2006 Italy wins the World Cup 5-3 vs. France
2005 First human face transplant is performed in France
2005 Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France
2005 Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France
1997 Jana Novotna (Czech) beats Mary Pierce (France) in Chase Tennis Champ
1997 35th Tennis Fed Cup: France beats Netherlands in Den Bosch Netherlands (4-1)
1997 Liberals beat Conservatives in France
1997 Pamela Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to France, dies of stroke at 76
1997 Peter Morris, historian of France, dies at 50
1996 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2)
1996 Michel Debre, PM of France in (1959-62), dies
1996 Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro, US open final-93
1996 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1996 Francois Mitterrand, President of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79
1995 Miguel Indurains wins his 5th Tour de France
1995 Pierre Tisseyre, publisher (Circle du livre de France), dies at 85
1994 French commando's terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille
1994 4 Moslem fundamentalists capture Air France pilot in Algiers
1994 Antoine Pinay, PM of France (1952-53), dies
1994 Miguel Indurain wins Tour de France
1994 Airbus A330 crash at Toulouse France, 7 killed
1994 Luis Ocana, Span cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48
1994 "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France
1994 Chunnel linking England and France officially opens
1993 Miguel Indurain wins his 3rd Tour de France
1993 "Ce que femme veut", premieres in France
1993 "Tout capour ca!", premieres in France
1993 Pierre Beregovoy, PM of France (1992-93), commits suicide at 67
1993 Maurice Bourges-Maunoury, PM of France (1957), dies
1993 Rene Pleven, PM of France (1950-51, 51-52), dies
1992 Mud storm kills 30 in South France
1992 Heavy storm in South France, 34 die
1992 William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
1992 William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
1992 Edith Cresson, France's 1st female premier, resigns
1992 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
1992 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
1991 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1)
1991 France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti
1991 Piet van Est, The Vuurbal, bicylist (7x Tour de France), dies
1991 France beats U.S. by narrowest Ryder Cup margin - 14 to 13
1991 Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race
1991 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1991 Edith Cresson becomes France's 1st female premier
1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1990 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House
1990 France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf
1990 US, England, France, U.S.S.R., East and West Germanys sign agreements allowing 2 Germanys to merge
1990 Greg LeMond of U.S. wins his 3rd Tour de France
1990 Greg Lemond wins his 3rd Tour de France (90:43:20 avg 23.3 mph)
1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1990 U.S., England, France and England give Germany OK to reunify
1989 France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 Greg LeMond wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 Sextuplets, Paris, France, to a 29-year-old woman
1988 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1988 France performs nuclear test
1988 France performs nuclear test
1988 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1988 France performs nuclear test
1988 Pedro Delgado wins Tour de France
1988 France performs nuclear test
1988 Francois Mitterrand elected president of France
1987 Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel
1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 France performs nuclear test
1987 Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53
1987 France performs nuclear test
1987 Andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91
1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 Michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile
1987 Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57)
1987 France and Great-Britain send minesweepers to Persian Gulf
1987 Stephen Roche wins Tour de France
1987 Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations
1987 Nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" sentenced to life in France
1987 "Little Shop of Horrors," released in France
1987 "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," released in France
1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph)
1986 France performs nuclear test
1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1986 France performs nuclear test
1986 Greg Lemond is 1st American to win Tour de France
1986 France performs nuclear test
1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1986 France performs nuclear test
1986 Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti
1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1985 France premier confesses on attack of Rainbow Warrior
1985 Train crash at Flaujac, France: 35 killed
1985 Bernard Hinault wins his 5th and last Tour de France
1985 Bernard Hinault wins Tour de France
1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1984 France performs nuclear test
1984 France performs nuclear test
1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1984 Laurent Fignon wins Tour de France
1984 Pierre Mauroy resigns as premier of France
1984 France wins soccer's European Cup
1984 France performs nuclear test
1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1984 Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS
1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1983 Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies
1983 France performs nuclear test
1983 Laurent Fignon wins Tour de France
1983 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1983 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France
1983 France invades Algeria
1983 "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," released in France
1983 France performs nuclear test
1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1983 France performs nuclear test
1983 France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats
1983 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58
1983 Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70
1982 71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1)
1982 Pierre Mendes-France, premier France (1954-55), dies
1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England
1982 46 kids and 7 adults die as 2 buses and several cars collide in France
1982 Car/bus collision near Beaune, France, 53 die
1982 Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF)
1982 France performs nuclear Test
1982 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1982 Taisen Deshimaru, founder of several Zen centers in France, dies at 67
1982 France performs nuclear test
1982 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 PM Maurois nationalizes banks/plane/steel industry in France
1981 Francois Mitterrand becomes president of France
1981 Francois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test
1981 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1980 Vanuatu (New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain and France
1980 Joop Zoetemelk wins Tour de France
1980 Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France
1980 France performs nuclear test
1980 1st papal visit to France since 1814
1980 France performs nuclear test
1980 France performs nuclear test
1980 France performs nuclear test
1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1980 Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France
1979 France performs nuclear Test
1979 France performs nuclear Test
1979 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 France performs nuclear test
1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 France performs nuclear test
1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1978 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1978 Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
1978 France sends troops to Chad
1978 France performs nuclear test
1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 Director Roman Polanski skips bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 Djibouti (Afars and Issas) claims Independence from France
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
1976 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1976 Lucien van Impe wins Tour de France
1976 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1976 Raid on Entebbe-Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers
1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
1976 Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda
1976 J Anaya, Bolivian military/ambassador to France, murdered
1976 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1976 Laurent Gras, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1976 Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain and France
1975 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1975 Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Koksijde
1975 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production
1975 Patricia Spehar, Miss France Universe 1997
1975 Christobal Huet, hockey goalie, Team France 1998
1975 Jonathan Zwinkel, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1975 Comoros declare independence from France (most of them)
1975 Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1975 Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1975 Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1974 Eddy Merckx wins his 5th Tour de France
1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1974 Anthony Mortas, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1974 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, Colombes France, tennis star, 1994 Futures NC
1973 Alexandra Fusai, St. Cloud France, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Szczecin
1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1973 Romane Bohringer, Pont-Sainte-Maxene France, actress, Savage Nights
1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific
1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits France
1973 France recognizes North Vietnam
1973 Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1972 Vanessa Paradis, France, model, Channel, /actress, White Wedding
1972 Pierre Allard, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1972 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France
1972 1st tour of Paul McCartney and Wings, France
1972 Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1972 Sandrine Testud, born in Lyon, France, tennis star, 1993 Strasbourg
1972 Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1971 Jade Jagger, Paris, France, daughter of Mick and Bianca Jagger
1971 France performs nuclear test
1971 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1971 Eddy Merckx wins his 3rd Tour de France
1971 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1971 Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88
1971 Rolling Stones left England for France to escape taxes
1971 The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes
1971 Stephane Barin, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1970 Charles DeGaulle, general/president France (Free French), dies at 79
1970 Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die
