1978 in France
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Events from the year 1978 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 12 March - Legislative Election held.
- 19 March - Legislative Election held.
- 4 May - Communist activist Henri Curiel is murdered in Paris.
- 16 May - Amoco Cadiz ran aground off the coast of Brittany, split in two and spilled 68.7 million gallons of oil.
- 18 May-19 May - Belgian and French paratroopers fly to Zaire to aid the fight against the rebels.
- 26 June - Bombing by Breton nationalists causes destruction in Versailles.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- 22 April - Eurovision Song Contest held in Paris and won by Israel.
[edit] Sport
- 29 June - Tour de France begins.
- 23 July - Tour de France ends, won by Bernard Hinault.
[edit] Births
- 5 January - Franck Montagny, motor racing driver.
- 31 March - Jérôme Rothen, soccer player.
- 11 May - Laetitia Casta, supermodel and actress.
- 7 August - Alexandre Aja, film director.
- 9 August - Audrey Tautou, actress.
[edit] Deaths
- 19 March - Gaston Julia, mathematician (b.1893).
- 24 June - Robert Charroux, writer (b.1909).
- 26 August - Charles Boyer, actor (b.1899).
