1986 in France
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See also: 1985 in France, other events of 1986, 1987 in France.
Events from the year 1986 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 20 January - The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel.
- 12 February - Treaty of Canterbury, Anglo-French Treaty on the Channel Tunnel, is signed.
- 16 February - The French Air Force raids the Libyan Ouadi Doum airbase in northern Chad.
- 16 March - Legislative Election held.
- 16 March - Regional Elections held.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Sport
- 4 July - Tour de France begins.
- 27 July - Tour de France ends, won by Greg LeMond of the United States.
[edit] Births
- 9 October - Laure Manaudou, swimmer.
- 11 November - François Trinh-Duc, rugby union player.
[edit] Deaths
- 8 January - Pierre Fournier, cellist (b.1906).
- 14 April - Simone de Beauvoir, author and philosopher (b.1908).
- 15 April - Jean Genet, writer and political activist (b.1910).
- 16 June - Maurice Duruflé, composer and organist (b.1902).
- 19 June - Coluche, comedian and actor (b.1944).
- 14 July - Raymond Loewy, industrial designer (b.1893).
- 11 October - Georges Dumézil, philologist (b.1898).
