1980 in France
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Events from the year 1980 in France
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1979 in France
1979 in France
See also:1978 in France,other events of 1979,1980 in France.----Events from the year 1979 in France.-Events:*8 January - French tanker Betelgeuse explodes at the Gulf Oil terminal at Bantry in Ireland; 50 are killed....
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other events of 1980,
1981 in France
1981 in France
See also:1980 in France,other events of 1981,1982 in France.----Events from the year 1981 in France.-Events:*24 April - French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand....
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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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Sport
- 26 June - Tour de France1980 Tour de FranceThe 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. The total distance was 3945.5 km over 22 stages, the average speed of the riders was 35.317 km/h....
begins. - 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop ZoetemelkJoop ZoetemelkHendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth and second...
of the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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January to March
- 1 January - Jennifer LauretJennifer LauretJennifer Lauret is an actress in French language cinema. She has starred in several television series and movies.-Biography:...
, actress. - 2 January - Jérôme PineauJérôme PineauJérôme Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for .- Major achievements :20022003-External links:*...
, cyclist. - 9 January - Arnaud MélaArnaud MélaArnaud Méla is a rugby union player for CA Brive in the Top 14 competition. Méla's position of choice is lock. He previously played for SC Albi....
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. - 14 January - Guillaume NorbertGuillaume NorbertGuillaume Norbert is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team Le Havre. His brother, Ludwig, also played professional football.-References:...
, soccer player. - 17 January - Jean-Daniel PadovaniJean-Daniel PadovaniJean-Daniel Padovani is a French footballer who plays for Dijon FCO in the French Ligue 1, as a goalkeeper.At the end of the 2007–08 season, he received the "Etoile d'or du meilleur gardien de Ligue 2" from the French football magazine France Football.-External links:* at l'Équipe...
, soccer player. - 23 January - Eric BerthouEric BerthouEric Berthou is a French professional road bicycle racer. Berthou started his career with Barloworld in 2003 before joining the French R.A.G.T. Semences team the following season, where he won a stage of Paris–Corrèze in 2004. When R.A.G.T...
, cyclist. - 27 January - Pascal PédemontePascal PédemontePascal Pédemonte is a French football defender. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for AS Moulins.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 2 February - Florent BalmontFlorent BalmontFlorent Balmont is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for French team Lille OSC.-External links:**...
, soccer player. - 6 February - Ludovic DelporteLudovic DelporteLudovic Delporte is a retired French professional footballer who played as a left midfielder....
, soccer player. - 10 February - Sylvain MarchalSylvain MarchalSylvain Marchal is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS St-Étienne.-Career:Marchal began his career at FC Metz, making his Ligue 1 debut on 10 March 1999 in the 0–0 draw at AS Monaco...
, soccer player. - 14 February - Frédéric BelaubreFrédéric BelaubreFred Belaubre , is a professional French triathlete. He was the European Champion of the years 2005, 2006, and 2008, the French Champion of the years 2007 and 2010. Belaubre took part in two Olympic Games, placing 5th in Athens and 10th in Beijing .- Sports career :Fred Belaubre lives in St...
, athlete. - 20 February - Imanol HarinordoquyImanol HarinordoquyImanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
, rugby union player. - 20 February - Damien RenardDamien RenardDamien Renard 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 February - Mathieu BersonMathieu BersonMathieu Berson is a French footballer who most recently played for Toulouse FC as a midfielder.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 1 March - Djimi TraoréDjimi TraoréDjimi Traoré is a French-born Malian footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille...
, soccer player. - 7 March - Guillaume MoullecGuillaume MoullecGuillaume Moullec is a French footballer. He currently plays for Clermont Foot Auvergne 63.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 13 March - Érik BoisseÉrik BoisseÉrik Boisse is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse.Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier,...
, épée 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...
. - 14 March - Virginie PouchainVirginie PouchainVirginie Pouchain, born 1980 in Saint-Montan, Ardèche, is a singer and hairdresser from the département of Ardèche in southern France. On 14 March 2006 she was selected by the viewers of France 3 and a jury presided by Charles Aznavour to represent France in Eurovision Song Contest 2006. For the...
, singer. - 15 March - Christelle LefrancChristelle LefrancChristelle Lefranc is a French fashion model from Paris, France. She is represented by The Fashion Model Management Next Model Management of Paris, London, England, New York City, and Miami, Florida, and Traffic of Madrid, Spain and Barcelona, Spain. Lefranc is 5'10" , with blonde hair and blue eyes...
