1979 in France
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Events from the year 1979 in France
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1978 in France
1978 in France
See also:1977 in France,other events of 1978,1979 in France.----Events from the year 1978 in France.-Events:*1 February - Hollywood film director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France, after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.*12 March - Legislative...
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1980 in France
1980 in France
See also:1979 in France,other events of 1980,1981 in France.----Events from the year 1980 in France.-Sport:*26 June - Tour de France begins.*21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands.-January to March:...
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Events from the year 1979 in France
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
- 8 January - French tanker BetelgeuseBetelgeuse incidentThe Betelgeuse incident, also known as the Betelgeuse or Whiddy Island disaster, occurred on 8 January 1979, at around 1:00 a.m., when the oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in West Cork, Ireland, at the offshore jetty of the Whiddy Island Oil Terminal, due to the failure of the ship's structure...
explodes at the Gulf Oil terminal at BantryBantryBantry is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the N71 national secondary road at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km to the west...
in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
; 50 are killed. - February - PeugeotPeugeotPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
becomes the first carmaker to offer a turbo-diesel engine, fitting the engine to their range-topping 604Peugeot 604The Peugeot 604 is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1975 to 1985. 153,252 examples of the 604 were sold during its 10-year production life. It was made in France and also by Kia in Korea....
saloon. - 18 March - Cantonales elections held.
- 25 March - Cantonales elections held.
- 6 April-8 April - Metz CongressMetz CongressThe Metz Congress was the seventh national congress of the French Socialist Party which took place on 6, 7 and 8 April 1979...
of the French Socialist PartySocialist Party (France)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
. - 9 July - A car bomb destroys a 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...
owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate KlarsfeldSerge and Beate KlarsfeldSerge and Beate Klarsfeld are activists known for engaging in Holocaust documentation and anti-Nazi activism...
at their home in FranceFranceThe 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...
. A note purportedly from ODESSAODESSAThe ODESSA, from the German Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen, meaning “Organization of Former SS Members,” is believed to have been an international Nazi network set up toward the end of World War II by a group of SS officers...
claims responsibility. - 1 August - End of the SimcaSimcaSimca was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat. It was directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by the Italian Henri Théodore Pigozzi...
marque after 45 years; from now on, all former Simca and ChryslerChrysler EuropeChrysler Europe was a division of the Chrysler Corporation that operated between 1967 and 1979.-Formation:In the 1960s, Chrysler sought to become a world producer of automobiles. The company had never had much success outside North America, contrasting with Ford's worldwide reach and General...
cars will be sold as TalbotsTalbotTalbot was an automobile marque that existed from 1903 to 1986, with a hiatus from 1960 to 1978, under a number of different owners, latterly under Peugeot...
. - 20 September - French paratrooperParatrooperParatroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
s help David DackoDavid DackoDavid Dacko was the first President of the Central African Republic , from August 14, 1960 to January 1, 1966, and the third president of the CAR from September 21, 1979 to September 1, 1981...
to overthrow BokassaJean-Bédel BokassaJean-Bédel Bokassa , a military officer, was the head of state of the Central African Republic and its successor state, the Central African Empire, from his coup d'état on 1 January 1966 until 20 September 1979...
in the Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
. - 16 October - A tsunamiTsunamiA tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
in 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...
kills 23 people. - 2 November - French police shoot dead gangster Jacques MesrineJacques MesrineJacques Mesrine was the most famous criminal in modern French history. He was responsible for numerous bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits...
in 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...
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Sport
- 27 June - Tour de France1979 Tour de FranceThe 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22, 1979. The total race distance was 24 stages over 3765 km, with riders averaging 36.513 km/h. It was the only tour to finish at L'Alpe d'Huez twice. It was won by Bernard Hinault, who also won the points...
begins. - 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Bernard HinaultBernard HinaultBernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...
. - 6 December-9 December - World Judo Championships1979 World Judo ChampionshipsThe 1979 World Judo Championships were the 11th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France from December 6–December 9, 1979.-Men:- Medals table :...
held in 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...
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January to March
- 7 January - Christophe GuenotChristophe GuenotChristophe Guenot is a French wrestler who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 74kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.He is brother of the Olympic Champion Steeve Guenot.-External links:...
, wrestler and Olympic medallist. - 12 January - Laurent GagnierLaurent GagnierLaurent Gagnier is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for the Championnat National side Amiens SC.Gagnier's previous clubs include OGC Nice, Niort and CS Sedan.-External links:...
, footballer. - 13 January - Julien BaudetJulien BaudetJulien Baudet is a former French footballer and current manager.- Europe :Although excelling as a skier in his youth, Baudet chose to concentrate on football, beginning his career with Toulouse FC in France, where he spent two years, clocking up 21 league appearances.In 2001 Baudet moved to Oldham...
, footballer. - 17 January - Grégory CarmonaGrégory CarmonaGrégory Carmona is a French football Midfielder. He currently plays for AS Béziers Hérault.-External links:...
, footballer. - 20 January - Jérôme ThomasJérôme ThomasJérôme Thomas is a boxer from France, competing in the flyweight division....
, boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. - 21 January - Élodie NavarreÉlodie Navarre- Selected filmography :* Love Me If You Dare * Grande École * Empire of the Wolves * Conversations with My Gardener * The Art of Love -External links:...
, actress. - 22 January - Stéphane NoroStéphane NoroStéphane Noro is a French footballer midfielder who is currently playing for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.-External links:...
, footballer. - 1 February - Anne-Sophie MondièreAnne-Sophíe MondíèreAnne-Sophie Mondière is a French judoka.-Achievements:-External links:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoka. - 2 February - Virginie LagoutteVirginie LagoutteVirginie Lagoutte-Clement is a French professional golfer.Lagoutte was the French Amateur Champion in 2002 and the European Amateur Champion in 2003. She turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004...
, golfer. - 7 February - Nicolas DieuzeNicolas DieuzeNicolas Dieuze is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Grenoble Foot 38 in the French Ligue 1.He signed for Grenoble from Le Havre AC on July 31, 2009.- External links :*...
, footballer. - 8 February - Lionel CapponeLionel CapponeLionel Cappone is a French professional football player. He plays for Stade Brestois and is a goalkeeper.Born in Marignane, a suburb of Marseille, he began his career at his local club, Olympique de Marseille...
, footballer. - 14 February - Cédric FauréCédric FauréCédric Fauré is a football striker from France. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Stade Reims.-Career:...
, footballer. - 14 February - Audrey DanaAudrey DanaAudrey Dana is a French actress. She studied drama in Orléans and Paris. After two years in New York, she came back to France where she acted in various plays, especially in Nos amis, les humains by Bernard Werber. She was also cast in the movie adaptation Nos amis les Terriens, and Roman de Gare...
, actress. - 16 February - Stéphane DalmatStéphane DalmatStéphane Dalmat is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Rennes. Dalmat is a very versatile player who can occupy a variety of positions on the midfield. His good ball control and dribbling ability has often seen managers use him wide on the left of midfield...
, footballer. - 28 February - Sébastien BourdaisSébastien BourdaisSébastien Olivier Bourdais is a French race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships from 2004 to 2007....
, motor racing driver. - 2 March - Damien GregoriniDamien GregoriniDamien Grégorini is a French professional football player, currently with AS Nancy.He is tall 1.94 meters and weighs 90 kg.-External links:* at lfp.fr*...
, footballer. - 6 March - Arnaud MaireArnaud MaireArnaud Maire is a French football defender. He currently plays for AC Ajaccio.-External links:**...
, footballer. - 10 March - Laurent QuievreuxLaurent QuievreuxLaurent Quievreux is a France footballer goalkeeper. He currently plays for AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.Quievreux previously played for FC Istres in Ligue 2.-References:...
, footballer. - 14 March - Nicolas AnelkaNicolas AnelkaAbdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
, international footballer. - 14 March - Emmanuel DucheminEmmanuel DucheminEmmanuel Duchemin is a French professional football player, who last plays with AS Nancy. He is Sportinvalide and ending on Sunday 19 October 2008 his profi career.-External links:* at lfp.fr*...
