1973 in France

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Events from the year 1973 in France.

Events

4 March - Legislative Election held.
11 March - Legislative Election held.
3 June - A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic aircraft crashes at the Paris air show; 14 are killed.
11 July - Varig Flight 820 Boeing 707 crashes near Orly Airport, Paris, resulting in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors.
20 July - France resumes nuclear bomb tests in Mururoa Atoll, over the protests of Australia and New Zealand.
23 September - Cantonales Elections held.
30 September - Cantonales Elections held.

11 January - Christophe Medaillon, soccer player.
12 January - Olivier Peslier, jockey.
15 January - Aurelie Dupont, ballet dancer.
19 January - Karen Lancaume, adult film star (died 2005).
26 January - Melvil Poupaud, actor.
29 January - Fabien Foret, motorcycle racer.
30 January - Olivier Marceau, triathlete.
6 February - Élisabeth Grousselle, athlete.
12 February - Thomas Dufour, curler.
18 February - Claude Makélélé, international soccer player.
22 February - Philippe Gaumont, cyclist.
24 February - Antony Dupuis, tennis player.
25 February
- Hélène de Fougerolles, actress.
- Gérald Merceron, international rugby union player.
28 February - Philippe Brunel, soccer player.
3 March - Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou.
13 March - Olivier Asmaker, cyclist.
26 March - Sébastien Charpentier, motorcycle road racer.

4 April - Samassi Abou, soccer player.
5 April
- Élodie Bouchez, actress.
- Vanessa Demouy, actress and model.
- Yacine Douma, judoka.
6 April - Franck Marchis, astronomer and planetary scientist.
7 April - Carole Montillet, alpine skier.
10 April - Guillaume Canet, actor and film director.
11 April - Olivier Magne, international rugby union player.
12 April
- Joël Lautier, chess grandmaster.
- Lionel Roux, tennis player.
13 April - Nicolas Jalabert, cyclist.
16 April - Jérôme Bonnissel, soccer player.
19 April
- David Chaussinand, hammer thrower.
- Patrice Estanguet, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist.
26 April - Jules Naudet, filmmaker.
8 May - Laurent Charvet, soccer player.
13 May - Franck Dumoulin, pistol shooter and Olympic gold medallist.
15 May - Pascal Gentil, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medallist.
17 May - Frédéric Havas, volleyball player.
20 May - Christophe Laussucq, rugby union player.
22 May - Yannick Bru, rugby union player.
24 May - Éric Carrière, soccer player.
12 June - Olivier Baudry, soccer player.
14 June - Stéphanie Arricau, golfer.
17 June - Louis Leterrier, film director.
18 June - Julie Depardieu, actress.
22 June - Cyril Saugrain, cyclist.
27 June - Frédéric Roux, soccer player.

6 October - Cyrille Diabate, mixed martial artist.
10 October - Joël Chenal, alpine skier.
13 October - Guillaume Florent, sailor and Olympic medallist.
15 October - Jean-Louis Valois, soccer player.
24 October
- Vincent Candela, international soccer player.
- Yannick Quesnel, soccer player.
29 October - Robert Pirès, international soccer player.
3 November - Patrick Moreau, soccer player.
8 November - Frédéric Brando, soccer player.
12 November - Stéphane Glas, rugby union player.
13 November - David Auradou, rugby union player.
16 November - Mathieu Bozzetto, snowboarder.
23 November
- Marie Collonvillé, heptathlete.
- Grégory Malicki, soccer player.
24 November - Sébastien Pérez, soccer player.
7 December - Fabien Pelous, international rugby union player.
14 December - Jean-Paul Mendy, boxer.
15 December - Surya Bonaly, figure skater.
24 December - Frédéric Demontfaucon, judoka.
29 December - Christophe Rinero, cyclist.

29 July - Henri Charrière, convicted felon and author (born 1906).
2 August - Jean-Pierre Melville, filmmaker (born 1917).
17 August - Jean Barraqué, composer (born 1928).
18 August - François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1937).
30 August - Robert Défossé, soccer player (born 1909).
14 September - Roger Bourdin, baritone (born 1900).
6 October - François Cevert, motor racing driver (born 1944).
8 October - Gabriel Marcel, philosopher (born 1889).
23 October - Maurice Princet, mathematician and actuary (born 1875).
6 November - Noël Roquevert, actor (born 1892).
1 December - Albert Dupouy, rugby union player (born 1901).
25 December - Gabriel Voisin, aviation pioneer (born 1880).
31 December - Henri Büsser, composer and conductor (born 1872).

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