1980 in France

Events from the year 1980 in France.

Incumbents President: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Prime Minister: Raymond Barre

Events January – End of Renault 16 production after 15 years. The R16 was the first official production hatchback car in the world when it was launched in 1965. February – Launch of the Renault Fuego sporting coupe, which replaces the Renault 15 and Renault 17 ranges.

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 – Éric 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. 13 June – Florent Malouda, soccer player. 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. 27 June – François-Xavier Ménage, journalist

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. 25 October – Laurie Cholewa, television host. 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 19 November – Dramane Diarra, basketball player 22 November – Sabrina Lefrançois, figure skater. 25 November – Romain Poyet, soccer player. 26 November – Lionel Faure, rugby union player. 29 November – Arnaud Le Gall, politician. 12 December – François Dubourdeau, soccer player. 12 December – Julien Martinelli, soccer player. 15 December – Élodie Gossuin, former beauty pageant winner, municipal politician. 16 December – Alban Lenoir, actor 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). 12 March – Zekeriya Sertel, Turkish journalist (born 1890) 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).

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