, footballer. - 15 March - Anthony DeroinAnthony DeroinAnthony Deroin is a diminutive French football midfielder. He currently plays for SM Caen.In 2008, Deroin surpassed Yvan Lebourgeois's record of 320 appearances for SM Caen to become the club's all-time leader in appearances.-External links:...
, footballer. - 20 March - Christophe LemaireChristophe LemaireChristophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing...
, jockey. - 20 March - Sébastien MazureSébastien MazureSébastien Mazure is a retired French football striker. Who last played for SM Caen-External links:...
, footballer. - 20 March - Patrice QuarteronPatrice QuarteronPatrice "The Dark Ronin" Quarteron is a French super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Évry, Essonne. He is two time French and European Muay Thai champion and current IKF Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World champion.-Titles:...
, kickboxer and martial artist. - 21 March - Cyril ChapuisCyril ChapuisCyril Chapuis is a French football player, he last plays for Metz after signing with them on January 9, 2008.-Football career:...
, footballer. - 22 March - Benoît LecoulsBenoît LecoulsBenoît Lecouls is a French rugby union footballer. He played for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition during the 2007/08 season, but has transferred back to Stade Toulousain during the close season. He usually plays as a prop. Prior to playing with Biarritz, Lecouls played for Toulouse and...
, rugby union player. - 24 March - Philippe Gardent, rugby leagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. - 25 March - Pierre PlanusPierre PlanusPierre Planus is a French midfielder currently playing for US Créteil-Lusitanos.- External links :*...
, footballer. - 31 March - Matthieu BochuMatthieu BochuMatthieu Bochu is a French professional football player. He is a forward. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for FC Martigues....
, footballer.
April to June
- 2 April - Salim KéchioucheSalim KéchioucheSalim Kechiouche is a French actor.- Early life :While only 15 years old, he was first discovered by French actor director Gaël Morel. Morel gave him his first role in a feature film, À Toute Vitesse , released in 1996...
, actor. - 2 April - Frédéric LecanuFrédéric Lecanu-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka. - 4 April - Ludovic RouxLudovic RouxLudovic Roux is a former French Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1996. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event....
, 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. - 9 April - Olivier SorlinOlivier SorlinOlivier Sorlin is a French football midfielder, currently playing for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Sorlin has spent most of his career playing in France....
, soccer player. - 14 April - Guillaume BeuzelinGuillaume BeuzelinGuillaume Beuzelin is a French former professional footballer. He played for Le Havre, AS Beauvais, Hibernian, Coventry City, Hamilton Academical and Olympiakos Nicosia.-Hibernian:...
, soccer player. - 14 April - Noé PamarotNoé PamarotLouis Noé Pamarot , more commonly known as Noé Pamarot, is a French footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish side Granada. Before moving to Spain, Pamarot played for Portsmouth in the Premier League. He is a right-footed defender who is also known for his great strength and excellent...
, soccer player. - 21 April - Édouard FilliasÉdouard FilliasÉdouard Fillias is a French classical-liberal activist of Spanish origin.Born in Paris, Île-de-France, France, Fillias was president of Liberal Alternative and that party's 2007 French Presidential candidate. On 13 March 2007 he withdrew and announced his support for François Bayrou...
, classical-liberal activist. - 23 April - François GononFrançois GononFrançois Gonon is a French orienteering competitor. He has received silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships....
, orienteeringOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor. - 23 April - Nicolas PortalNicolas PortalNicolas Portal is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he missed much of the racing season with cardiac arrhythmia problems.- Palmares :* 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage* Tour de France...
, cyclist. - 4 May - Marie PoissonnierMarie PoissonnierMarie Poissonnier is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne....
, 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. - 9 May - Éric CubilierÉric CubilierÉric Cubilier is a French footballer. He plays in the position of right defender and currently for SC Bastia.-References:...
, soccer player. - 14 May - Mickaël LandreauMickaël LandreauMickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau is a French professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He has 11 caps for the French national team.-Club career:...
