1971 in France
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Events from the year 1971 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 14 March - Municipal elections held.
- 21 March - Municipal elections held.
- 3 July - American singer Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies from a heart attack in the bathtub of his Paris hotel room. He was 27 years old.[1]
- 3 September - Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed.
- 10 December - Renault unveils its new R5 model, a small three-door hatchback similar in concept to the recently launched Italian Fiat 127, which will go on sale in the new year.[2]
Arts and literature
- 3 July - Jim Morrison dies in Paris at the age of 27.
Sport
- 13 June - Gijs van Lennep wins the 24 hours of Le Mans together with Helmut Marko.
- 26 June - Tour de France begins.
- 18 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.
Births
January to March
- 4 January - Sébastien Foucras, freestyle skier and Olympic medallist
- 17 January - Sylvie Testud, actress, writer and director
- 20 January - Catherine Marsal, road racing cyclist
- 2 February
- Ludovic Auger, cyclist
- Stéphane Pédron, soccer player
- 7 February - Emmanuel Curtil, actor
- 11 February - Christian Labit, rugby union player
- 15 February - Brigitte Guibal, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist
- 21 February - Pierre Raschi, rugby union player
- 26 February - Hélène Ségara, singer
- 28 February - Tristan Louis, author and internet entrepreneur
- 20 March - Stéphane Heulot, cyclist
- 29 March - Alexandre Brasseur, actor.
April to June
- 3 April - Emmanuel Collard, motor racing driver.
- 7 April - Guillaume Depardieu, actor.
- 8 April - Christophe Lamaison, international rugby union player.
- 9 April - Jérôme Dreyfus, judoka.
- 12 April - Christophe Moreau, cyclist.
- 13 April - Franck Esposito, swimmer.
- 16 April - Jean-Michel Bazire, Harness racing driver.
- 27 April - François Bégaudeau, journalist, novelist and actor
- 4 May - Sébastien Denis, hurdler.
- 8 May - Dominique Casagrande, soccer player.
- 11 May - Dominique Arribagé, soccer player.
- 15 May - Anthony Bancarel, soccer player.
- 24 May - Habib Sissoko, soccer player.
- 28 May
- Isabelle Carré, actress.
- Lilian Martin, soccer player.
- 5 June - Stéphane Clamens, sport shooter.
- 9 June - Jean Galfione, pole vaulter and Olympic gold medallist.
- 10 June - Bruno N'Gotty, soccer player.
- 12 June
- Félicia Ballanger, cyclist.
- Jérôme Romain, athlete.
- 25 June - Sébastien Levicq, decathlete.
- 28 June
- Fabien Barthez, international soccer player.
- Guillaume de Fondaumière, video game designer.
- Sébastien Gattuso, athlete.
- 29 June - Stéphan Bignet, triathlete.
July to September
- 21 July - Emmanuel Bangué, long jumper.
- 4 August - Christophe Mendy, boxer.
- 6 August - Stéphane Lecat, swimmer.
- 11 August - Djamel Bouras, judoka and Olympic gold medallist.
- 25 August - Louis-Karim Nébati, actor.
- 4 September - Lilian Laslandes, soccer player.
- 9 September - Francis Llacer, soccer player.
- 27 September - Cédric Penicaud, swimmer.
- 29 September - Lilian Nalis, soccer player.
October to December
- 1 October - Stéphane Breitwieser, art thief.
- 14 October - Frédéric Guesdon, cyclist.
- 26 October - Olivier Galzi, television journalist.
- 28 October
- Jimmy Algerino, soccer player.
- Nicolas Ouédec, soccer player.
- 9 November - Sabri Lamouchi, soccer player.
- 16 November - Laurent Wolf, music producer and DJ.
- 19 November
- Pascal Edmond, golfer.
- Cécile Lignot-Maubert, hammer thrower.
- 24 November
- Franck Avitabile, jazz pianist.
- Stéphane Denève, conductor.
- 29 November - Olivier Quint, soccer player.
- 8 December - Stéphane Poulat, triathlete.
- 17 December - Antoine Rigaudeau, basketball player.
- 21 December - Matthieu Chedid, singer-songwriter.
- 28 December - Olivier Enjolras, soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Sylvain Chauveau, musician and composer.
- Nicolas Ghesquière, fashion designer.
- Fabrice Hadjadj, writer and philosopher.
- Olivier Manchion, musician.
Deaths
January to March
- 5 January - Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, hero of World War I and in French resistance during World War II (born 1898).
- 10 January - Coco Chanel, fashion designer (born 1883).
- 13 January - Henri Tomasi, composer and conductor (born 1901).
- 8 February - Louis Antoine, mathematician (born 1888).
- 26 February - Fernandel, actor (born 1903).
- 2 March - Rita Jolivet, actress (born 1890).
- 10 March - Jean Follain, author, poet and lawyer (born 1903).
- 31 March - Alfred Desenclos, composer (born 1912).
April to June
- 3 April - Jacques Ochs, artist, épée and foil fencer and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883).
- 11 April - Marcel Gromaire, painter (born 1892).
- 30 May - Marcel Dupré, organist, pianist and composer (born 1886).
- 5 June - André Trocmé, pastor who aided Jewish refugees (born 1901).
- 12 June - Jules Dewaquez, soccer player (born 1899).
- 25 June - Charles Vildrac, playwright and poet (born 1882).
July to September
- 10 July - Laurent Dauthuille, boxer (born 1924).
- 19 July - Arsène Roux, Arabist and Berberologist (born 1893).
- 27 July - Jacques Lusseyran, author (born 1924).
- 31 July - Michel Saint-Denis, actor, theatre director, and drama theorist (born 1897).
- 24 August - René Paul Raymond Capuron, botanist (born 1921).
- 30 August - Louis Armand, engineer (born 1905).
- 10 September - Roland de Vaux, priest and archaeologist (born 1903).
October to December
- 10 October - Philippe Hériat, novelist, playwright and actor (born 1898).
- 27 October - Charlotte de La Trémoille, noblewoman (born 1892).
- 16 November - Lucien Chopard, entomologist (born 1885).
- 15 December - Paul Lévy, mathematician (born 1886).
Full date unknown
- Louis Lecoin, militant pacifist (born 1888).
- André Lesauvage, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1890).