1979 in France
See also: 1978 in France, other events of 1979, 1980 in France.
Events from the year 1979 in France.
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
January to March
- 7 January - Christophe Guenot, wrestler and Olympic medallist.
- 12 January - Laurent Gagnier, footballer.
- 13 January - Julien Baudet, footballer.
- 17 January - Grégory Carmona, footballer.
- 20 January - Jérôme Thomas, boxer.
- 21 January - Élodie Navarre, actress.
- 22 January - Stéphane Noro, footballer.
- 1 February - Anne-Sophie Mondière, judoka.
- 2 February - Virginie Lagoutte, golfer.
- 7 February - Nicolas Dieuze, footballer.
- 8 February - Lionel Cappone, footballer.
- 14 February - Cédric Fauré, footballer.
- 14 February - Audrey Dana, actress.
- 16 February - Stéphane Dalmat, footballer.
- 28 February - Sébastien Bourdais, motor racing driver.
- 2 March - Damien Gregorini, footballer.
- 6 March - Arnaud Maire, footballer.
- 10 March - Laurent Quievreux, footballer.
- 14 March - Nicolas Anelka, international footballer.
- 14 March - Emmanuel Duchemin, footballer.
- 15 March - Anthony Deroin, footballer.
- 20 March - Christophe Lemaire, jockey.
- 20 March - Sébastien Mazure, footballer.
- 20 March - Patrice Quarteron, kickboxer and martial artist.
- 21 March - Cyril Chapuis, footballer.
- 22 March - Benoît Lecouls, rugby union player.
- 24 March - Philippe Gardent, rugby league player.
- 25 March - Pierre Planus, footballer.
- 31 March - Matthieu Bochu, footballer.
April to June
- 2 April - Salim Kéchiouche, actor.
- 2 April - Frédéric Lecanu, judoka.
- 4 April - Ludovic Roux, Nordic combined skier.
- 9 April - Olivier Sorlin, soccer player.
- 14 April - Guillaume Beuzelin, soccer player.
- 14 April - Noé Pamarot, soccer player.
- 21 April - Édouard Fillias, classical-liberal activist.
- 23 April - François Gonon, orienteering competitor.
- 23 April - Nicolas Portal, cyclist.
- 4 May - Marie Poissonnier, pole vaulter.
- 9 May - Éric Cubilier, soccer player.
- 14 May - Mickaël Landreau, soccer player.
- 19 May - Nicolas Figère, hammer thrower.
- 21 May - Gaspard Augé, musician.
- 4 June - Anthony Charteau, cyclist.
- 5 June - François Sagat, Model and pornographic actor.
- 9 June - Émilie Loit, tennis player.
- 12 June - Damien Traille, rugby union player.
- 16 June - Emmanuel Moire, singer.
- 25 June - Sébastien Joly, cyclist.
- 26 June - Christophe Humbert, judoka.
- 27 June - Benoît Poher, singer.
- 30 June - Sylvain Chavanel, cyclist.
July to September
- 1 July - Sylvain Calzati, cyclist.
- 3 July - Ludivine Sagnier, actress.
- 4 July - Anthony Basso, soccer player.
- 5 July - Amélie Mauresmo, tennis player.
- 6 July - Fabrice Abriel, soccer player.
- 6 July - Cédric Kanté, soccer player.
- 11 July - Éric Abidal, soccer player.
- 16 July - Rudy Bourguignon, decathlete.
- 18 July - Mélina Robert-Michon, discus thrower.
- 19 July - Yves Desmarets, soccer player.
- 24 July - Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, tennis player.
- 27 July - Sidney Govou, international soccer player.
- 27 July - Julien Poueys, soccer player.
- 8 August - Benjamin Boyet, rugby union player.
- 10 August - Rémy Martin, rugby union player.
- 11 August - Nicolas Seube, soccer player.
- 14 August - Jérémie Bréchet, soccer player.
- 14 August - Séverine Brémond, tennis player.
- 14 August - Renaud Guigue, rugby league player.
- 17 August - Julien Escudé, soccer player.
- 9 September - Freddy Bichot, cyclist.
- 10 September - Sébastien Grimaldi, soccer player.
- 19 September - Noémie Lenoir, model and actress.
- 24 September - Yvan Bourgis, soccer player.
- 25 September - Jean-René Lisnard, tennis player.
- 26 September - Jean-Baptiste Poux, rugby union player.
October to December
- 14 October - Olivier Bernard, soccer player.
- 14 October - Auriol Guillaume, soccer player.
- 18 October - Fabrice Levrat, soccer player.
- 27 October - Jean-Luc Delpech, cyclist.
- 1 November - Christophe Edaleine, cyclist.
- 8 November - Corinne Maîtrejean, foil fencer.
- 10 November - Anthony Réveillère, soccer player.
- 13 November - Manuela Montebrun, hammer thrower.
- 14 November - Cédric Hervé, cyclist.
- 15 November - François Masson, soccer player.
- 19 November - Boumedienne Allam, rugby union player.
- 24 December - Hervé Duclos-Lassalle, cyclist.
- 25 December - Laurent Bonnart, soccer player.
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to March
April to June
July to September
- 3 July - Louis Durey, composer (b.1888).
- 5 July - Émile Dewoitine, aviation engineer and industrialist (b.1892).
- 15 July - Georges Jean Marie Darrieus, aeronautical engineer (b.1888).
- 27 August - Paul Coste-Floret, politician (b.1911).
- 2 September - Jacques Février, pianist (b.1900).
- 10 September - Charles Fauvel, aircraft designer (b.1904).
- 20 September - Pierre Goldman, left-wing intellectual, convicted of several robberies and assassinated (b.1944).
- 27 September - Pascal Pia, writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar (b.1903).
October to December
- 3 October - André Godinat, cyclist (b.1903).
- 10 October - Paul Paray, conductor, organist and composer (b.1886).
- 17 October - Pierre Bernac, baritone (b.1899).
- 22 October - Nadia Boulanger, composer and conductor (b.1887).
- 27 October - Germaine Lubin, soprano (b.1890).
- 29 October - Robert Boulin, politician (b.1920).
- 2 November - Jacques Mesrine, gangster (b.1936).
- 7 November - Christine Renard, writer (b.1929).
- 8 November - Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles de Gaulle (b.1900).
- 26 November - Marcel L'Herbier, writer, producer and director of films (b. c1890).
- 4 December - Maurice Dorléac, actor (b.1901).
Full date unknown
References