, soccer player. - 19 May - Nicolas FigèreNicolas FigèreNicolas Figère is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam....
, hammer throwHammer throwThe modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er. - 21 May - Gaspard Augé, musician.
- 4 June - Anthony CharteauAnthony CharteauAnthony Charteau is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . Charteau turned professional in 2001...
, cyclist. - 5 June - François SagatFrançois SagatFrançois Sagat is a French male pornographic actor who has appeared in gay pornographic movies. He is best known for his rugged looks and scalp tattoo. He has also appeared at times as a fashion model and starting 2009, he also landed on cinematic roles in films for the general public including...
, ModelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and pornographic actorPornographic actorA pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
. - 9 June - Émilie LoitEmilie LoitÉmilie Loit is a retired French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France.She rose to fame when she played against American superstar Serena Williams before losing 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in a tough first round 2003 Australian Open match.In her career Loit has won three career...
, tennis player. - 12 June - Damien TrailleDamien TrailleDamien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
, rugby union player. - 16 June - Emmanuel MoireEmmanuel MoireEmmanuel Moire is a French singer. He and his twin brother Nicolas were born in Le Mans on 16 June 1979. Emmanuel is an eclectic artist. He sings and plays the piano, with a hundred tunes to his credit.-Singing career:...
, singer. - 25 June - Sébastien JolySébastien JolySébastien Joly is a French professional road racing cyclist. Since 2001, Joly has been a professional rider. In 2006, he joined the on the UCI ProTour. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on June 25, 2007, the day of his 28th birthday. He underwent an operation and then completed radiotherapy...
, cyclist. - 26 June - Christophe HumbertChristophe Humbert-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* on Judovision.org...
, judoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka. - 27 June - Benoît Poher, singer.
- 30 June - Sylvain ChavanelSylvain ChavanelSylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...
, cyclist.
July to September
- 1 July - Sylvain CalzatiSylvain CalzatiSylvain Calzati is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bretagne-Schuller. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir in 2004. He currently...
, cyclist. - 3 July - Ludivine SagnierLudivine SagnierLudivine Sagnier is a French actress and model, who has appeared in 33 films since 1989. She was nominated for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Swimming Pool and Un secret .-Early life:...
, actress. - 4 July - Anthony BassoAnthony BassoAnthony Basso is a French footballer currently playing for Yverdon-Sport.-Early career:Basso began his career with the French side Auxerre, but left at a young age to join the Serie A side Udinese. His time in Italy was ultimately unsuccessful, as he made only one appearance for Udinese and spent...
, soccer player. - 5 July - Amélie MauresmoAmélie MauresmoAmélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
, tennis player. - 6 July - Fabrice AbrielFabrice AbrielFabrice Abriel in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine is a French footballer currently playing for OGC Nice.- External links :...
, soccer player. - 6 July - Cédric KantéCédric KantéCédric Kanté Defend is a Malian and French football defender, currently playing for Greek team Panathinaikos FC.-Early career:...
, soccer player. - 11 July - Éric AbidalÉric AbidalÉric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...
, soccer player. - 16 July - Rudy BourguignonRudy BourguignonRudy Bourguignon is a French decathlete. His personal best result is 8025 points, achieved in September 2005 in Talence. He has a relationship with Dutch heptathlete Laurien Hoos.-Achievements:-References:...
, decathleteDecathlonThe decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
. - 18 July - Mélina Robert-MichonMélina Robert-MichonMélina Robert-Michon is a French discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Salon-de-Provence. Melina is now the mother a little Elyssa born on 24/08/10.-Achievements:-References:*...
, discus throwDiscus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er. - 19 July - Yves DesmaretsYves DesmaretsYves Hadley Desmarets is a French footballer of Haitian descent who currently is a free agent. He is a left midfielder.-Football career:...
, soccer player. - 24 July - Anne-Gaëlle SidotAnne-Gaëlle SidotAnne-Gaelle Sidot is a former professional tennis player from France.-Career:...
, tennis player. - 27 July - Sidney GovouSidney GovouSidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...
