1987 in France

See also: 1986 in France, other events of 1987, 1988 in France.

Events from the year 1987 in France.

Events

• 24 March - The Euro Disneyland Project agreement is signed by The Walt Disney Company and the French government, enabling a theme park to be built to the east of Paris. It is expected to open in 1991.^[1]
• 11 May - Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
• May - Peugeot launches the 405 range of four-door saloons; a five-door estate is to follow next year. It will be built in France and also at the old Rootes/Chrysler Europe factory in Britain.^[2]
• 4 July - A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
• 1 December - Construction of the Channel Tunnel is initiated.
• 17 December - Peugeot 405 is elected European Car of the Year.^[3]

Arts and literature

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Sport

• 20 April - Professional cyclist and reigning Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is accidentally shot while turkey hunting.
• 1 July - Tour de France begins.
• 26 July - Tour de France ends, won by Stephen Roche of Ireland.

Births

January to March

• 2 January - Loïc Rémy, soccer player.
• 23 January - Cyril Cinélu, singer.
• 9 February - Jérémy Acedo, soccer player.
• 15 February - Romain Gasmi, soccer player.
• 16 February - Willy Aubameyang, soccer player.
• 17 February - Thomas Ayasse, soccer player.
• 26 February - Jean-Philippe Sabo, soccer player.
• 28 February - Édouard Collin, actor.
• 4 March - Jean-Philippe Mendy, soccer player.
• 7 March - Hatem Ben Arfa, soccer player.
• 13 March - Pierre Jamin, soccer player.
• 14 March - Aravane Rezaï, tennis player.
• 16 March - Fabien Lemoine, soccer player.
• 21 March - Maxime Josse, soccer player.
• 23 March - Nathalie Fauquette, rhythmic gymnast.
• 24 March - Pierre-Loup Bouquet, ice dancer.
• 31 March - Amaury Bischoff, soccer player.

April to June

• 4 April - Jérémy Taravel, soccer player.
• 16 April - Loris Arnaud, soccer player.
• 16 April - Lhadji Badiane, soccer player.
• 18 April - Anthony Roux, cyclist.
• 18 April - Kévin Sireau, cyclist.
• 29 April - Basile Camerling, soccer player.
• 6 May - Romain Beynié, soccer player.
• 7 May - Pierre Ducasse, soccer player.
• 7 May - Serge Gakpé, soccer player.
• 7 May - Jérémy Menez, soccer player.
• 12 May - Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, soccer player.
• 15 May - Kévin Constant, soccer player.
• 7 June - Jean Philippe Baile, rugby league player.
• 9 June - Toumani Diagouraga, soccer player.
• 9 June - Valentin Roberge, soccer player.
• 26 June - Samir Nasri, international soccer player.
• 27 June - Jean-François Christophe, soccer player.

July to September

• 21 July - Bilel Mohsni, footballer.
• 23 July - Élodie Brouiller, ice dancer.
• 24 July - Nordine Assami, soccer player.
• 24 July - Cyriaque Louvion, soccer player.
• 30 July - Benoît Costil, soccer player.
• 6 August - Rémy Riou, soccer player.
• 8 August - Pierre Boulanger, actor.
• 19 August - Anaïs Lameche, singer.
• 11 September - Clément Chantôme, soccer player.
• 18 September - Ludovic Genest, soccer player.

October to December

• 15 October - Serge Akakpo, soccer player.
• 1 December - Rémi Sergio, soccer player.
• 19 December - Cédric Baseya, soccer player.
• 31 December - Émilie Le Pennec, gymnast, Olympic gold medallist.

Deaths

January to June

• 2 January - Jean de Gribaldy, cyclist and directeur sportif (b.1922).
• 31 January - Yves Allégret, film director (b.1907).
• 18 February - Edmond Pagès, cyclist (b.1911).
• 24 February - Henri Pinault, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chengdu (b. 1904).
• 15 March - Léon Fleuriot, linguist and historian (b.1923).
• 19 March - Louis de Broglie, physicist and a Nobel laureate (b.1892).
• 1 April - Henri Cochet, tennis player (b.1901).
• 3 May - Dalida, singer (b.1933).
• 23 June - Sauveur Ducazeaux, cyclist (b.1911).

July to December

• 6 July - Pierre Marcilhacy, politician (b.1910).
• 23 August - Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (b.1952).
• 3 October - Jean Anouilh, dramatist (b.1910).
• 27 October - Jean Hélion, painter and author (b.1904).
• 28 October - André Masson, artist (b.1896).
• 1 November - Pierre Matignon, cyclist (b.1943).
• 3 November - André Roussin, playwright (b.1911).
• 4 November - Pierre Seghers, poet and editor (b.1906).
• 5 November - Georges Franju, filmmaker (b.1912).
• 6 November - Jean Rivier, composer (b.1896).
• 18 November - Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, five times Tour de France winner (b.1934).
• 2 December - Luis Federico Leloir, doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b.1906).
• 3 December - Pierre Mollaret, neurologist (b.1898).
• 13 December - Julien Darui, international soccer player (b.1916).
• 15 December - François Borde, rugby union player (b.1899).

Full date unknown

• Roland Ansieau, graphic artist (b.1901).
• Norbert Casteret, caver and adventurer (b.1897).
• Henri Decaë, cinematographer (b.1915).
• Robert Filliou, artist (b.1926).
• René Hardy, French Resistance member (b.1911).
• Raymond Ruyer, philosopher (b.1902).
• Michel Tapié, artist, critic, curator and art collector (b.1909).

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