1980 in France

See also: 1979 in France, other events of 1980, 1981 in France.

Events from the year 1980 in France.

Contents

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Sport
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 References

Events

Arts and literature

Sport

26 June - Tour de France begins.
21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Netherlands.

Births

January to March

1 January - Jennifer Lauret, actress.
2 January - Jérôme Pineau, cyclist.
9 January - Arnaud Méla, rugby union player.
14 January - Guillaume Norbert, soccer player.
17 January - Jean-Daniel Padovani, soccer player.
23 January - Eric Berthou, cyclist.
27 January - Pascal Pédemonte, soccer player.
2 February - Florent Balmont, soccer player.
6 February - Ludovic Delporte, soccer player.
10 February - Sylvain Marchal, soccer player.
14 February - Frédéric Belaubre, athlete.
20 February - Imanol Harinordoquy, rugby union player.
20 February - Damien Renard, orienteering competitor.
23 February - Mathieu Berson, soccer player.
1 March - Djimi Traoré, soccer player.
7 March - Guillaume Moullec, soccer player.
13 March - Érik Boisse, épée fencer.
14 March - Virginie Pouchain, singer.
15 March - Christelle Lefranc, fashion model.
18 March - Sébastien Frey, soccer player.
21 March - Renaud Connen, soccer player.
25 March - Olivier Patience, tennis player.
27 March - Nicolas Duvauchelle, actor.
28 March - Olivier Thomert, soccer player.
30 March - Amélie Perrin, hammer thrower.

April to June

9 April - Isabelle Severino, gymnast.
15 April - Pierre-Alain Frau, soccer player.
22 April - Nicolas Douchez, soccer player.
30 April - Oumar Bakari, soccer player.
2 May - Cuizinier, rapper.
2 May - Michel Thooris, trade union leader.
11 May - Aurore Trayan, archer.
13 May - Alexis Bertin, soccer player.
21 May - Benoît Peschier, whitewater kayaker.
25 May - Nicolas Mas, rugby union player.
2 June - Sylvain Cros, swimmer.
12 June - Benoît Caranobe, gymnast and Olympic medallist.
19 June - Jean Val Jean, pornographic actor.
22 June - Grégory Gabella, high jumper.
23 June - Damien Tixier, soccer player.
26 June - Rémy Vercoutre, soccer player.

July to September

5 July - Eva Green, actress.
13 July - Cédric Hengbart, soccer player.
14 July - Mody Traoré, soccer player.
14 July - Jérôme Haehnel, tennis player.
22 July - Marc Giraudon, soccer player.
22 July - Jérémy Moreau, soccer player.
25 July - Diam's, rap artist.
1 August - Sylvain Armand, soccer player.
1 August - Romain Barras, decathlete.
2 August - Guillaume Lacour, soccer player.
7 August - Aurélie Claudel, model.
10 August - Frédéric Thomas, soccer player.
16 August - Julien Absalon, mountain biker.
20 August - Samuel Dumoulin, cyclist.
22 August - Grégory Leca, soccer player.
25 August - Ève Angeli, singer.
28 August - Fousseni Diawara, soccer player.
11 September - Christophe Le Mével, cyclist.
11 September - Julien Sablé, soccer player.
18 September - Ludovic Assemoassa, soccer player.
19 September - Maxime Méderel, cyclist.
26 September - Aurélien Rougerie, rugby union player.
28 September - Benjamin Nicaise, soccer player.

October to December

4 October - Ludivine Furnon, gymnast.
6 October - Arnaud Coyot, cyclist.
6 October - Abdoulaye Méïté, soccer player.
7 October - Matthieu Chalmé, soccer player.
7 October - Jean Marc Gaillard, cross country skier.
7 October - Pantxi Sirieix, soccer player.
14 October - Bertrand Bossu, soccer player.
14 October - Audrey Marnay, supermodel.
19 October - Vincent Planté, soccer player.
10 November - Gregory Arnolin, soccer player.
12 November - Benoît Pedretti, soccer player.
13 November - Benjamin Darbelet, judoka.
13 November - Hubert Dupont, soccer player.
22 November - Sabrina Lefrançois, figure skater.
25 November - Romain Poyet, soccer player.
26 November - Lionel Faure, rugby union player.
12 December - François Dubourdeau, soccer player.
12 December - Julien Martinelli, soccer player.
15 December - Élodie Gossuin, former beauty pageant winner, municipal politician.
19 December - Fabian Bourzat, ice dancer.
23 December - Jean-François Coux, soccer player.

Full date unknown

Aurore Auteuil, actress.
Alexis Lemaire, computer scientist and mental calculation champion.

Deaths

January to March

7 January - Simone Mathieu, tennis player (b.1908).
21 January - Georges Painvin, cryptanalyst (b.1886).
4 March - Alfred Plé, rower and Olympic medallist (b.1888).
14 March - Julien Moineau, cyclist (b.1903).
21 March - Marcel Boussac, entrepreneur and horse breeder (b.1889).
24 March - Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis player (b.1893).
25 March - Roland Barthes, literary critic and philosopher (b.1915).

April to June

6 April - Olivier Chevallier, motor cycle racer (b.1949).
12 April - Georges Piot, rower and Olympic medallist (b.1896).
15 April - Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic (b.1905).
16 June - Benoît Fauré, cyclist (b.1900).
17 June - Robert Jacquinot, cyclist (b.1893).
18 June - André Leducq, cyclist, twice Tour de France winner (b.1904).

July to September

18 July - Andrée Vaurabourg, pianist and teacher (b.1894).
22 July - Pierre Coquelin de Lisle, sport shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b.1900).
1 August - Patrick Depailler, motor racing driver (b.1944).
27 August - André Marchal, organist and organ teacher (b.1894).
29 August - Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime (b.1897).
8 September - Maurice Genevoix, author (b.1890).

October to December

6 October - Jean Robic, road racing cyclist, won 1947 Tour de France (b.1921).
8 October - Maurice Martenot, cellist and inventor (b.1898).
6 November - Pierre Villon, member of the French Communist Party and of the French Resistance (b.1901).
14 November - Pierre Magne, cyclist (b.1906).
30 November - Bertrand Gille, historian of technology (b.1920).
2 December - Romain Gary, novelist, film director, World War II aviator and diplomat (b.1914).
28 December - Marcel Langiller, international soccer player (b.1908).

Full date unknown

Théophile Alajouanine, neurologist (birth1890).
Marie Besnard, accused serial poisoner (birth1896).
Louis Guilloux, writer (b.1899).
Claude Ménard, athlete and Olympic medallist (birth1906).
Paul Petard, botanist (birth1912).

References