, international soccer player. - 27 July - Julien PoueysJulien PoueysJulien Poueys is a French footballer with FC Chartres.Poueys previously played for CS Sedan Ardennes in Ligue 1 and for AS Beauvais Oise in Ligue 2.-References:...
, soccer player. - 8 August - Benjamin BoyetBenjamin BoyetBenjamin Boyet is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top division of domestic French rugby, for Bayonne...
, rugby union player. - 10 August - Rémy MartinRémy Martin (rugby player)Rémy Martin is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing with Montpellier in the Top 14 in France, he has also played for France. His usual position is at flanker.Martin's first club was Mont de Marsan...
, rugby union player. - 11 August - Nicolas SeubeNicolas SeubeNicolas Seube is a French footballer who plays as a defender for SM Caen.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 14 August - Jérémie BréchetJérémie BréchetJérémie Bréchet is a professional French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux. He is usually a left back but can play as a centre back...
, soccer player. - 14 August - Séverine BrémondSéverine BremondSéverine Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France and the last active player of the notorious "generation 1979" which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot and Emilie Loit.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader...
, tennis player. - 14 August - Renaud GuigueRenaud GuigueRenaud Guigue is a rugby league player for Catalans Dragons in the European Super League competition.He has been named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.-References:...
, rugby league player. - 17 August - Julien EscudéJulien EscudéJulien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...
, soccer player. - 9 September - Freddy BichotFreddy BichotFreddy Bichot is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Team Véranda Rideau Sarthe.After rising from relative obscurity, in 2002 he won the French Amateur National Championship, yet later tested positive for testosterone...
, cyclist. - 10 September - Sébastien GrimaldiSébastien GrimaldiSebastien Grimaldi is a French footballer who plays primarily as a centre back, though can play in midfield....
, soccer player. - 19 September - Noémie LenoirNoémie LenoirNoémie Lenoir is a French model and actress of African and European descent.-Career:Lenoir was first spotted by Ford Models when she was 16 years old. In 1995, Lenoir signed with L'Oréal, and has since appeared in their advertisements alongside Laetitia Casta and long-term model and actress Andie...
, model and actress. - 24 September - Yvan BourgisYvan BourgisYvan Bourgis is a French football defender. He played for Stade Brest 29 over the eight seasons.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 25 September - Jean-René LisnardJean-René LisnardJean-René Lisnard is a professional tennis player who represents Monaco, and formerly France. He has been a member of the Monaco Davis Cup team since 2007...
, tennis player. - 26 September - Jean-Baptiste PouxJean-Baptiste PouxJean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
, rugby union player.
October to December
- 14 October - Olivier BernardOlivier BernardOlivier Bernard is a retired French footballer. He announced his retirement after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.-Newcastle United:Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon...
, soccer player. - 14 October - Auriol GuillaumeAuriol GuillaumeAuriol Guillaume is a French professional football defender, currently a free agent.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 18 October - Fabrice LevratFabrice LevratFabrice Levrat, born October 18, 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère is a French midfielder who currently plays for Stade Laval. He has also played for AS Monaco, AC Ajaccio, Amiens SC and FC Gueugnon.-References:...
, soccer player. - 27 October - Jean-Luc DelpechJean-Luc DelpechJean-Luc Delpech is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003...
, cyclist. - 1 November - Christophe EdaleineChristophe EdaleineChristope Edaleine is a French professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :2002- External links :**...
, cyclist. - 8 November - Corinne MaîtrejeanCorinne MaîtrejeanCorinne Maîtrejean is a French foil fencer who won a bronze medal in the foil team event of the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig with her teammates Adeline Wuillème, Céline Seigneur and Astrid Guyart. She is right-handed...
, 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...
. - 10 November - Anthony RéveillèreAnthony RéveillèreAnthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 13 November - Manuela MontebrunManuela MontebrunManuela Montebrun is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb.-Achievements:-References:*...
, hammer thrower. - 14 November - Cédric HervéCédric HervéCédric Hervé is a French former road racing cyclist.Hervé became a professional rider in 2002. His first win came in 2006 when he won the Manche Atlantique. Later that year he would also win the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan...
