1971 in France
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Events from the year 1971 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 14 March - Municipal elections held.
- 21 March - Municipal elections held.
- 3 September - Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- 3 July - Jim Morrison dies in Paris at the age of 27.
[edit] Sport
- 13 June - Gijs van Lennep wins the 24 hours of Le Mans together with Helmut Marko.
- 26 June - Tour de France begins.
- 18 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- 4 January - Sébastien Foucras, freestyle skier and Olympic medallist.
- 17 January - Sylvie Testud, actress, writer and director.
- 2 February - Ludovic Auger, cyclist.
- 2 February - Stéphane Pédron, soccer player.
- 7 February - Emmanuel Curtil, actor.
- 11 February - Christian Labit, rugby union player.
- 13 February - Jean-Paul Delvor, actor.
- 15 February - Brigitte Guibal, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist.
- 21 February - Pierre Raschi, rugby union player.
- 26 February - Hélène Ségara, singer.
- 28 February - Tristan Louis, author and internet entrepreneur.
- 20 March - Stéphane Heulot, cyclist.
[edit] April to June
- 3 April - Emmanuel Collard, motor racing driver.
- 7 April - Guillaume Depardieu, actor.
- 8 April - Christophe Lamaison, international rugby union player.
- 9 April - Jérôme Dreyfus, judoka.
- 12 April - Christophe Moreau, cyclist.
- 13 April - Franck Esposito, swimmer.
- 16 April - Jean-Michel Bazire, Harness racing driver.
- 4 May - Sébastien Denis, hurdler.
- 8 May - Dominique Casagrande, soccer player.
- 11 May - Dominique Arribagé, soccer player.
- 15 May - Anthony Bancarel, soccer player.
- 24 May - Habib Sissoko, soccer player.
- 28 May - Isabelle Carré, actress.
- 28 May - Lilian Martin, soccer player.
- 5 June - Stéphane Clamens, sport shooter.
- 9 June - Jean Galfione, pole vaulter and Olympic gold medallist.
- 10 June - Bruno N'Gotty, soccer player.
- 12 June - Félicia Ballanger, cyclist.
- 12 June - Jérôme Romain, athlete.
- 25 June - Sébastien Levicq, decathlete.
- 28 June - Fabien Barthez, international soccer player.
- 28 June - Guillaume de Fondaumière, video game designer.
- 28 June - Sébastien Gattuso, athlete.
- 29 June - Stéphan Bignet, triathlete.
- June - Laurent Puechguirbal, actor and writer.
[edit] July to September
- 21 July - Emmanuel Bangué, long jumper.
- 4 August - Christophe Mendy, boxer.
- 6 August - Stéphane Lecat, swimmer.
- 11 August - Djamel Bouras, judoka and Olympic gold medallist.
- 25 August - Louis-Karim Nébati, actor.
- 4 September - Lilian Laslandes, soccer player.
- 9 September - Francis Llacer, soccer player.
- 27 September - Cédric Penicaud, swimmer.
- 29 September - Lilian Nalis, soccer player.
[edit] October to December
- 14 October - Frédéric Guesdon, cyclist.
- 26 October - Olivier Galzi, television journalist.
- 28 October - Jimmy Algerino, soccer player.
- 28 October - Nicolas Ouédec, soccer player.
- 9 November - Sabri Lamouchi, soccer player.
- 19 November - Pascal Edmond, golfer.
- 29 November - Olivier Quint, soccer player.
- 8 December - Stéphane Poulat, triathlete.
- 17 December - Antoine Rigaudeau, basketball player.
- 21 December - Mathieu Chedid, singer-songwriter.
- 28 December - Olivier Enjolras, soccer player.
[edit] Full date unknown
- Franck Avitabile, jazz pianist.
- François Bégaudeau, writer and journalist.
- Alexandre Brasseur, actor.
- Stéphane Breitwieser, art thief.
- Sylvain Chauveau, musician and composer.
- Stéphane Denève, conductor.
- Nicolas Ghesquière, fashion designer.
- Fabrice Hadjadj, writer and philosopher.
- Olivier Manchion, musician.
- Laurent Wolf, music producer and DJ.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to March
- 5 January - Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, hero of World War I and in French resistance during World War II (b.1898).
- 10 January - Coco Chanel, fashion designer (b.1883).
- 13 January - Henri Tomasi, composer and conductor (b.1901).
- 26 February - Fernandel, actor (b.1903).
- 2 March - Rita Jolivet, actress (b.1890).
- 10 March - Jean Follain, author, poet and lawyer (b.1903).
- 31 March - Alfred Desenclos, composer (b.1912).
[edit] April to June
- 3 April - Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (b.1883).
- 30 May - Marcel Dupré, organist, pianist and composer (b.1886).
- 5 June - André Trocmé, pastor who aided Jewish refugees (b.1901).
- 12 June - Jules Dewaquez, soccer player (b.1899).
- 25 June - Charles Vildrac, playwright and poet (b.1882).
[edit] July to September
- 10 July - Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (b.1924).
- 19 July - Arsène Roux, Arabist and Berberologist (b.1893).
- 27 July - Jacques Lusseyran, author (b.1924).
- 30 August - Louis Armand, engineer (b.1905).
[edit] October to December
- 10 October - Philippe Hériat, novelist, playwright and actor (b.1898).
- 27 October - Charlotte de La Trémoille, noblewoman (b.1892).
- 16 November - Lucien Chopard, entomologist (b.1885).
- 15 December - Paul Pierre Lévy, mathematician (b.1886).
[edit] Full date unknown
- Louis Antoine, mathematician (b.1888).
- René Paul Raymond Capuron, botanist (b.1921).
- Eugène Constant, rower and Olympic medallist (b.1901).
- Marcel Gromaire, painter (b.1892).
- Louis Lecoin, militant pacifist (b.1888).
- André Lesauvage, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1890).
- Michel Saint-Denis, actor, theatre director, and drama theorist (b.1897).
- Roland de Vaux, priest and archaeologist (b.1903).
