the voice of Matthew Perry for the first eight seasons of the American sitcom Friends...
, actor - 11 February - Christian LabitChristian LabitChristian Labit is a French rugby player. He played for both RC Narbonne and Stade Toulousain and then moved to English club Northampton Saints...
, rugby union player - 13 February - Jean-Paul Delvor, actor
- 15 February - Brigitte GuibalBrigitte GuibalBrigitte Guibal is a French slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won the silver medal in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
, slalom canoerSlalom canoeingWhitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
and Olympic medallist - 21 February - Pierre RaschiPierre RaschiPierre Raschi is a former French rugby union player who spent his whole professional career in Bourgoin, and is currently playing for Fédérale 2 club SO Voiron...
, rugby union player - 26 February - Hélène SégaraHélène SégaraHélène Ségara is a French female singer revealed in her interpretation of Esmeralda in the french musical Notre Dame de Paris.-Her childhood in the French Riviera:...
, singer - 28 February - Tristan LouisTristan LouisTristan Louis is a French-born American author, entrepreneur and blogger.-Early work:...
, author and internet entrepreneur - 20 March - Stéphane HeulotStéphane HeulotStéphane Heulot is a former French road racing cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey in 1996 Tour de France during three stages. He is currently the manager of French cycling team Saur-Sojasun.- Major achievements :1992...
, cyclist
April to June
- 3 April - Emmanuel CollardEmmanuel CollardEmmanuel Collard is a French racing driver. He is a member of the Porsche Junioren factory team, but drives also for other marques....
, motor racing driver. - 7 April - Guillaume DepardieuGuillaume DepardieuGuillaume Depardieu was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the elder son of Gerard Depardieu.-Personal life:...
, actor. - 8 April - Christophe LamaisonChristophe LamaisonChristophe Lamaison is a former French rugby union footballer who represented France at international level, and Brive, Agen and Aviron Bayonnais at professional club level. He won 37 caps and is the current all-time leading points scorer for France, with 380 points...
, international rugby union player. - 9 April - Jérôme DreyfusJérôme Dreyfus-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoka. - 12 April - Christophe MoreauChristophe MoreauChristophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...
, cyclist. - 13 April - Franck EspositoFranck EspositoFranck Esposito is a former swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
, swimmer. - 16 April - Jean-Michel BazireJean-Michel BazireJean-Michel Bazire is a noted French harness racing driver. In 1999 he won the Prix d'Amérique driving Moni Maker. In 2004 he was the driver for Kesaco Phedo who also won the Prix.- References :...
, Harness racingHarness racingHarness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
driver. - 4 May - Sébastien DenisSébastien DenisSébastien Denis is a French hurdler.He competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the 2005 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final round....
, hurdler110 metres hurdlesThe 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
. - 8 May - Dominique CasagrandeDominique CasagrandeDominique Casagrande is a French football retired goalkeeper.-External links:*http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur2592.html...
, soccer player. - 11 May - Dominique ArribagéDominique ArribagéDominique Arribagé is a retired French football defender. He played mainly for Toulouse FC in the French Ligue 1.Arribagé is currently serving as a scout for Toulouse.- External links :*...
, soccer player. - 15 May - Anthony BancarelAnthony BancarelAnthony Bancarel is a former French football player.He is best known as a member of the Girondins Bordeaux team that reached the UEFA Cup final in 1996, losing to Bayern Munich.-References:*...
, soccer player. - 24 May - Habib SissokoHabib SissokoHabib Sissoko is a French-born Malian professional footballer.Sissoko joined Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in 1996, moving on to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the 1997 close season...
, soccer player. - 28 May - Isabelle CarréIsabelle CarréIsabelle Carré is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses , and has been nominated a further six times, for Beau fixe , Le Hussard sur le toit , La Femme défendue , Les Sentiments ,...
, actress. - 28 May - Lilian MartinLilian MartinLilian Martin is a retired French footballer.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 5 June - Stéphane ClamensStéphane ClamensStéphane Clamens is a French sport shooter who specializes in the trap.At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint seventh place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games.-References:...
, sport shooter. - 9 June - Jean GalfioneJean GalfioneJean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
, pole vaultPole vaultPole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er and Olympic gold medallist. - 10 June - Bruno N'GottyBruno N'GottyBruno N'Gotty is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who last played for English club Leicester City. Initially a player at his home team Olympique Lyonnais, he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C...