, cyclist. - 15 November - François MassonFrançois MassonFrançois Masson is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for SC Amiens in the French Ligue 2.- External links :*...
, soccer player. - 19 November - Boumedienne AllamBoumedienne AllamBoumedienne Allam is a French-born Algerian rugby union player. He plays as a number eight.After his young years at Apt and Cavaillon , he become famous as a RC Toulon player , were he won the Cup of France Frantz Reichel, in 1998...
, rugby union player. - 24 December - Hervé Duclos-LassalleHervé Duclos-LassalleHervé Duclos-Lassalle is a French professional road bicycle racer. His father is Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle. He was the first rider to leave the 2008 Tour de France after breaking his left wrist on the first stage.- Palmares :...
, cyclist. - 25 December - Laurent BonnartLaurent BonnartLaurent Bonnart is a French football player. He currently plays for Lille.Bonnart played with Le Mans UC72, with whom he began his career...
, soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Eric BourdonEric Bourdon-Painting career:Bourdon's works have in common vivid colors and unpremeditated pencil strokes, expressive of raw enthusiasm in the "art brut" or "Outsider Art" manner. Paul Masquelier, critic for the controversial review "Eléments" has pointed out the narcissistic or regressive aspects of his...
, painter and writer. - Christophe DumauxChristophe DumauxChristophe Dumaux is a French classical countertenor.He initially studied voice and cello at his local conservatory in Châlons-en-Champagne and in 2000 entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris....
, classical countertenorCountertenorA countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely than normal, modal voice. A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble...
. - Elise FouinElise FouinElise Fouin is a French designer. She was educated in Paris at Ecole Boule.Her designs range from spectacular interior designs to individual items such as lamps, chairs, etc.Fouin has been profiled in the French design magazine Intramuroa....
, designDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
er.
January to March
- 16 January - André CouderAndré CouderAndré Couder was a French optician and astronomer. From 1925, he worked in the optics laboratory of the Paris Observatory. Between 1952 and 1958 he was vice-president of the International Astronomical Union....
, opticianOpticianAn optician is a person who is trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine, also known as a dispensing optician or optician, dispensing...
and astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
(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:...
). - 18 January - Maurice ChalleMaurice ChalleMaurice Challe was a French general during the Algerian War, one of four generals who took part in the Algiers putsch...
, General (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....
). - 26 January - Paul AmiotPaul AmiotPaul Amiot was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973....
, actor (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....
). - 12 February - Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
, film director (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...
). - 9 March - Jean-Marie Villot, Cardinal (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....
). - 16 March - Jean MonnetJean MonnetJean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat. He is regarded by many as a chief architect of European Unity and is regarded as one of its founding fathers...
, architect of European Unity (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...
). - 19 March - Pierre SchneiterPierre SchneiterFrançois Charles Pierre Schneiter was a French politician.Pierre Schneiter was born in Reims, elder son of Charles Albert Schneiter, a vintner, and Jeanne Marie Alice Sart. Charles Schneiter's father was a watchmaker from Bern, whose ancestors had come from Bavaria. Pierre's only sibling François ...
, politician (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....
).
April to June
- 1 April - Bruno CoquatrixBruno CoquatrixBruno Coquatrix, was born in Ronchin, Nord on 5 August 1910 and died in Paris on 1 April 1979, buried in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery . He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia...
, songwriter and music impresario (b.19101910 in FranceSee also:1909 in France,other events of 1910,1911 in France.----Events from the year 1910 in France.-Events:*16 January - Constant rain in Paris causes the Seine to overflow its banks, flooding the city...
). - 4 April - Joseph AlcazarJoseph AlcazarJoseph Alcazar was a French association football striker. He was part of the French national team at the FIFA World Cup 1934.- Olympique de Marseille:* Coupe de France: 1934* Coupe de France runner-up : 1934-References:**...
