1974 in France
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See also: 1973 in France, other events of 1974, 1975 in France.
Events from the year 1974 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 1 March - Pierre Messmer finishes his first term as Prime Minister of France.
- 3 March - Turkish Airlines Flight 981 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes just outside Senlis killing all 346 on board.
- 8 March - Charles de Gaulle International Airport opens in Paris.
- 2 April - President Georges Pompidou dies in office. Senate President Alain Poher becomes Acting President for the second time.
- 7 August - French acrobat Philippe Petit walks across a high wire slung between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York.
[edit] Sport
- 27 June - Tour de France begins.
- 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.
[edit] Births
- 8 February - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, musician.
- 12 September - Caroline Aigle, first woman fighter pilot in the French Air Force (d.2007).
- 11 November - Bettina Goislard, United Nations worker (d.2003).
[edit] Deaths
- 2 April - Georges Pompidou, President of France (b.1911).
- 22 June - Darius Milhaud, composer (b.1892).
- 4 September - Marcel Achard, playwright, screenwriter and author (b.1899).
- 20 December - André Jolivet, composer (b.1905).
