1972 in France
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See also: 1971 in France, other events of 1972, 1973 in France.
Events from the year 1972 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 28 January - Richard Chanfray claims he is the Count of St Germain on French television.
- 23 April - French European Economic Community enlargement referendum, voters approved the accession of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, and Norway to the ECC.
- 16 June - 108 die as two passenger trains hit debris of a collapsed railway tunnel near Soissons.
- 1 July - Canadian ketch Vega, flying the Greenpeace III banner, collides with the French naval minesweeper La Paimpolaise while in international waters to protest French nuclear weapon tests in the South Pacific.
- 28 October - The first flight of the Airbus A300, the first airliner built by Airbus.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Sport
- 1 July - Tour de France begins.
- 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Lilian Thuram, international soccer player.
- 17 February - Philippe Candeloro, figure skater.
- 23 March - Judith Godrèche, actress and author.
- 23 June - Zinedine Zidane, former international soccer player.
- 22 December - Vanessa Paradis, singer and actress.
[edit] Deaths
- 1 January - Maurice Chevalier, actor and singer (b.1888).
- 19 September - Robert Casadesus, pianist (b.1899).
- 21 September - Henry de Montherlant, essayist, novelist and playwright (b.1896).