, international soccer player (b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 7 April - Marcel JouhandeauMarcel JouhandeauMarcel Jouhandeau was a French writer.-Biography:Marcel Jouhandeau grew up in a world of women presided over by his grandmother. Under the influence of a young woman from the Carmel of Limoges, he embraced a mystical form of Catholicism and for a time thought to enter the orders...
, writer (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...
). - 12 May - Pierre BrunetPierre Brunet (rower)Pierre Brunet was a French rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal as coxswain 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.19081908 in FranceSee also:1907 in France,other events of 1908,1909 in France.----Events from the year 1908 in France.-Events:*12 January - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time....
). - 28 June - Philippe CousteauPhilippe CousteauPhilippe Cousteau was a documentary film maker specializing in environmental issues, with a background in oceanography. He was the second son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Simone Cousteau....
, oceanographerOceanographyOceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
(b.19401940 in FranceSee also:1939 in France,other events of 1940,1941 in France.----Events from the year 1940 in France.-Events:*21 March - Édouard Daladier resigns as Prime Minister...
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July to September
- 3 July - Louis DureyLouis Durey-Life:Louis Durey was born in Paris, the son of a local businessman. It was not until he was nineteen years old that he chose to pursue a musical career after hearing a performance of a Claude Debussy work. As a composer he was primarily self-taught. From the beginning, choral music was of great...
, composer (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...
). - 5 July - Émile DewoitineÉmile DewoitineÉmile Dewoitine was a French aviation industrialist.- Prewar industrial activities :Born in Crépy-en-Laonnois, Émile Dewoitine entered the aviation industry by working at Latécoère during Word War I...
, aviation engineer and industrialist (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...
). - 15 July - Georges Jean Marie DarrieusGeorges Jean Marie DarrieusGeorges Jean Marie Darrieus was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century. He is perhaps most famous for his invention of the Darrieus rotor, a wind turbine capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.The invention is...
, aeronautical engineerAerospace engineeringAerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
(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...
). - 27 August - Paul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-FloretPaul Coste-Floret was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier, France.- Biography :Professor on the faculty of Algiers, he engaged in the French Resistance. He advised André Philip and director of the cabinet of François de Menthon...
, politician (b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 2 September - Jacques FévrierJacques FévrierJacques Février was a French pianist and teacher.Jacques Février was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the son of the composer Henry Février. He studied with Édouard Risler and Marguerite Long at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1921...
, pianist (b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - 10 September - Charles FauvelCharles FauvelCharles Fauvel was a French aircraft designer noted for his flying wing designs, and in particular, his flying wing sailplanes...
, aircraft designer (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:...
). - 20 September - Pierre GoldmanPierre GoldmanPierre Goldman, was a French left-wing intellectual who was convicted of several robberies and mysteriously assassinated. It has been suspected that the Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación death squad was involved in his murder...
, left-wing intellectualIntellectualAn intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
, convicted of several robberies and assassinated (b.19441944 in FranceSee also:1943 in France,other events of 1944,1945 in France.----Events from the year 1944 in France.-Events:*15 March - The National Council of the French Resistance approves the Resistance programme....
). - 27 September - Pascal PiaPascal PiaPascal Pia, born Pierre Durand , was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose, Pascal Fely and others....
, writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar (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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October to December
- 3 October - André GodinatAndré GodinatAndré Godinat was a French professional road bicycle racer. He became French national road race champion in 1931. In 1932, he won a stage in the 1932 Tour de France.- Palmarès :19281931*...
, cyclist (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....
). - 10 October - Paul ParayPaul ParayPaul Paray was a French conductor, organist and composer. He is best remembered in the United States for being the resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for more than a decade. He married Yolande Falck on 25 August 1944.-Biography:Paray's father, Auguste, was a sculptor and organist...
, 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...
, 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...
and 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...
(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 October - Pierre BernacPierre BernacPierre Bernac was a French baritone.Born Pierre Bertin in Paris on January 12, 1899, he studied with Reinhold von Wahrlich in Salzburg. he came to music relatively late and gave his first recital in 1921....
, baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
(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....
). - 22 October - Nadia BoulangerNadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
, composer and conductor (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...
