1980 in France
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Events from the year 1980 in France.
Contents
Incumbents
Events
- February - Launch of the Renault Fuego sporting coupe, which replaces the Renault 15 and Renault 17 ranges.[1]
Arts and literature
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Sport
- 26 June - Tour de France begins.
- 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands.
Births
January to March
- 1 January - Jennifer Lauret, actress.
- 2 January - Jérôme Pineau, cyclist.
- 9 January - Arnaud Méla, rugby union player.
- 14 January - Guillaume Norbert, soccer player.
- 17 January - Jean-Daniel Padovani, soccer player.
- 23 January - Eric Berthou, cyclist.
- 27 January - Pascal Pédemonte, soccer player.
- 2 February - Florent Balmont, soccer player.
- 6 February - Ludovic Delporte, soccer player.
- 10 February - Sylvain Marchal, soccer player.
- 14 February - Frédéric Belaubre, athlete.
- 20 February - Imanol Harinordoquy, rugby union player.
- 20 February - Damien Renard, orienteering competitor.
- 23 February - Mathieu Berson, soccer player.
- 1 March - Djimi Traoré, soccer player.
- 7 March - Guillaume Moullec, soccer player.
- 13 March - Érik Boisse, épée fencer.
- 14 March - Virginie Pouchain, singer.
- 15 March - Christelle Lefranc, fashion model.
- 18 March - Sébastien Frey, soccer player.
- 21 March - Renaud Connen, soccer player.
- 25 March - Olivier Patience, tennis player.
- 27 March - Nicolas Duvauchelle, actor.
- 28 March - Olivier Thomert, soccer player.
- 30 March - Amélie Perrin, hammer thrower.
April to June
- 9 April - Isabelle Severino, gymnast.
- 15 April - Pierre-Alain Frau, soccer player.
- 22 April - Nicolas Douchez, soccer player.
- 30 April - Oumar Bakari, soccer player.
- 11 May - Aurore Trayan, archer.
- 13 May - Alexis Bertin, soccer player.
- 21 May - Benoît Peschier, whitewater kayaker.
- 25 May - Nicolas Mas, rugby union player.
- 2 June - Sylvain Cros, swimmer.
- 12 June - Benoît Caranobe, gymnast and Olympic medallist.
- 19 June - Jean Val Jean, pornographic actor.
- 22 June - Grégory Gabella, high jumper.
- 23 June - Damien Tixier, soccer player.
- 26 June - Rémy Vercoutre, soccer player.
July to September
- 5 July - Eva Green, actress.
- 13 July - Cédric Hengbart, soccer player.
- 14 July - Mody Traoré, soccer player.
- 14 July - Jérôme Haehnel, tennis player.
- 22 July - Marc Giraudon, soccer player.
- 22 July - Jérémy Moreau, soccer player.
- 25 July - Diam's, rap artist.
- 1 August - Sylvain Armand, soccer player.
- 1 August - Romain Barras, decathlete.
- 2 August - Guillaume Lacour, soccer player.
- 7 August - Aurélie Claudel, model.
- 10 August - Frédéric Thomas, soccer player.
- 16 August - Julien Absalon, mountain biker.
- 20 August - Samuel Dumoulin, cyclist.
- 22 August - Grégory Leca, soccer player.
- 25 August - Ève Angeli, singer.
- 28 August - Fousseni Diawara, soccer player.
- 11 September - Christophe Le Mével, cyclist.
- 11 September - Julien Sablé, soccer player.
- 18 September - Ludovic Assemoassa, soccer player.
- 19 September - Maxime Méderel, cyclist.
- 26 September - Aurélien Rougerie, rugby union player.
- 28 September - Benjamin Nicaise, soccer player.
October to December
- 4 October - Ludivine Furnon, gymnast.
- 6 October - Arnaud Coyot, cyclist.
- 6 October - Abdoulaye Méïté, soccer player.
- 7 October - Matthieu Chalmé, soccer player.
- 7 October - Jean Marc Gaillard, cross-country skier.
- 7 October - Pantxi Sirieix, soccer player.
- 14 October - Bertrand Bossu, soccer player.
- 14 October - Audrey Marnay, supermodel.
- 19 October - Vincent Planté, soccer player.
- 10 November - Gregory Arnolin, soccer player.
- 12 November - Benoît Pedretti, soccer player.
- 13 November - Benjamin Darbelet, judoka.
- 13 November - Hubert Dupont, soccer player.
- 15 November - Kevin Staut, equestrian champion
- 22 November - Sabrina Lefrançois, figure skater.
- 25 November - Romain Poyet, soccer player.
- 26 November - Lionel Faure, rugby union player.
- 12 December - François Dubourdeau, soccer player.
- 12 December - Julien Martinelli, soccer player.
- 15 December - Élodie Gossuin, former beauty pageant winner, municipal politician.
- 19 December - Fabian Bourzat, ice dancer.
- 23 December - Jean-François Coux, soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Alexis Lemaire, computer scientist and mental calculation champion.
Deaths
January to March
- 7 January - Simonne Mathieu, tennis player (b. 1908).
- 21 January - Georges Painvin, cryptanalyst (b. 1886).
- 14 February - Marie Besnard, accused serial poisoner (b. 1896).
- 4 March - Alfred Plé, rower and Olympic medallist (b. 1888).
- 14 March - Julien Moineau, cyclist (b. 1903).
- 21 March - Marcel Boussac, entrepreneur and horse breeder (b. 1889).
- 24 March - Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis player (b. 1893).
- 25 March - Roland Barthes, literary critic and philosopher (b. 1915).
April to June
- 6 April - Olivier Chevallier, motor cycle racer (b. 1949).
- 12 April - Georges Piot, rower and Olympic medallist (b. 1896).
- 15 April - Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic (b. 1905).
- 2 May - Théophile Alajouanine, neurologist (b. 1890).
- 16 June - Benoît Fauré, cyclist (b. 1900).
- 17 June - Robert Jacquinot, cyclist (b. 1893).
- 18 June - André Leducq, cyclist, twice Tour de France winner (b. 1904).
July to September
- 18 July - Andrée Vaurabourg, pianist and teacher (b. 1894).
- 22 July - Pierre Coquelin de Lisle, sport shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1900).
- 1 August - Patrick Depailler, motor racing driver (b. 1944).
- 27 August - André Marchal, organist and organ teacher (b. 1894).
- 29 August - Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime (b. 1897).
- 2 September - Claude Ménard, athlete and Olympic medallist (b. 1906).
- 8 September - Maurice Genevoix, author (b. 1890).
October to December
- 6 October - Jean Robic, road racing cyclist, won 1947 Tour de France (b. 1921).
- 8 October - Maurice Martenot, cellist and inventor (b. 1898).
- 14 October - Louis Guilloux, writer (b. 1899).
- 6 November - Pierre Villon, member of the French Communist Party and of the French Resistance (b. 1901).
- 14 November - Pierre Magne, cyclist (b. 1906).
- 30 November - Bertrand Gille, historian of technology (b. 1920).
- 2 December - Romain Gary, novelist, film director, World War II aviator and diplomat (b. 1914).
- 28 December - Marcel Langiller, international soccer player (b. 1908).
Full date unknown
- Paul Petard, botanist (b. 1912).