, fashion model. - 18 March - Sébastien FreySébastien FreySébastien Frey is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Genoa.-Club career:Frey began his career with French side AS Cannes in 1997, at the age of 17...
, soccer player. - 21 March - Renaud ConnenRenaud ConnenRenaud Connen is a French football midfielder currently playing for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 25 March - Olivier PatienceOlivier PatienceOlivier Patience is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won 3 ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He registered his best performance in a Grand Slam event to date, when he reached the 3rd round at Roland Garros...
, tennis player. - 27 March - Nicolas DuvauchelleNicolas DuvauchelleNicolas Duvauchelle is a French actor.-Biography:Duvauchelle starred in numerous movies including Lightweight, À tout de suite and Le Grand Meaulnes...
, actor. - 28 March - Olivier ThomertOlivier ThomertOlivier Thomert is a French footballer. He mostly recently played for Hércules CF, as a winger.- External links:***...
, soccer player. - 30 March - Amélie PerrinAmélie PerrinAmélie Perrin is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 71.38 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Sotteville.-Achievements:-References:*...
, hammer thrower.
April to June
- 9 April - Isabelle SeverinoIsabelle SeverinoIsabelle Severino, born 9 April 1980, is a French gymnast and actress from Montmorency, Paris, France.Severino was a member of the 1996 and 2004 French Olympic teams where the French team placed 8th and 6th respectively...
, gymnast. - 15 April - Pierre-Alain FrauPierre-Alain FrauPierre-Alain Frau, is a French football forward who plays for Caen in Ligue 1. Frau can operate on the right wing or play as a one of the two striker positions up front.- Career :...
, soccer player. - 22 April - Nicolas DouchezNicolas DouchezNicolas Douchez is a French football goalkeeper who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the French Ligue 1.-Toulouse:In 2005, Douchez signed for Toulouse FC...
, soccer player. - 30 April - Oumar BakariOumar BakariOumar Bakari is a French footballer defender of Ivorian descent. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for UJA Alfortville....
, soccer player. - 2 May - Cuizinier, rapperRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
. - 2 May - Michel ThoorisMichel ThoorisMichel Thooris was born 2 May 1980 in Paris, France. He is a Secretary-general of the trade union of the National police force Action Organizes CFTC....
, trade union leader. - 11 May - Aurore TrayanAurore TrayanAurore Trayan is an athlete from France. She competes in archery.Trayan represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 60th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 594. In the first round of elimination, she faced 6th-ranked Zhang Juanjuan of China...
, archerArcheryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
. - 13 May - Alexis BertinAlexis BertinAlexis Bertin is a professional footballer. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for FC Martigues.Bertin has also played for French Ligue 2 side Le Havre and English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion....
, soccer player. - 21 May - Benoît PeschierBenoît PeschierBenoît Peschier is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won the gold in the K-1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, whitewater kayakerWhitewater kayakingWhitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or...
. - 25 May - Nicolas MasNicolas MasNicolas Mas is a Catalan/French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the USA Perpignan club in the Top 14 French premiership. His usual position is at prop. He also plays for the French national team....
, rugby union player. - 2 June - Sylvain CrosSylvain CrosSylvain Cros is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 1500 metres freestyle event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul. He has won twenty one French titles since 1998.-References:...
, swimmer. - 12 June - Benoît CaranobeBenoît CaranobeBenoît Caranobe is a French gymnast who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Caranobe was the first Frenchman to medal in the Individual All-Around competition since Marco Torrès won silver and Jean Gounot won bronze in said event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.- 2004 Athens Olympics :In...
, gymnastGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic medallist. - 19 June - Jean Val JeanJean Val Jean (porn star)Jean Val Jean is a French actor and reality television participant. In 2007, Jean Val Jean won the AVN Male Foreign Performer of the Year. He is now known by his birthname, Emmanuel DelCour. Aside from his work in pornographic films, he acted in the low-budget vampire thriller Immortally Yours...
, pornographic actorPornographic actorA pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
. - 22 June - Grégory GabellaGrégory GabellaGrégory Gabella is a French high jumper.He won the silver medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships, finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games....
