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Incumbents
Events
- 14 March – Municipal elections held.
 - 21 March – Municipal elections held.
 - 3 July – American singer Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies from a heart attack in the bathtub of his Paris hotel room. He was 27 years old.[1]
 - 3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed.
 - 10 December – Renault unveils its new R5 model, a small three-door hatchback similar in concept to the recently launched Italian Fiat 127, which will go on sale in the new year.[2]
 
Births
January to March
- 4 January – Sébastien Foucras, freestyle skier and Olympic medallist
 - 17 January – Sylvie Testud, actress, writer and director
 - 20 January – Catherine Marsal, road racing cyclist
 - 2 February
- Ludovic Auger, cyclist
 - Stéphane Pédron, soccer player
 
 - 5 February – Michel Breistroff, NHL ice hockey player (d. 1996)
 - 7 February – Emmanuel Curtil, actor
 - 11 February – Christian Labit, rugby union player
 - 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
 - 29 March – Alexandre Brasseur, actor.
 
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.
 - 27 April – François Bégaudeau, journalist, novelist and actor
 - 4 May – Sébastien Denis, hurdler.
 - 8 May – Dominique Casagrande, soccer player.
 - 9 May – Nicolas Ghesquière, fashion designer.
 - 11 May – Dominique Arribagé, soccer player.
 - 15 May – Anthony Bancarel, soccer player.
 - 24 May – Habib Sissoko, soccer player.
 - 28 May
- Isabelle Carré, actress.
 - Lilian Martin, soccer player.
 
 - 5 June – Stéphane Clamens, sport shooter.
 - 9 June – Jean Galfione, pole vaulter and Olympic gold medallist.
 - 10 June – Bruno Ngotty, soccer player.
 - 12 June
- Félicia Ballanger, cyclist.
 - Jérôme Romain, athlete.
 
 - 25 June – Sébastien Levicq, decathlete.
 - 28 June
- Fabien Barthez, international soccer player.
 - Guillaume de Fondaumière, video game designer.
 - Sébastien Gattuso, athlete.
 
 - 29 June – Stéphan Bignet, triathlete.
 
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.
 
October to December
- 1 October – Stéphane Breitwieser, art thief.
 - 14 October – Frédéric Guesdon, cyclist.
 - 26 October – Olivier Galzi, television journalist.
 - 28 October 
- Jimmy Algerino, soccer player.
 - Nicolas Ouédec, soccer player.
 
 - 9 November – Sabri Lamouchi, soccer player.
 - 16 November – Laurent Wolf, music producer and DJ.
 - 19 November
- Pascal Edmond, golfer.
 - Cécile Lignot-Maubert, hammer thrower.
 
 - 24 November
- Franck Avitabile, jazz pianist.
 - Stéphane Denève, conductor.
 
 - 29 November – Olivier Quint, soccer player.
 - 8 December – Stéphane Poulat, triathlete.
 - 17 December – Antoine Rigaudeau, basketball player.
 - 21 December – Matthieu Chedid, singer-songwriter.
 - 28 December – Olivier Enjolras, soccer player.
 
Full date unknown
- Sylvain Chauveau, musician and composer.
 - Fabrice Hadjadj, writer and philosopher.
 - Olivier Manchion, musician.
 
Deaths
January to March
- 5 January – Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, hero of World War I and in French resistance during World War II (born 1898).
 - 10 January – Coco Chanel, fashion designer (born 1883).[3]
 - 13 January – Henri Tomasi, composer and conductor (born 1901).
 - 8 February – Louis Antoine, mathematician (born 1888).
 - 26 February – Fernandel, actor (born 1903).
 - 2 March – Rita Jolivet, actress (born 1884).
 - 10 March – Jean Follain, author, poet and lawyer (born 1903).
 - 31 March – Alfred Desenclos, composer (born 1912).
 
April to June
- 3 April – Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883).
 - 11 April – Marcel Gromaire, painter (born 1892).
 - 30 May – Marcel Dupré, organist, pianist and composer (born 1886).
 - 5 June – André Trocmé, pastor who aided Jewish refugees (born 1901).
 - 12 June – Jules Dewaquez, soccer player (born 1899).
 - 25 June – Charles Vildrac, playwright and poet (born 1882).
 
July to September
- 10 July – Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (born 1924).
 - 19 July – Arsène Roux, Arabist and Berberologist (born 1893).
 - 27 July – Jacques Lusseyran, author (born 1924).
 - 31 July – Michel Saint-Denis, actor, theatre director, and drama theorist (born 1897).
 - 24 August – René Paul Raymond Capuron, botanist (born 1921).
 - 30 August – Louis Armand, engineer (born 1905).
 - 10 September – Roland de Vaux, priest and archaeologist (born 1903).
 
October to December
- 10 October – Philippe Hériat, novelist, playwright and actor (born 1898).
 - 27 October – Charlotte de La Trémoille, noblewoman (born 1892).
 - 16 November – Lucien Chopard, entomologist (born 1885).
 - 15 December – Paul Lévy, mathematician (born 1886).
 
Full date unknown
- Louis Lecoin, militant pacifist (born 1888).
 - André Lesauvage, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1890).
 
References
- ↑ "Jim Morrison's father speaks out". 9 November 2006.
 - ↑ "Evening Times – Google News Archive Search".
 - ↑ "Coco Chanel | Biography, Fashion, Designs, Perfume, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
 
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