1970 Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die
1970 Edouard Daladier, premier of France (1933..40), dies at 86
1970 Julie Halard, born in Versailles, France, tennis star, 1995 Prague
1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1970 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1970 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1970 Alexia Dechaume-Ballert, La Rochelle, France, tennis star, 1992 Aust
1970 Arnaud Briand, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1970 70 die in a snow crush (France)
1970 Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star
1970 Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, and German youths (Val d'Isere, France)
1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1969 Eddy Merckx wins Tour de France
1969 Georges Pompidou sworn in as president of France
1969 Cedric Pioline, born in Neuilly, France, tennis star, 1996 Coopenhagen
1969 Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies
1969 Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1969 Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France
1969 Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior
1969 Katarzyna Nowak, Lodz Poland, tennis star, 1994 Futures France
1969 France begins arms embargo against Israel
1968 Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender, Team France 1998
1968 France refuses U.K. entry into common market
1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1968 France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa
1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1968 Jan Janssen wins Tour de France: 1st Dutchman
1968 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1968 Couve de Murville forms government in France
1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1968 Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France
1968 Peggy Fleming wins Olympic figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France
1968 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France
1967 SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France)
1967 Alex Rousseau, Paris, France, U.S. water polo 2m Offense, Oly-4th-92, 96
1967 Laurence Tremolet, Rodez France, actress, Cyclo, Metisse,
1967 Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer, 1989 National Amat France
1967 Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), 1st foreigner (France) and 1st amateur to U.S. Women's open golf tournament
1967 Stephane Simian, born in France, tennis star
1967 Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star, 1991 Guaruja Doubles
1967 Sandrine Bonnaire, Clermont France, actress, Vagabond, Police
1967 Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
1966 Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1966 1st major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France
1966 Sophie Marceau, Paris, France, actress, Braveheart, L'Amour Braque
1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1966 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1966 Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies
1966 Isabelle Demongeot, Gassin France, tennis star
1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1966 David Hallyday, Boulougne France, actor, He's My Girl
1966 France performs nuclear Test at Fangataufa Island
1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1966 Fab Morvan, France, Lip Syncher, Milli Vanilli
1966 Isabelle Pasco, born in France, actress, Ave Maria, /model, Elle, Vogue
1966 Pascale Paradis-Mangon, born in France, tennis star
1966 Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1966 Nathalie Herreman, France, tennis star
1966 Serge Djelloul, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1966 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1966 Christian Pouget, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1966 Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82
1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space
1965 France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix)
1965 Roger Dube, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1965 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1965 Brigitte Rouan, Toulon France, director/actress, Outremer
1965 Emmanuelle Beart, born in St. Tropez, France, actress, Manon of the Spring
1965 Emmanuelle Seigner, born in Paris, France, actress, The Smile
1965 Tom Stankowski, born in Paris, France, Nike golfer
1965 Mount Blanc Road tunnel between France and Italy opens
1965 France performs nuclear test at Ecker Algeria (Underground)
1965 Catherine Tanvier, France, tennis star
1965 Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1965 France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1965 Sylvie Guillem, France, ballerina, Royal Ballet
1965 Mathilda May, Paris, France, actress, Lifeforce
1965 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold
1964 Beatrice Dalle, Breast France, actress, Betty Blue, Sabbath
1964 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1964 Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998
1964 Miguel Indurain, Spanish bicyclist, Tour de France winner 1991-95
1964 Jacques Anquetil wins his 5th Tour de France
1964 Pierre Trentin, France, 1K time trials, 1968 Olympics gold
1964 Lydie Denier, born in St. Nazaire, France, actress, General Hospital
1964 Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France
1964 France and Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel
1963 Steve Ave, St. Germain Enlay France, U.S. 1500m runner
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 Sophie Favier, Lyon France, actress, Sans Interdits
1963 Thierry Tulasne, born in France, tennis star
1963 Henri Leconte, born in France, tennis player, French finalist 1988