, high jumper. - 23 June - Damien TixierDamien TixierDamien Florian Gérald Tixier is a French football defender who currently plays for FC Nantes in Ligue 2. He formerly played for Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax until his contract was terminated on March 28, 2010 due to an excessive number of red cards.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 26 June - Rémy VercoutreRémy VercoutreRémy Vercoutre is a French football goalkeeper, currently second choice for Olympique Lyonnais. His squad number is 30.-Career:Vercoutre previously played for Montpellier before moving to Lyon in 2002...
, soccer player.
July to September
- 5 July - Eva GreenEva GreenEva Gaëlle Green is a French actress and model.Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers , which generated controversy over her numerous nude scenes. She achieved greater fame for her parts in Kingdom of Heaven , and in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, for...
, actress. - 13 July - Cédric HengbartCédric HengbartCédric Hengbart is a French footballer. He currently plays for AJ Auxerre as a right back.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 14 July - Mody TraoréMody TraoréMody Traoré is a French professional footballer who plays as a for Valenciennes FC, as a defender.-Career:Born in Metz, Traoré played youth football for Nancy, and has played senior football for Valenciennes, Ajaccio and Le Havre....
, soccer player. - 14 July - Jérôme HaehnelJérôme HaehnelJérôme Haehnel is a tennis player who defeated Andre Agassi in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is no. 78, which he reached on February 21, 2005. Recently he has been competing in various ATP Challenger Series tournaments around Europe...
, tennis player. - 22 July - Marc GiraudonMarc GiraudonMarc Giraudon is a football defender from France.- External links :*...
, soccer player. - 22 July - Jérémy MoreauJérémy MoreauJérémy Moreau is a French professional footballer currently playing for French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 25 July - Diam'sDiam'sDiam's is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne in 1984....
, rap artist. - 1 August - Sylvain ArmandSylvain ArmandSylvain Armand is a French professional football player in the left fullback position, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 championship....
, soccer player. - 1 August - Romain BarrasRomain BarrasRomain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon...
, decathlete. - 2 August - Guillaume LacourGuillaume LacourGuillaume Lacour is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. He plays as a midfielder and joined his current club from RC Strasbourg following an eight-year stint....
, soccer player. - 7 August - Aurélie ClaudelAurélie ClaudelAurélie Claudel is a French model. She is one of three children and has two brothers.She was approached in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris by Dawn Wolfe at the age of 13. Her father thoroughly disapproved of her quitting school and pursuing a career in modeling but she did it nonetheless...
, model. - 10 August - Frédéric ThomasFrédéric ThomasFrédéric Thomas is a French midfielder. He currently plays for Le Mans FC after a spell at AJ Auxerre.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 16 August - Julien AbsalonJulien AbsalonJulien Absalon is a French cross-country mountain biker. He won gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He rides for the Spanish mountain bike team Orbea. Absalon has 17 World Cup wins. Absalon won four consecutive Mountain Bike World Championships...
, mountain biker. - 20 August - Samuel DumoulinSamuel DumoulinSamuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour...
, cyclist. - 22 August - Grégory LecaGrégory LecaGrégory Leca is a French football Midfielder. He currently plays for SM Caen.-External links:** at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 25 August - Ève Angeli, singer.
- 28 August - Fousseni Diawara, soccer player.
- 11 September - Christophe Le MévelChristophe Le MevelChristophe Le Mével is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He signed with them for the 2011 season, after they sought to add a leading French rider to their roster.-Palmares:...
, cyclist. - 11 September - Julien SabléJulien SabléJulien Sablé is a French footballer who currently plays defensive midfielder for OGC Nice.- Career :He was the captain of AS Saint-Étienne, where he made his first team debut in the 1997–98 season. He became an integral member of the club the next season, when they earned promotion into Ligue 1...
, soccer player. - 18 September - Ludovic AssemoassaLudovic AssemoassaAmevou-Ludovic Assemoassa is a French-born Togolese football defender who formerly, as of August 2007, plays for Granada 74. He is actually a free agent.- International :...
, soccer player. - 19 September - Maxime MéderelMaxime MéderelMaxime Méderel is an French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Auber 93.- Palmares :20052006- External links :...
, cyclist. - 26 September - Aurélien RougerieAurélien RougerieAurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
, rugby union player. - 28 September - Benjamin NicaiseBenjamin NicaiseBenjamin Nicaise is a French football player. He currently plays for RAEC Mons in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.French playerSeason 2010-2011: played for the team Lierse SK.-External links:**...