, soccer player. - 12 June - Félicia BallangerFélicia BallangerFélicia Ballanger was a French racing cyclist.She won five world championships in the sprint and 500 m time trial. She was also a triple Olympic champion. She is tall and weighs .- Biography :...
, cyclist. - 12 June - Jérôme RomainJérôme RomainJérôme Romain is a former world-class track and field athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump....
, athlete. - 25 June - Sébastien LevicqSébastien LevicqSébastien Levicq is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
, decathlete. - 28 June - Fabien BarthezFabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez is a former French footballer goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets...
, international soccer player. - 28 June - Guillaume de FondaumièreGuillaume de FondaumièreGuillaume de Fondaumière is a video game executive.-Early life:He created his first company at the age of 16, C. de C. Promotion - specializing in the organisation of clubbings, fashion shows and live concerts...
, video game designer. - 28 June - Sébastien GattusoSebastien GattusoSébastien Gattuso is a Monegasque athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Menton, France. In 2006 he was banned for six months after testing positive for finasteride, a drug that can be used to mask use of steroids....
, athlete. - 29 June - Stéphan BignetStephan BignetStéphan Bignet is an athlete from France. He competes in triathlon.Bignet competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-first place with a total time of 1:51:12.15.-References:...
, triathlete. - June - Laurent Puechguirbal, actor and writer.
July to September
- 21 July - Emmanuel BanguéEmmanuel BanguéEmmanuel Bangué is a French long jumper, best known for finishing fourth at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best is 8.25 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Tomblaine.-Achievements:-External links:...
, long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er. - 4 August - Christophe MendyChristophe MendyChristophe Mendy is a retired boxer who competed for France in the heavyweight division during the 1990s. He won the bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he was defeated in the semifinals by Cuban legend Félix Savón...
, boxer. - 6 August - Stéphane LecatStéphane LecatStéphane Lecat is a former long-distance swimmer from France. He won a gold medal at the European Championships in the 25 km open water. He successfully swam the English Channel on 23 August 2003 in a time of 8 h 19 mins -References:...
, swimmer. - 11 August - Djamel BourasDjamel BourasDjamel Bouras is a French judoka of Algerian origin.He won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.- Video :* -References:...
, judoka and Olympic gold medallist. - 25 August - Louis-Karim NébatiLouis-Karim NébatiLouis-Karim Nébati is a French actor, born in Bénouville .-TV acting:*2001 - 2006 : Fabien Cosma*2003 : Les femmes savantes*2004 : Léa Parker*2005 : Malone*2007 : 5 sur cinq-Theatre:...
, actor. - 4 September - Lilian LaslandesLilian LaslandesLilian Laslandes is a retired French footballer. He has been capped seven times and scored three goals for the French national team...
, soccer player. - 9 September - Francis LlacerFrancis LlacerFrancis Llacer is a retired French football player.During a 14-year professional career, Llacer played mainly for Paris Saint-Germain FC, and retired in 2003.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 27 September - Cédric PenicaudCédric PenicaudCédric Penicaud is a retired breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a silver medal at the 1991 European Long Course Championships in Athens, Greece as a member of the French relay team in the men's 4×100 m...
, swimmer. - 29 September - Lilian NalisLilian NalisLilian Nalis is a retired French footballer who played as a midfielder.- Career :Nalis started his career in his home country of France, playing for a wide variety of French clubs including Le Havre, Caen, Guingamp and Bastia...
, soccer player.
October to December
- 14 October - Frédéric GuesdonFrédéric GuesdonFrédéric Guesdon is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .Guesdon was born in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Brittany. He turned professional in 1995 with the French Le Groupement team and moved on to the Polti team in 1996, where he scored eleventh place at...
, cyclist. - 26 October - Olivier GalziOlivier GalziOlivier Galzi is a French journalist. He is of Jewish origin.He works for the French TV network France 2, a division of France Télévisions. On France 2, Galzi presents news bulletins within Télématin, France 2's morning show presented weekdays at 7:00 and 8:00 CET in Metropolitan France...
, television journalist. - 28 October - Jimmy AlgerinoJimmy AlgerinoJimmy Algerino is a former football defender.He most notably played for Paris SG for 5 seasons and then had a short spell in Italy at S.S.C. Venezia.-Titles:* European Supercup 1996 runner-up...