1963 Camille Chautemps, premier France, dies
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1962 Great-Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde
1962 Rene Coty, President of France, dies at 80
1962 Valerie Kaprisky, born in Paris, France, actress, Breathless, Public Woman
1962 France and Tunisia recover diplomatic relations
1962 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130
1962 Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open
1962 Georges Pompidou becomes president of France
1962 Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France
1962 Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France
1962 France and Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war
1962 Jean-Marie Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre, Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96
1962 Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57
1961 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1961 Greg LeMond, U.S. bicyclist, Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990
1961 France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1961 Max Hymans, WW II resistance fighter/Head of Air France, dies at 60
1961 Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre, Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96
1960 France performs nuclear test
1960 Ivory Coast claims independence from France
1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day)
1960 Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France
1960 France grants Mauritania independence
1960 Mali (formerly French Sudan) declares independence from France
1960 Gabon gains independence from France, National Day
1960 Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France
1960 Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France
1960 Chad declares Independence from France
1960 Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoore, gains independence from France
1960 Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
1960 Niger gains independence from France
1960 Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France
1960 Isabelle Boeri-Begard, born in France, foils, 1980 Olympics gold
1960 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France
1960 Madagascar gains independence of France
1960 Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France
1960 Yannick Noah, France, tennis player, French 1983
1960 Anne Parillaud, Paris, France, actress, Subway, Nikita, Innocent Blood
1960 French liner "France" launched
1960 France becomes 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara
1960 Senegal declares independence from France
1960 France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1960 Chad declares independence from France
1960 Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents
1960 Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France
1959 Jean-Francois Clervoy, Longeville France, astronaut, STS 66, 84
1959 "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
1959 France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria
1959 Pascal Barre, France, sprint relay team 1980 Olympics bronze
1959 Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic
1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France
1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France
1958 France St. Louis, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics
1958 Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day)
1958 France adopts constitution
1958 Guinea votes for independence from France
1958 Charly Gaul wins Tour de France
1958 Phillipe Boccara, born in Le Mans, France, U.S. sprint kayak 1996 Olympics
1958 Charles de Gaulle elected premier of France
1958 Carol Ficatier, Auscene France, playmate, December, 1985
1957 Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France
1957 Felix Gaillard forms government in France
1957 Clio Goldsmith, born in Paris, France, actress, Gift, Heat of Desire
1957 Claudie Andre-Deshays, France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-24
1957 Leopold Eyharts, born in France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27
1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep
1956 England and France pull troops out of Egypt
1956 Britain and France land forces in Egypt
1956 Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen Suez Canal
1956 France intercept Moroccan plane, arrest Ben Bella
1956 France recognizes Tunisia's independence
1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria
1956 Tunisia gains independence from France
1956 Morocco gains independence from France (Anniversary of throne)
1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declares independence from France
1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist
1955 Louison Bobet wins his 3rd Tour de France
1955 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France
1955 Vienna Treaty: Brit, France, U.S. and U.S.S.R. restores Austria's independence
1955 U.S.S.R. signs peace treaty with France and Great-Britain
1955 Gaullists lose elections in France
1955 Anne-Marie Palli, born in Ciboure, France, LPGA golfer, 1992 ShopRite
1955 Isabelle Huppert, born in Paris, France, actress, Cactus, Heaven's Gate
1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
1954 Bernard Hinault, French bicylist, Tour de France
1954 Britain, England, France and U.S.S.R. agree to end occupation of Germany
1954 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81
1954 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France
1954 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam
1954 France grants Vietnam independence inside French Union
1954 U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO
1954 Anicee Alvina, Paris, France, actress, Friends
1954 Fr David, Paris, France, rocker