, soccer player.
October to December
- 4 October - Ludivine FurnonLudivine FurnonLudivine Furnon is a retired Olympic athlete from France. She was the first French female gymnast ever to medal at the World Gymnastics Championships....
, gymnast. - 6 October - Arnaud CoyotArnaud CoyotArnaud Coyot is a French road bicycle racer on the team, who has been a professional since 2003. He has 2 race victories, and finished in tenth place in the 2005 Paris–Roubaix race, and tenth place in the 14th stage of the 2006 Tour de France.- Palmares :* Classic Haribo * GP EOS Tallinn...
, cyclist. - 6 October - Abdoulaye MéïtéAbdoulaye MéïtéAbdoulaye Méïté is a French born Ivorian footballer who plays for Dijon FCO. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 7 October - Matthieu ChalméMatthieu ChalméMatthieu Chalmé is a French football player who currently plays as a right back for Bordeaux in Ligue 1.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 7 October - Jean Marc GaillardJean Marc GaillardJean Marc Gaillard is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 7th in the 50 km event at Sapporo in 2007...
, cross country skier. - 7 October - Pantxi SirieixPantxi SirieixPantxi Sirieix is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for Toulouse FC.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 14 October - Bertrand BossuBertrand BossuBertrand Bossu is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town.-France:...
, soccer player. - 14 October - Audrey MarnayAudrey MarnayAudrey Marnay is an actress and model.-Biography:Audrey Marnay began modeling at the age of fifteen and has since appeared on magazine covers such as Vogue and Elle, and in advertisements from Versace to Calvin Klein...
, supermodelSupermodelThe term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
. - 19 October - Vincent PlantéVincent PlantéVincent Planté is a French football goalkeeper. He currently plays for En Avant de Guingamp.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 10 November - Gregory ArnolinGregory ArnolinGrégory Arnolin , simply Grégory, is a French footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón in Spain, as a central defender.-Football career:...
, soccer player. - 12 November - Benoît PedrettiBenoît PedrettiBenoît Pedretti is a French association football midfielder playing for Lille. He is a deep lying playmaker well known for his wide range of passing....
, soccer player. - 13 November - Benjamin DarbeletBenjamin DarbeletBenjamin Darbelet is a French judoka.- External links :* on JudoInside.com*...
, judoka. - 13 November - Hubert DupontHubert DupontHubert Dupont is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:2006...
, soccer player. - 22 November - Sabrina LefrançoisSabrina LefrançoisSabrina Lefrancois was a French pair skater. With partner Nicolas Osseland, she competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. She later competed with Jérôme Blanchard and won the gold medal at the 2004 French Figure Skating Championships.- Programs :-Results:-External links:...
, figure skater. - 25 November - Romain PoyetRomain PoyetRomain Poyet is a French football striker currently playing for Stade Brest 29 in the French Ligue 1.- Career :...
, soccer player. - 26 November - Lionel FaureLionel FaureLionel Faure is a rugby union player for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. Faure plays as a Loosehead prop, and previously played for the Sale Sharks and won the 2005–06 Guinness Premiership with them....
, rugby union player. - 12 December - François DubourdeauFrançois DubourdeauFrançois Dubourdeau is a French footballer currently playing for Cincinnati Kings in the USL Second Division. His previous clubs include Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Dundee, Forfar Athletic and Accrington Stanley....
, soccer player. - 12 December - Julien MartinelliJulien MartinelliJulien Martinelli is a French football goalkeeper who last played for Angers SCO.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 15 December - Élodie GossuinÉlodie GossuinÉlodie Gossuin is a French former beauty pageant winner and municipal politician.Gossuin was raised in Trosly-Breuil in the Oise département, a village about east of the city of Compiègne. In her teens, Gossuin won several local beauty contests...
, former beauty pageantBeauty contestA beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
winner, municipal politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. - 19 December - Fabian BourzatFabian BourzatFabian Bourzat is a French ice dancer. He competes with Nathalie Péchalat. They are the 2011 European Champions, 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver and 2009–2010 bronze medalists, 2010 Cup of China champions, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champions, and two time French national champions .- Career :-...
, ice dancer. - 23 December - Jean-François CouxJean-François CouxJean-François Coux is a French rugby union footballer. Coux's first professional club was Vinay whom he played for in 1998. He moved to CS Bourgoin-Jallieu for the 1999/2000 Top 14 season and has been with them ever since. He mainly plays wing for Bourgoin, and with them has played in both the...
