1969 in France

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← 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1969 in France → 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
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See also:	Other events of 1969 History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1969 in France.

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 28 April: Charles de Gaulle
  • 28 April–20 June: Alain Poher
  • starting 20 June: Georges Pompidou
• Prime Minister: Maurice Couve de Murville (until 20 June), Jacques Chaban-Delmas (starting 20 June)

Events

• 2 March – In Toulouse the first Concorde test flight is conducted.
• 27 April – Constitutional Referendum held and proposals were rejected.
• 28 April – President Charles de Gaulle resigns as a result of the referendum.
• 1 June – Presidential Election held.
• 15 June – Presidential Election held and Georges Pompidou is elected.
• 4 August – At the apartment of French intermediary, Jean Sainteny, in
  Xuan Thuy
  begin secret peace negotiations. They eventually fail since both sides cannot agree to any terms.
• 7 October – Launch of the Renault 12 at the Paris Motor Show. The R12 will be sold as a four-door saloon and five-door estate, and is similar in size to French products like the Peugeot 504 and foreign products like the Ford Cortina and Vauxhall Victor.

Arts and literature

Sport

• 28 June – Tour de France begins.
• 20 July – Tour de France ends, won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.

Births

January to March

• 3 January – Marie Darrieussecq, writer.
• 12 January – Stéphane Stoecklin, handball player.
• 13 January – Thierry Gadou, basketball player.
• 23 January – Christophe Épalle, hammer thrower.
• 4 February – Rémi Lange, film director.
• 7 February – Jean-Michel Ferri, soccer player.
• 12 February – Jean-Pierre Cyprien, soccer player.
• 16 February –
  judoka
  .
• 7 March – