1969 in France
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See also: 1968 in France, other events of 1969, 1970 in France.
Events from the year 1969 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 2 March - In Toulouse the first Concorde test flight is conducted.
- 27 April - Constitutional Referendum held and proposals were rejected.
- 28 April - President Charles de Gaulle's resigns as a result of the referendum.
- 19 May-20 May - French Foreign Legion paratroopers land onto Kolwezi, Zaire, to rescue Europeans in the middle of a civil war.
- 1 June - Presidential Election held.
- 15 June - Presidential Election held and Georges Pompidou is elected.
- 4 August - At the apartment of French intermediary, Jean Sainteny, in Paris, U.S. representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. They eventually fail since both sides cannot agree to any terms.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Sport
- 28 June - Tour de France begins.
- 20 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.
[edit] Births
- 13 May - Nikos Aliagas, television presenter.
- 7 November - Hélène Grimaud, pianist.
- 21 December - Julie Delpy, actress.
[edit] Deaths
- 20 March - Henri Longchambon, politician (b.1896).
- 6 April - Gabriel Chevallier, novelist (b.1895).
- 26 December - Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, novelist, poet and journalist (b.1902).
