1983 in France
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See also: 1982 in France, other events of 1983, 1984 in France.
Events from the year 1983 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 19 January - Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
- 6 February - Klaus Barbie is officially charged with war crimes.
- 6 March - Municipal Elections held.
- 13 March - Municipal Elections held.
- 23 September - Violence erupts in New Caledonia between native Kanaks and French expatriates. The French government withdraws the promise of independence.
- 23 October - Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 US servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
- 31 December - Two bombs explode in France. One on the Paris train kills 3 and injures 19. The other at Marseille station kills 2 and injures 34.
[edit] Sport
- 1 July - Tour de France begins.
- 24 July - Tour de France ends, won by Laurent Fignon.
[edit] Births
- 13 January - Ronny Turiaf, basketball player.
- 13 May - Grégory Lemarchal, singer (d.2007).
[edit] Deaths
- 27 January - Georges Bidault politician and resistance leader (b.1899).
- 27 January - Louis de Funès, actor (b.1914).
- 23 July - Georges Auric, composer (b.1899).
- 26 September - Tino Rossi, singer and actor (b.1907).
- 7 November - Germaine Tailleferre, composer (b.1892).
- 6 December - Lucienne Boyer, singer (b.1903).