, soccer player. - 28 October - Nicolas OuédecNicolas OuédecNicolas Pierre Ouédec is a retired French professional footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:A product of FC Nantes's famous youth academy, Ouédec made his first division debuts aged 17...
, soccer player. - 9 November - Sabri LamouchiSabri LamouchiSabri Lamouchi is a French football midfielder of Tunisian descent.Lamouchi started his professional career with Alès in France. During his time there, he impressed Auxerre and played with them for four years. He then went on to join Monaco before being snapped up by Parma of Italy...
, soccer player. - 19 November - Pascal EdmondPascal EdmondPascal Edmond is a French professional golfer.Edmond was born in Paris, and turned professional in 1991. His brother Olivier is also a professional golfer....
, golfer. - 19 November - Cécile Lignot-MaubertCécile Lignot-MaubertCécile Lignot-Maubert is a retired female hammer thrower from France. She set her personal best on August 8, 1999 at a meet in Castres.-Achievements:-References:...
, hammer thrower. - 29 November - Olivier QuintOlivier QuintOlivier Quint is a former footballer from France who played for CS Sedan Ardennes and Nantes.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 8 December - Stéphane PoulatStephane PoulatStéphane Poulat is an athlete from France. He competes in triathlon.Poulat competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed fourteenth with a total time of 1:53:51.35.-References:...
, triathlete. - 17 December - Antoine RigaudeauAntoine RigaudeauAntoine Roger Rigaudeau nicknamed Le Roi , is a retired French professional basketball player....
, basketball player. - 21 December - Matthieu ChedidMatthieu ChedidMatthieu Chedid is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player.-Biography:...
, singer-songwriter. - 28 December - Olivier EnjolrasOlivier EnjolrasOlivier Enjolras is a French former footballer who spent several seasons with Clermont Foot.-References:...
, soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Franck AvitabileFranck AvitabileFranck Avitabile is a jazz pianist who has a master's degree in mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon....
, jazz pianist. - François BégaudeauFrançois Bégaudeau-Life and career:He was born in Luçon, Vendée and was first a member of the 1990s punk rock group Zabriskie Point. After receiving his degree in Literature, he taught high school in Dreux and in an inner city middle school in Paris. He published his first novel, Jouer juste in 2003...
, writer and journalist. - Alexandre BrasseurAlexandre BrasseurAlexandre Brasseur is a French actor. He is the son of actor Claude Brasseur and the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur.-Filmography:*Le Souper *Les Ténors...
, actor. - Stéphane BreitwieserStéphane BreitwieserStéphane Breitwieser is a French art thief who admitted to stealing 239 artworks and other exhibits, worth an estimated US$1.4 billion , from 172 museums while travelling around Europe and working as a waiter, an average of one theft every 15 days...
, art thief. - Sylvain ChauveauSylvain ChauveauSylvain Chauveau is a critically acclaimed instrumental music and electronic music artist and composer from Bayonne, France.-Background:Sylvain Chauveau was born in Bayonne, France , and now lives in Brussels, Belgium...
, musician and composer. - Stéphane DenèveStéphane DenèveStéphane Denève is a French conductor. Born in Tourcoing, France, and a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, Denève has worked as conducting assistant to Sir Georg Solti with the Orchestre de Paris, Georges Prêtre at the Opéra National de Paris, and Seiji Ozawa at the Saito Kinen Festival...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. - Nicolas GhesquièreNicolas GhesquièreNicolas Ghesquière is a fashion designer and is currently creative director for the house of Balenciaga owned by the Gucci Group . He grew up in Loudun, Vienne....
, fashion designer. - Fabrice HadjadjFabrice HadjadjFabrice Hadjadj is a French writer and philosopher, born in 1971 in Nanterre to Jewish parents of Tunisian heritage. In his teens he was an atheist and anarchist, and he maintained a nihilistic attitude for most of his twenties until, in 1998, he converted to Catholicism. His book Réussir sa mort:...
, writer and philosopher. - Olivier ManchionOlivier ManchionOlivier Manchion is a French musician born in Suresnes, near Paris.In 1987 he started to perform on bass guitar together with Amaury Cambuzat. They founded Ulan Bator in 1993. They start to release albums in 1995 on Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier label...
, musician. - Laurent WolfLaurent WolfLaurent Wolf 1973 in Toulouse Is a French electro-house producer and DJ. He is the author of several compilations that contain his own tracks and also his remixes. He reached the top of the charts with his "Saxo" and "Calinda" compositions. Laurent Wolf was the winner of the DJ category in the...
