1981 in France

See also: 1980 in France, other events of 1981, 1982 in France.

Events from the year 1981 in France.

Events

• 24 April - French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand.
• 10 May - Presidential Election won by François Mitterrand.
• 21 May - François Mitterrand becomes President.
• 14 June - Legislative Election held.
• 21 June - Legislative Election held
• September - The Renault 9 is launched as a four-door saloon, and a five door (11) will be launched in 1983. The R9 is voted European Car of the Year a few months later.
• 18 September - France abolishes capital punishment.
• 27 September - TGV high speed rail service between Paris and Lyon begins.
• 1 December - Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 crashes into mountains in Corsica, killing 173 passengers and 7 crew.

Arts and literature

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Sport

• 25 June - Tour de France begins.
• 19 July - Tour de France ends, won by Bernard Hinault.

Births

January to March

• 4 January - Jean-Baptiste Paternotte, soccer player.
• 5 January - Sébastien Duthier, soccer player.
• 8 January - Mathieu Jost, ice dancer.
• 14 January - Myriam Baverel, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medallist.
• 17 January - Thierry Ascione, tennis player.
• 17 January - Christophe Riblon, cyclist.
• 19 January - Mathieu Maton, soccer player.
• 21 January - Florent Lacasse, athlete.
• 26 January - Edwin Ouon, soccer player.
• 1 February - David Martot, soccer player.
• 8 February - Bertrand Grospellier, pro gamer and poker player.
• 15 February - Nicolas Rostoucher, swimmer.
• 20 February - Nicolas Penneteau, soccer player.
• 26 February - Jean-Pascal Mignot, soccer player.
• 28 February - Nicolas Puydebois, soccer player.
• 8 March - Laurent Pichon, soccer player.
• 16 March - Julien Mazet, cyclist.
• 18 March - Maxime Grésèque, rugby league player.
• 20 March - Sylvain Monsoreau, soccer player.
• 21 March - Sébastien Chavanel, cyclist.

April to June

• 6 April - Sébastien Grégori, soccer player.
• 10 April - Lætitia Bléger, Miss France in 2004.
• 13 April - Hassan Ahamada, soccer player.
• 16 April - Olivier Sorin, soccer player.
• 23 April - Vincent Bernardet, soccer player.
• 26 April - Matthieu Delpierre, soccer player.
• 2 May - Sébastien Maillard, athlete.
• 3 May - Benoît Cheyrou, soccer player.
• 7 May - Vincent Clerc, international rugby union player.
• 9 May - Ludwig Briand, actor.
• 9 May - Florine De Leymarie, Alpine skier.
• 13 May - Jonathan Joseph-Augustin, soccer player.
• 15 May - Patrice Evra, international soccer player.
• 22 May - Laurent Mangel, cyclist.
• 25 May - Thibault Giresse, soccer player.
• 2 June - Nicolas Plestan, soccer player.
• 7 June - David Attoub, rugby union player.
• 13 June - Guy Demel, soccer player.
• 16 June - Sébastien Roudet, soccer player.
• 30 June - Geoffroy Lequatre, cyclist.

July to September

• 15 July - Alou Diarra, soccer player.
• 19 July - Grégory Vignal, soccer player.
• 20 July - Jérôme Blanchard, pair skater.
• 28 July - Mathieu Béda, soccer player.
• 28 July - Vincent Restencourt, figure skater.
• 30 July - Sébastien Vaugeois, soccer player.
• 31 July - Sophie Duarte, athlete.
• 4 August - Frédérick Bousquet, swimmer.
• 6 August - Lucie Décosse, judoka.
• 12 August - Djibril Cissé, soccer player.
• 14 August - Adamo Coulibaly, soccer player.
• 20 August - Bernard Mendy, soccer player.
• 24 August - Hervé Bugnet, soccer player.
• 30 August - Grégory Béranger, soccer player.
• 3 September - Gautier Capuçon, cellist.
• 4 September - Gilles Rondy, swimmer.
• 16 September - Aurélien Boche, soccer player.
• 28 September - Loïc Loval, soccer player.
• 29 September - Julien Cardy, soccer player.

October to December

• 2 October - Jean-Félix Dorothée, soccer player.
• 4 October - Lionel Mathis, soccer player.
• 9 October - Gaël Givet, soccer player.
• 12 October - Guillaume Boussès, rugby union player.
• 30 October - Yohan Hautcoeur, soccer player.
• 30 October - Nicolas Laharrague, rugby union player.
• 1 November - Laurent Fressinet, chess Grandmaster.
• 1 November - Léo Margarit, musician.
• 17 November - Julien Brugnaut, rugby union player.
• 4 December - Thomas Pinault, soccer player.
• 19 December - Moussa Dabo, soccer player.
• 20 December - Julien Benneteau, tennis player.
• 30 December - Cédric Carrasso, soccer player.

Full date unknown

• La Fouine, rapper.

Deaths

January to June

• 12 January - Marcel Gobillot, cyclist and Olympic medallist (b.1900).
• 13 February - René Taupin, translator, critic and academic (b.1905).
• 20 February - Nicolas de Gunzburg, magazine editor (b.1904).
• 27 February - Pierre Deley, pioneering pilot (b.1893).
• 15 March - René Clair, filmmaker (b.1898).
• 16 April - Count Renaud de la Frégeolière, author and first president of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (b.1886).
• 25 April - Paul Bontemps, athlete and Olympic medallist (b.1902).
• 30 April - François Bordes, scientist, geologist, and archaeologist (b.1919).
• 31 May - Michel Rougerie, motorcycle racer (b.1950).
• 13 June - Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert, General (b.1887).

July to December

• 11 July - Jean-Jérôme Adam, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Libreville (b.1904).
• 9 September - Jacques Lacan, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and doctor (b.1901).
• 13 October - Philippe Étancelin, motor racing driver (b.1896).
• 16 October - Édouard Depreux, journalist, essayist and politician (b.1898).
• 29 October - Georges Brassens, singer and songwriter (b.1921).
• 3 November - Jean Eustache, filmmaker (b.1938).
• 10 November - Abel Gance, film director, producer, writer, actor and editor (b.1889).
• 25 November - Romain Bellenger, cyclist (b.1894).
• 30 December - Job de Roincé, journalist and writer (b.1896).

Full date unknown

• Roger Blaizot, General (b.1895).
• Maurice d'Hartoy, soldier, politician and writer (b.1892).
• Colette de Jouvenel, daughter of writer Colette (b.1913).

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