1953 Rene Coty elected President of France
1953 France grants Laos' sovereignty
1953 Laos gains full independence from France
1953 U.S. government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China
1953 France closes jail on Devil Island
1953 Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France
1953 Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo, 1980 Olympics gold
1952 Andre-Michel Schub, Paris, France, pianist, Van Cliburn-1981
1952 Fausto Coppi wins Tour de France
1952 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB
1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes
1951 1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est)
1951 Michel Viso, France, cosmonaut
1951 France, West Germany and Benelux form European Steel and Coal Community
1951 Wages in France increase 11%
1950 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union
1950 Massive arrests of communists in France
1950 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die
1950 Corrine Clery, born in Paris, France, actress, Moonraker, Yor
1950 Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband
1950 Sylvette Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Bottom Line, Menage
1949 Georges Bidault elected president of France
1949 Michel Tognini, Vincennes France, astronaut, Soyuz TM-15, sk: STS 93
1949 Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France
1949 Paloma Picasso, born in Paris, France, actress, Immoral Tales
1949 Philippe Petit, born in Nemours, France, juggler/aerialist
1949 C V France, dies at 80
1949 North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by U.S., Britain, France and Canada
1948 Gerard Depardieu, France, actor, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Danton
1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show
1948 Nathalie Baye, born in Mainneville, France, actress, Beau Pere, Honeymoon
1948 Rene Arnoux, born in France, formula-1 racer, 6th place-1980
1948 Jean-Pierre Haignere, France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-17
1948 Claire Denis, born in Paris, France, actress, Boom Boom, Chocolat
1948 France and Great Britain and Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels
1947 Jonathan Kaplan, Paris, France, director, Heart Like a Wheel
1947 Military coup discovered in France
1947 Bernard Giraudeau, born in La Rochelle, France, actor, L'Annee des Meduses
1947 Dominique Sanda, born in Paris, France, actress, 1900, First Love
1947 Patrick Dewaere, [PJMH Bordeaux], France, actor, Les Valseuses
1947 Vincent Aurial elected president of France
1947 Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress, Le Sex Shop
1946 Peter Morris, historian of France
1946 Mirelle Mathieu, born in Acignon, France, singer, So Ein Schoner Abend
1946 Georges Bidault elected premier of France
1946 Syria gains independence from France
1946 Brigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, France, actress, Man Who Died Twice
1946 France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation
1946 Andre Dussollier, Annecy France, actor, 3 Men and a Cradle
1945 Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic
1945 France (PC/PS/MRP win parliamentary election (25/24/23%)
1945 Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time
1945 Pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62
1945 Marielle Goitschel, Ste Maxime France, alpine skier, Olympics gold 64
1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
1945 U.S., U.S.S.R., England and France sign Treaty of London
1945 Catherine Lacoste, born in Paris, France, golfer, U.S. Women's Open 1967
1945 Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist, 5 time winner of Tour de France
1945 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., France declare supreme authority over Germany
1945 U.S., Russia, England and France agree to split occupied Germany
1945 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason
1945 Catherine Spaak, born in France, actress, Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love
1945 British Premier Winston Churchill visits France
1945 France joins the UN
1944 Coluche, [Michel Colucci] France, comedian, My Best Friend's Girl
1944 Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France
1944 France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1944 Allied troops capture Marseilles, France
1944 Gen de Gaulle returns to France
1944 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo head of Lyon France leaves for Auschwitz
1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy
1944 U.S. 8th Army corp occupies Coutances France
1944 Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery
1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies to France to meet Montgomery
1944 Bomber Command drop 2,572 tons of bombs on Caen, France
1944 U.S. General Patton lands in France
1944 Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies
1944 General Charles de Gaulle lands at Courselles, France
1944 Nazi murders in Oradour-sur-Glane, France
1944 D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France
1944 Jean-Pierre Leaud, Paris, France, actor, Detective
1944 Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis
1944 1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp
1944 General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy
1944 Marie-Christine Barrault, born in Paris, France, actress, Stardust Memories
1943 France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government
1943 France arrests government of Lebanon
1943 Claudine Auger, Miss France, 1958, /actress, Thunderball
1943 Herve Villechaize, France, "Da Plane! Da Plane!", Fantasy Island
1942 Francoise Durr, France, tennis player, 1976 U.S. indoor Doubles
1942 During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France