, music producer and DJ.
January to March
- 5 January - Émilienne Moreau-EvrardÉmilienne Moreau-EvrardÉmilienne Moreau-Evrard was a French heroine of World War I, a high-profile female member of the “Brutus” Resistance network during World War II and later, a member of the “Assemblée consultative provisoire”...
, hero of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and in French resistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(b.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - 10 January - Coco ChanelCoco ChanelGabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist thought, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the founder of one of the most famous fashion brands, Chanel...
, fashion designer (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....
). - 13 January - Henri TomasiHenri TomasiHenri Tomasi was a French classical composer and conductor.- The early years :Henri Tomasi was born in Marseille, France, in the working class neighborhood on August 17, 1901. His father Xavier Tomasi and mother Josephine Vincensi were originally from La Casinca, Corsica...
, 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 conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
(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:...
). - 26 February - FernandelFernandelFernand Joseph Désiré Contandin , better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, he was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues...
, actor (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....
). - 2 March - Rita JolivetRita JolivetRita Jolivet was an English actress of French descent in theater and silent movies in the early twentieth century...
, actress (b.18901890 in FranceSee also:1889 in France,other events of 1890,1891 in France.----Events from the year 1890 in France.-Events:*2 January - Steamship Persia wrecked off Corsica: 130 lives lost.*21 February - First Franco-Dahomean War begins....
). - 10 March - Jean FollainJean FollainJean Follain, was a French author, poet and corporate lawyer. In the early days of his career he was a member of the "Sagesse" group. Follain was a friend of Max Jacob, André Salmon, Jean Paulhan, Pierre Pussy, Armen Lubin, and Pierre Reverdy...
, author, poet and lawyer (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....
). - 31 March - Alfred DesenclosAlfred DésenclosAlfred Desenclos was a French composer of classical music. Desenclos was a self-described "romantic" whose music is highly expressive and atmospheric and rooted in rigorous compositional technique....
, composer (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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April to June
- 3 April - Jacques OchsJacques OchsJacques Ochs , was a Jewish Belgian artist and épée and foil fencer.-Early years, and art study:Ochs was Jewish, and was born in Nice, France. His family moved to Liège, Belgium, in 1893. Ochs studied art there at the Royal Academy of Art in Liège, graduating 1903. He won the Donnay Prize that year...
, artist, épée and foilFoil (fencing)A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencerFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
and Olympic gold medallist (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....
). - 30 May - Marcel DupréMarcel DupréMarcel Dupré , was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.-Biography:Marcel Dupré was born in Rouen . Born into a musical family, he was a child prodigy. His father Albert Dupré was organist in Rouen and a friend of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, who built an organ in the family house when...
, organist, pianist and composer (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....
). - 5 June - André Trocmé, pastorPastorThe word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
who aided Jewish refugees (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:...
). - 12 June - Jules DewaquezJules DewaquezJules Dewaquez , was a French amateur footballer, who played for both club and country on the right wing. He was extremely short and renowned for his small moustache. By profession he was a technical draughtsman, but he became one of the most successful French players during the 1920s...
, soccer player (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....
). - 25 June - Charles VildracCharles VildracCharles Vildrac , born "Charles Messager", was a French playwright and poet.Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse...
, playwright and poet (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....
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July to September
- 10 July - Laurent DauthuilleLaurent DauthuilleLaurent Dauthuille was a French boxer.Arriving in Montreal in the late 1940s, he was nicknamed the Tarzan of Buzenval. On September 13, 1950 he fought Jake LaMotta, a boxer he once bested by unanimous decision, for the world middleweight championship...
, boxer (b.19241924 in FranceSee also:1923 in France,other events of 1924,1925 in France.----Events from the year 1924 in France.-Events:*29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts....
). - 19 July - Arsène RouxArsène RouxArsène Roux was a French Arabist and Berberologist. He was born in Rochegude and emigrated to Morocco in his early twenties where he started studying Classical Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and the Moroccan Berber languages...
, ArabistArabistThis is an article about the western scholars known as Arabists, not the political movement Pan-Arabism.An Arabist is someone normally from outside the Arab World who specialises in the study of the Arabic language and Arab culture, and often Arabic literature.-Origins:Arabists began in medieval...
and Berberologist (b.18931893 in FranceSee also:1892 in France,other events of 1893,1894 in France.----Events from the year 1893 in France.-Events:*10 March - Côte d'Ivoire becomes a French colony.*20 August - Legislative election held.*3 September - Legislative election held....