). - 27 October - Germaine LubinGermaine LubinGermaine Lubin was a French dramatic soprano best known for her association with the music of Richard Wagner...
, sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
(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....
). - 29 October - Robert BoulinRobert BoulinRobert Boulin was a French politician who served as Minister of Labour in the French Cabinet and was at the centre of a major real-estate scandal that ended only with his death in mysterious circumstances...
, politician (b.19201920 in FranceSee also:1919 in France,other events of 1920,1921 in France.----Events from the year 1920 in France.-Events:At the opening of the year 1920, France was in a stronger position than she had been in for several generations...
). - 2 November - Jacques MesrineJacques MesrineJacques Mesrine was the most famous criminal in modern French history. He was responsible for numerous bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits...
, gangster (b.19361936 in FranceSee also:1935 in France,other events of 1936,1937 in France.----Events from the year 1936 in France.-Events:*25 March - Second London Naval Treaty is signed by the governments of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America....
). - 7 November - Christine RenardChristine RenardChristine Renard was a French writer of science fiction and fantasy.She was born in the small town of She began her studies in Clermont-Ferrand before studying psychology in Paris. Her literary career began in 1962, but was cut short by cancer. She won the Prix Rosny-Aîné posthumously for the...
, writer (b.19291929 in FranceSee also:1928 in France,other events of 1929,1930 in France.----Events from the year 1929 in France.-Events:*24 July - Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré resigns for medical reasons - he is succeeded by Aristide Briand....
). - 8 November - Yvonne de GaulleYvonne de GaulleYvonne de Gaulle , born as Yvonne Charlotte Anne Marie Vendroux, was the wife of Charles de Gaulle. They were married on April 7, 1921. She was sometimes known as "Tante Yvonne"...
, wife of 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....
(b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - 26 November - Marcel L'HerbierMarcel L'HerbierMarcel L'Herbier, Légion d'honneur, was a French film-maker, who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued until the 1950s and he made more than 40 feature films in total...
, writer, producer and director of films (b. c1890). - 4 December - Maurice DorléacMaurice DorléacMaurice Dorléac was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac.- External links :...
, actor (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:...
).
Full date unknown
- Jean CharlotJean CharlotLouis Henri Jean Charlot was a French painter and illustrator, active in Mexico and the United States. Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business and was a Russian-born émigré, albeit one who supported the Bolshevik cause. His mother Anna was herself an artist...
, painter and illustrator (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....
). - Maryse ChoisyMaryse ChoisyMaryse Choisy was a French philosophical writer.Choisy followed an atypical path in life. Fascinated by psychoanalysis, she had the idea of introducing its concepts into her novels to better develop their characters; she then undertook to see what else could be brought to literature from other...
, philosophical writer (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....
). - Lise DeharmeLise DeharmeLise Deharme , was a French writer associated with the Surrealist movement.She was born in Paris in 1898, daughter of a famous doctor...
, writer (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....
). - François FontanFrançois FontanFrançois Fontan is a French politician. He was born in 1929 in a family which came from Gascony . Raised in a monarchic family, he first joined a political party : the Mouvement Socialiste Monarchique when he was about 15, but he quickly gave up monarchism and became closer to anarchism, and,...
, politician (b.19291929 in FranceSee also:1928 in France,other events of 1929,1930 in France.----Events from the year 1929 in France.-Events:*24 July - Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré resigns for medical reasons - he is succeeded by Aristide Briand....
). - Émile GagnanEmile GagnanÉmile Gagnan was a French engineer and co-inventor of the diving regulator used for the first Scuba equipment in 1943...
, engineer and inventor (b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - Albert GillesAlbert GillesAlbert Gilles was a French coppersmith.-Biography:He was born in Paris and mastered the art of sheet metal embossing at a young age before crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the 1930s to ply his trade in North America....
, copperCopperCopper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
craftsmanArtisanAn artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...
(b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - Gaston HeuetGaston HeuetGaston Heuet was a French athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for France in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal in the Cross Country Team with his team mates Henri Lauvaux and Maurice Norland.-References:*...
, athlete and Olympic medallist (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...
).