1942 Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David
1942 Jean-Luc Ponty, France, fusion violinist, Frank Zappa
1942 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France
1942 U.S. bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
1942 Eric Nessler of France stays aloft in a glider for 38h21m
1942 Claudine Auger, Paris, France, Miss France, 1958, /actress, Thunderball
1942 1st RSHA-transport from France arrives in camp Birkenau
1942 Francoise Dorleac, born in Paris, France, actress, That Man From Rio
1942 Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs. Andy Williams/singer
1941 Free France under adm Muselier occupies St-Pierre et Miquelon
1941 Lebanon gains independence from France
1941 Jan L G "Yvan" Doornik, Dutch resist fighter in France, executed at 36
1941 Jacques Perrin, Paris, France, actress, Cinema Paradiso, 317th Platoon
1941 Richard Bohringer, Paris, France, actor, Diva, I Married a Shadow
1940 France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status
1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings
1940 Generalissimo Gamelin arrested in France
1940 Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver
1940 Henri Desgrange, French cyclist/founder (Tour de France), dies at 75
1940 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France
1940 Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower and grave of Napoleon in France
1940 France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II
1940 France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarms
1940 France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II
1940 France surrenders to Hitler, German troops occupy Paris
1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain during WW II
1940 Battle of France begins in WW II
1940 In WW II, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France
1940 German tanks reach Atrecht France
1940 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France
1940 German armour division moves into Northern France
1940 Mireille Darc, Toulo,n France, actor, Week End, Hurried Man
1940 Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River
1940 Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain
1940 Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA
1939 Tomas Svoboda, Paris, France, Czech composer, Etude
1939 Adolf Hitler denies he intends to go to war against France and Britain
1939 British Expeditionary Force reaches France
1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after invasion of Poland
1939 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, NZ, South Africa and Canada
1939 France Nuyen, born in Marseilles, France, actress, St. Elsewhere, Diamond Head
1939 Belgium Sylvere Maes wins 33rd Tour de France
1939 France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) to Turkey
1939 Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France
1939 1st regular transatlantic airmail (New York to Marsseille France)
1939 Albert Lebrun elected president of France
1939 Britain and France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany
1939 Bertrand Blier, born in Paris, France, novelist and director, Going Places
1939 France recognizes Franco's regime in Spain
1939 Spanish government flees to France
1939 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1938 Bernadette Lafont, Nimes France, actress, Perils of Gwendoline
1938 Jean-Loup Jaques Marie Chretien, France, cosmonaut, T-6, TM-7, STS 86
1938 Jean-Claude Eloy, France, composer, Phenix
1938 Bernard Malivoire, born in France, cox pair 1952 Olympics gold
1938 2nd government of Blum replaced by Daladier government in France
1938 Marina Vlady, born in Clichy, France, actress, Conjugal Bed, The Hunt
1938 Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain
1937 Leo Lacroix, France, skier 1964 Olympic silver
1937 Gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies
1937 Leon Blum becomes premier of People's front government of France
1937 Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France
1937 Marie Dubois, Paris, France, actress, Wise Guys, Jules and Jim
1936 Mylene Demongeot, Nice France, actress, 3 Murderesses
1936 Claude Brasseur, born in Paris, France, actor, Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair
1936 1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France
1935 Alain Delon, France, actor, Honor Among Thieves, Return of Zorro
1935 Belgium's Romain Maes, wins Tour de France
1935 Francoise Sagan, born in Cajarc, France, novelist, Bonjour Trieste
1934 Raymond Poincare, premier/president France (1913-20), dies at 74
1934 Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women
1934 Claude Berri, born in Paris, France, director, Le Sex Shop, L'Homme Blesse
1934 Philippe Entremont, born in Rheims, France, concert pianist
1934 Philippe Entremont, born in France, pianist/conductor, Vienna Chamber Orch
1934 Christopher France, British permanent secretary, Department of Health
1934 France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists
1934 Edithe Cresson, premier of France, 1991-92
1934 Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer, 5-time winner
1933 Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France)
1933 Roman Polanski, born in Paris, France, director, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown
1933 Air France forms
1933 28th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats France in Paris (3-2)
1933 Jean Boiteux, born in France, 400m freestyle swimmer 1952 Olympics gold
1933 Jean-Paul Belmondo, born in Paris, France, actor, Casino Royale, Magnifique
1933 James Goldsmith, Paris, France, corporate raider, Referendum Party
1933 Emanuel Ungaro, France, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1969