, soccer player.
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- Aurore AuteuilAurore AuteuilAurore Auteuil is a French actress and the oldest daughter of Anne Jousset and Daniel Auteuil.-Filmography:-External links:...
, actress. - Alexis LemaireAlexis LemaireAlexis Lemaire is a mental calculation world recordholder. He holds a Ph.D in Computer Science related to artificial intelligence from the University of Reims...
, computer scientist and mental calculationMental calculationMental calculation comprises arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from calculators, computers, or pen and paper. People use mental calculation when computing tools are not available, when it is faster than other means of calculation , or in a competition context...
champion.
January to March
- 7 January - Simone MathieuSimone MathieuSimone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.-Career:...
, tennis player (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....
). - 21 January - Georges PainvinGeorges PainvinGeorges Jean Painvin was a French cryptanalyst during the First World War. His most notable achievement was the breaking of the ADFGVX cipher in June 1918.Before the First World War, Painvin taught paleontology and geology...
, cryptanalyst (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....
). - 4 March - Alfred PléAlfred PléAlfred Plé was a French rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal with his partner Gaston Giran in the double sculls event.-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.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...
). - 14 March - Julien MoineauJulien MoineauJulien Moineau was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won three stages in the Tour de France...
, 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....
). - 21 March - Marcel BoussacMarcel BoussacMarcel Boussac was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history....
, entrepreneur and horse breeder (b.18891889 in FranceSee also:1888 in France,other events of 1889,1890 in France.----Events from the year 1889 in France.-Events:*31 March - The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated.*6 May - Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, along with the Eiffel Tower....
). - 24 March - Pierre EtchebasterPierre EtchebasterPierre Etchebaster is widely considered history's greatest player of real tennis , the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended.Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, a Basque fishing village, he served in the French Army during World War I before...
, real tennisReal tennisReal tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
player (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....
). - 25 March - Roland BarthesRoland BarthesRoland Gérard Barthes was a French literary theorist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. Barthes' ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, social theory, Marxism, anthropology and...
, literary critic and philosopher (b.19151915 in FranceSee also:1914 in France,other events of 1915,1916 in France.----Events from the year 1915 in France.-Events:*19 January - Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.*9 May - Second Battle of Artois starts....
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April to June
- 6 April - Olivier ChevallierOlivier ChevallierOlivier Chevallier was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. His best year was in 1977 when he finished in sixth place in the 350cc world championship. His only Grand Prix victory came at the 1976 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix at Opatija. He was killed while competing at the Grand...
, motor cycle racer (b.19491949 in FranceSee also:1948 in France,other events of 1949,1950 in France.----Events from the year 1949 in France.-Events:*27 October - An airliner flying from Paris to New York crashes in the Azores island of São Miguel. Among the victims are violinist Ginette Neveu and boxer Marcel Cerdan...
). - 12 April - Georges PiotGeorges PiotGeorges Piot was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with his partner Maurice Bouton in the coxless pairs event....
, 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.18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - 15 April - Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
, philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic (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 June - Benoît FauréBenoît FauréBenoît Fauré was a French professional road bicycle racer. Benoît Fauré was a brother of cyclist Eugène Fauré.- Palmarès :19271929...
, cyclist (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...
). - 17 June - Robert JacquinotRobert JacquinotRobert Jacquinot was a French road racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1922 Tour de France and 2 stages in the 1923 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days. He was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis and died in Bobigny.- Palmarès :1922...
, cyclist (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....
). - 18 June - André LeducqAndré LeducqAndré Leducq was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tour de France.-Career:...
, cyclist, twice Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
winner (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:...
).
July to September
- 18 July - Andrée VaurabourgAndrée VaurabourgAndrée Vaurabourg was a French pianist and teacher. She was the wife of Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger , whom she met at the Paris Conservatoire in 1916. Honegger married her in 1926 on the condition that they live in separate apartments...
, pianist and teacher (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...
). - 22 July - Pierre Coquelin de LislePierre Coquelin de LislePierre Coquelin de Lisle was a French sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal in the 50 metre rifle, prone competition.-External links:*...
, sport shooterShooting sportsA shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
and Olympic gold medallist (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...
