1973 in France
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Events from the year 1973 in France.
Contents
Incumbents
Events
- 4 March - Legislative Election held.
- 11 March - Legislative Election held.
- 3 June - A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic aircraft crashes at the Paris air show; 14 are killed.
- 11 July - Varig Flight 820 Boeing 707 crashes near Orly Airport, Paris, resulting in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors.
- 20 July - France resumes nuclear bomb tests in Mururoa Atoll, over the protests of Australia and New Zealand.
- 23 September - Cantonales Elections held.
- 30 September - Cantonales Elections held.
Sport
- 30 June - Tour de France begins.
- 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Luis Ocaña of Spain.
Births
January to March
- 11 January - Christophe Medaillon, soccer player.
- 12 January - Olivier Peslier, jockey.
- 15 January - Aurelie Dupont, ballet dancer.
- 19 January - Karen Lancaume, adult film star (died 2005).
- 26 January - Melvil Poupaud, actor.
- 29 January - Fabien Foret, motorcycle racer.
- 30 January - Olivier Marceau, triathlete.
- 6 February - Élisabeth Grousselle, athlete.
- 12 February - Thomas Dufour, curler.
- 18 February - Claude Makélélé, international soccer player.
- 22 February - Philippe Gaumont, cyclist.
- 24 February - Antony Dupuis, tennis player.
- 25 February
- Hélène de Fougerolles, actress.
- Gérald Merceron, international rugby union player.
- 28 February - Philippe Brunel, soccer player.
- 3 March - Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou.
- 13 March - Olivier Asmaker, cyclist.
- 26 March - Sébastien Charpentier, motorcycle road racer.
April to June
- 4 April - Samassi Abou, soccer player.
- 5 April
- Élodie Bouchez, actress.
- Vanessa Demouy, actress and model.
- Yacine Douma, judoka.
- 6 April - Franck Marchis, astronomer and planetary scientist.
- 7 April - Carole Montillet, alpine skier.
- 10 April - Guillaume Canet, actor and film director.
- 11 April - Olivier Magne, international rugby union player.
- 12 April
- Joël Lautier, chess grandmaster.
- Lionel Roux, tennis player.
- 13 April - Nicolas Jalabert, cyclist.
- 16 April - Jérôme Bonnissel, soccer player.
- 19 April
- David Chaussinand, hammer thrower.
- Patrice Estanguet, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist.
- 26 April - Jules Naudet, filmmaker.
- 8 May - Laurent Charvet, soccer player.
- 13 May - Franck Dumoulin, pistol shooter and Olympic gold medallist.
- 15 May - Pascal Gentil, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medallist.
- 17 May - Frédéric Havas, volleyball player.
- 20 May - Christophe Laussucq, rugby union player.
- 22 May - Yannick Bru, rugby union player.
- 24 May - Éric Carrière, soccer player.
- 12 June - Olivier Baudry, soccer player.
- 14 June - Stéphanie Arricau, golfer.
- 17 June - Louis Leterrier, film director.
- 18 June - Julie Depardieu, actress.
- 22 June - Cyril Saugrain, cyclist.
- 27 June - Frédéric Roux, soccer player.
July to September
- 19 July - Saïd Taghmaoui, actor and screenwriter.
- 31 July - Alexandre Bonnot, soccer player.
- 4 August - Xavier Marchand, swimmer.
- 5 August - Laurent Redon, motor racing driver.
- 7 August - Florent Laville, soccer player.
- 18 August - Jerome Lagarrigue, painter and illustrator.
- 25 August - Bernard Inom, boxer.
- 26 August - Laurent Huard, soccer coach.
- 29 August - Olivier Jacque, motorcycle road racer.
- 30 August - Sophie Dodemont, archer and Olympic medallist.
- 9 September - Jérôme Golmard, tennis player.
- 18 September - Laurent Foirest, basketball player.
- 19 September
- Frédéric Kakon, guitarist.
- Stéphane Porato, soccer player.
- 25 September - Jean-Yves de Blasiis, soccer player.
- 27 September - Arnaud Lebrun, soccer player.
- 30 September - Sébastien Dallet, soccer player.
October to December
- 6 October - Cyrille Diabate, mixed martial artist.
- 10 October - Joël Chenal, alpine skier.
- 13 October - Guillaume Florent, sailor and Olympic medallist.
- 15 October - Jean-Louis Valois, soccer player.
- 24 October
- Vincent Candela, international soccer player.
- Yannick Quesnel, soccer player.
- 29 October - Robert Pirès, international soccer player.
- 3 November - Patrick Moreau, soccer player.
- 8 November - Frédéric Brando, soccer player.
- 12 November - Stéphane Glas, rugby union player.
- 13 November - David Auradou, rugby union player.
- 16 November - Mathieu Bozzetto, snowboarder.
- 23 November
- Marie Collonvillé, heptathlete.
- Grégory Malicki, soccer player.
- 24 November - Sébastien Pérez, soccer player.
- 7 December - Fabien Pelous, international rugby union player.
- 14 December - Jean-Paul Mendy, boxer.
- 15 December - Surya Bonaly, figure skater.
- 24 December - Frédéric Demontfaucon, judoka.
- 29 December - Christophe Rinero, cyclist.
Full date unknown
- Chloé Delaume, novelist, performer and musician.
- Gaël Duval, software designer.
- David Grimal, violinist.
Deaths
January to June
- 15 February - Achille Liénart, Cardinal (born 1884).
- 1 March - Henri Meslot, athlete (born 1884).
- 2 March - Jules Ladoumègue, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1906).
- 18 March - Roland Dorgelès, novelist (born 1885).
- 30 March - Yves Giraud-Cabantous, motor racing driver (born 1904).
- 2 April - Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre, Cardinal (born 1892).
- 25 April - Armand Léon Annet, colonial governor (born 1888).
- 28 April - Jacques Maritain, Catholic philosopher (born 1882).
- 18 May - Dieudonne Costes, aviator (born 1892).
- 3 June - Jean Batmale, soccer player (born 1895).
- 4 June - Maurice René Fréchet, mathematician (born 1878).
- 18 June - Georges Bonnet, politician (born 1889).
July to December
- 29 July - Henri Charrière, convicted felon and author (born 1906).
- 2 August - Jean-Pierre Melville, filmmaker (born 1917).
- 17 August - Jean Barraqué, composer (born 1928).
- 18 August - François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1937).
- 30 August - Robert Défossé, soccer player (born 1909).
- 14 September - Roger Bourdin, baritone (born 1900).
- 6 October - François Cevert, motor racing driver (born 1944).
- 8 October - Gabriel Marcel, philosopher (born 1889).
- 23 October - Maurice Princet, mathematician and actuary (born 1875).
- 6 November - Noël Roquevert, actor (born 1892).
- 1 December - Albert Dupouy, rugby union player (born 1901).
- 25 December - Gabriel Voisin, aviation pioneer (born 1880).
- 31 December - Henri Büsser, composer and conductor (born 1872).