1933 Jean-Marie Straub, France, director, Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
1933 Capucine, [Germaine Lefebvre], Toulon France, actress, Pink Panther
1932 France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union
1932 U.S.S.R. and France sign no attack treaty
1932 France and U.S.S.R. signs not-attack treaty
1932 Stephane Audran, Versailles France, actress, Just Before Nightfall
1932 Louis Malle, France, director, Atlantic City, Black Moon, Viva Maria
1932 Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris, France, actor, Trout
1932 27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
1932 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
1932 Edouard Herriot becomes premier of France
1932 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes president of France
1932 Paul Doumer, President France (1931-32), assassin by Russia's Paul Gargalov
1932 Aristide Briand, 11 x premier of France (Nobel 1926), dies at 69
1932 Andre Tardieu becomes premier of France
1932 Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris, France, opera director, Carmina Burana
1932 Caterina Valente, Paris, France, singer, Entertainers
1932 France's Laval government falls
1931 Annie Giradot, Paris, France, actress, Gypsy, Jacko and Lise
1931 France and U.S.S.R. sign neutrality/no attack treaty
1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics
1931 Leslie Caron, born in Boulogne-Biliancourt, France, actr, Lili, Father Goose
1931 French "St. Philbert" overturns off St. Nazaire France, drowns 450
1931 Jacques Demy, born in France, director, Lola, Magic Donkey
1931 Paul Doumer elected president of France
1931 Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor
1930 Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor and director, Man and a Woman, Z
1930 Gerard Blain, Paris, France, actor, Hatari
1930 Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci
1930 British airship crashes in storm at Beauvais France, 48 die
1930 Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino
1930 Michel Rocard, Courbevoie France, Prime Minister of France
1930 Andre Leducq wins Tour de France
1930 Claude Chabrol, born in Paris, France, director, Les Cousins, Ophelia
1930 Genevieve, born in Paris, France, singer, Jack Paar Show, Scruples
1930 Lorin Maazel, born in Neuilly, France, conductor, NBC Symphony Orch 1941
1929 Aristide Briand becomes premier of France
1929 Belgium Maurice Dewaele wins Tour de France
1929 Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77
1929 Regine Crespin, Marseilles France, operatic soprano
1928 France's 5th government of Poincare forms
1928 Christian d'Oriola, France, foils, Olympics gold 1952, 56
1928 Pierre Olaf, Cauderan France, actor, Kraft Music Hall
1928 Jean-Marie le Pen, born in France, leader, National Front party
1928 Jean-Francois Pailliard, Vitry-le-Francois France, conductor
1928 Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella
1928 Jeanne Moreau, born in Paris, France, actress, Going Places, Jules and Jim
1927 22nd Davis Cup: France beats USA in Philadelphia (3-2)
1927 Simone Veil, President European parliament, France
1927 Jacques Bergerac, France, actor, Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in Sun
1927 Maurice Ronet, born in Nice, France, actor, Frantic, Sphinz, Circle of Love
1927 Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer, Audrey Hepburn
1927 Maurice Bejart, France, ballet choreographer, Rite of Spring
1926 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1)
1926 U.S. defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship
1926 France government of Poincare, forms
1926 8th government of Briand van France forms
1926 Corinne Calvet, France, actress, Apache Uprising
1926 France and U.S. reach accord on repayment of WW I
1926 Jerry Lewis, comedian and fund raiser, MDA, loved in France
1926 Robert Clary, born in Paris, France, actor, LeBeau-Hogan's Heroes
1926 Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France
1926 Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor
1926 Valery Giscard d'Estaing, President of France, 1974-81
1925 Michel Piccoli, Paris, France, actor, Topaz, Peril, May Fools
1925 20th Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (5-0)
1925 Denise Darcel, Paris, France, actress, Dangerous When Wet
1925 Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France
1925 Spain and France fight Morocco
1925 Corinne Calvet, born in Paris, France, actress, Phantom of Hollywood
1925 Pierre Boulez, born in Montbrison, France, composer and conductor, Visage Nuptial
1925 Louison Bobet, French cyclist, Tour de France 1953-55
1925 German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France
1924 Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies
1924 Anatole France, writer, dies at 80
1924 Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer, Dr. Zhivago-Acad Award 1966
1924 Jean Le Poulain, Marseille, France, actor, Divine
1924 France begins retracting troops out of Ruhrgebied
1924 Georges Prˆtre, Waziers France, conductor, New York Met
1924 Christine Goitschel, born in France, slalom 1964 Olympic gold
1924 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
1924 Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson
1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
1924 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
1924 Yvonne Loriod, Houilles France, pianist
1923 Noel Vandernotte, France, cox, Olympic-bronze-1936
1923 Marcel Marceau, born in Strasbourg, France, mime, Barbarella, Silent Movie
1923 Andre Courreges, born in France, fashion designer, introduced the miniskirt
1923 Piero J d'Inzeo, born in France, equestrian show jumper, Olympic gold in 1952, 1964
1922 Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, Oly-gold-1948
1922 Gerard Philipe, Cannes France, actor |