). - 1 August - Patrick DepaillerPatrick DepaillerPatrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler was a racing driver from France. He participated in 95 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 2 July 1972. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.Depailler was born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme. As a child, he...
, motor racing driver (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 August - André MarchalAndré MarchalAndré Marchal was a French organist and organ teacher. He was one of the great initiators of the twentieth-century organ revival in France.Marchal was born blind...
, 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 organ teacher (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...
). - 29 August - Louis Darquier de PellepoixLouis Darquier de PellepoixLouis Darquier, better known under his assumed name Louis Darquier de Pellepoix was Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime....
, Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime (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:...
). - 8 September - Maurice GenevoixMaurice GenevoixMaurice Genevoix was a French author.Born on 29 November 1890 at Decize, Nièvre as Maurice-Charles-Louis-Genevoix, Genevoix spent his childhood in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire. After attending the local school, he studied at the lycée of Orléans and the Lycée Lakanal...
, author (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....
).
October to December
- 6 October - Jean RobicJean RobicJean Robic was a French road racing cyclist, who won the 1947 Tour de France. Robic was a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961. His diminutive stature and appearance was encapsulated in the nickname the hobgoblin of the Brittany moor...
, road racing cyclist, won 1947 Tour de France1947 Tour de FranceThe 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h...
(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...
). - 8 October - Maurice MartenotMaurice MartenotMaurice Martenot was a French cellist, a radio telegrapher during the first World War, and an inventor.Born in Paris, he is best known for his invention of the ondes Martenot, an instrument he first realized in 1928 and spent decades improving. He unveiled a microtonal model in 1938...
, cellist and inventor (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....
). - 6 November - Pierre VillonPierre VillonPierre Villon was a member of the French Communist Party and of the French Resistance during the war. With his true name of Roger Ginsburger, he was an architect...
, member of the French Communist PartyFrench Communist PartyThe French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
and of the 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...
(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:...
). - 14 November - Pierre MagnePierre MagnePierre Magne was a French professional road bicycle racer. Magne won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France, and finished 6th in the 1930 Tour de France. Pierre Magne was the younger brother of Tour de France winner Antonin Magne.- Palmarès :1927...
, cyclist (b.19061906 in FranceSee also:1905 in France,other events of 1906,1907 in France.----Events from the year 1906 in France.-Events:*16 January - Algeciras Conference begins, to mediate the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany....
). - 30 November - Bertrand Gille, historian of technologyHistory of technologyThe history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques, and is similar in many ways to the history of humanity. Background knowledge has enabled people to create new things, and conversely, many scientific endeavors have become possible through technologies which assist...
(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 December - Romain GaryRomain GaryRomain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice .- Early life :Gary was born in Vilnius under the name Roman Kacew...
, novelist, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, 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...
aviatorAviatorAn aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
(b.19141914 in FranceSee also:1913 in France,other events of 1914,1915 in France.----Events from the year 1914 in France.-Events:*16 March - Wife of French minister Joseph Caillaux shoots Gaston Calmette, the editor of Le Figaro because he threatened to publish Caillaux's love letters to her during his previous marriage...
). - 28 December - Marcel LangillerMarcel LangillerMarcel Langiller was a French footballer. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille"....
, international soccer player (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....
).
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- Théophile AlajouanineThéophile AlajouanineThéophile Alajouanine was a French neurologist.Théophile Alajouanine was a student of Joseph Jules Dejerine and a colleague to Georges Guillain and Charles Foix...
, neurologistNeurologyNeurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
(birth18901890 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....
). - Marie BesnardMarie BesnardMarie Besnard , also known as 'The Good Lady of Loudun', was an accused serial poisoner in the mid 20th century.Besnard was first charged with multiple murder on July 21, 1949, under her given name, Marie Joséphine Philippine Davaillaud...
, accused serial poisoner (birth18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - Louis GuillouxLouis GuillouxLouis Guilloux was a French writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working class life and political struggles in the mid-twentieth century...
, writer (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....
). - Claude MénardClaude MénardClaude Ménard was a French athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for a France in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the high jump where he won the bronze medal....
, athlete and Olympic medallist (birth19061906 in FranceSee also:1905 in France,other events of 1906,1907 in France.----Events from the year 1906 in France.-Events:*16 January - Algeciras Conference begins, to mediate the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany....
). - Paul Petard, botanistBotanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
(birth19121912 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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