). - 27 July - Jacques LusseyranJacques LusseyranJacques Lusseyran was a blind French author and political activist.Lusseyran was born on September 19th, 1924, in Paris, France. He became totally blind in a school accident at the age of 8. He soon learned to adapt to being blind and maintained many close friendships, particularly with one boy...
, author (b.19241924 in FranceSee also:1923 in France,other events of 1924,1925 in France.----Events from the year 1924 in France.-Events:*29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts....
). - 30 August - Louis ArmandLouis ArmandFor the writer and critical theorist, see Louis Armand Louis Armand was a French engineer who managed several public companies and had a significant role during World War II as an officer in the Resistance...
, engineer (b.19051905 in FranceSee also:1904 in France,other events of 1905,1906 in France.----Events from the year 1905 in France.-Events:*31 March - German emperor William II asserts German equality with France in Morocco, triggering the Tangier or First Moroccan Crisis....
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October to December
- 10 October - Philippe HériatPhilippe HériatPhilippe Hériat was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.-Biography:Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film...
, novelist, playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
(b.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - 27 October - Charlotte de La TrémoilleCharlotte de La TrémoilleCharlotte Marie Clotilde de La Trémoille was a French noblewoman and the daughter of Louis Charles Marie de La Trémoille and his wife, Hélène Marie Léonie Pillet-Will. On 13 April 1910, she married Henri Florent Lamoral, prince de Ligne. they had one son, Jean Charles...
, noblewoman (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - 16 November - Lucien ChopardLucien ChopardLucien Chopard was a French entomologist.Chopard was born in Paris. He graduated as a Doctor of Science in 1920 at the Faculté des sciences de Paris with a thesis entitled Recherches sur la conformation et le développement des derniers segments abdominaux chez les orthoptères...
, entomologist (b.18851885 in FranceSee also:1884 in France,other events of 1885,1886 in France.----Events from the year 1885 in France.-Events:*28 February - Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Empire of China....
). - 15 December - Paul Pierre LévyPaul Pierre LévyPaul Pierre Lévy was a Jewish French mathematician who was active especially in probability theory, introducing martingales and Lévy flights...
, mathematician (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....
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Full date unknown
- Louis AntoineLouis AntoineLouis Antoine was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construct Antoine's horned sphere....
, mathematician (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...
). - René Paul Raymond CapuronRené Paul Raymond CapuronRené Paul Raymond Capuron was a French botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar.- Works :Highlights of his work include:* M...
, botanist (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...
). - Eugène ConstantEugène ConstantEugène Constant was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the coxed fours event. He also finished fourth as part of the French boat in the coxed pairs competition.-External links:**...
, rowerRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic medallist (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:...
). - Marcel GromaireMarcel GromaireMarcel Gromaire was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects, and is often associated with Social Realism.-Early life:...
, painter (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - Louis LecoinLouis LecoinLouis Lecoin, Louis Lecoin, Louis Lecoin, (b. 30 September 1888, Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Cher département, d. 1971, was a militant anarcho-pacifist. He was at the center of the foundation of the Union pacifiste de France.- Biography :...
, militantMilitantThe word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, usually is used to mean vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in 'militant reformers'. It comes from the 15th century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier"...
pacifist (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...
). - André LesauvageAndré LesauvageAndré Lesauvage was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the French boat l'Aile VI which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.18901890 in FranceSee also:1889 in France,other events of 1890,1891 in France.----Events from the year 1890 in France.-Events:*2 January - Steamship Persia wrecked off Corsica: 130 lives lost.*21 February - First Franco-Dahomean War begins....
). - Michel Saint-DenisMichel Saint-DenisMichel Saint-Denis , dit Jacques Duchesne, was a French actor, theater director, and drama theorist whose ideas on actor training have had a profound influence on the development of European theater from the 1930s on.Michel Saint-Denis was born in Beauvais, France, the nephew of Jacques Copeau, who...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, theatre director, and dramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
theorist (b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
). - Roland de VauxRoland de VauxFather Roland Guérin de Vaux OP was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological School in East Jerusalem, and he was charged with overseeing research on the scrolls...
, priest and archaeologist (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....
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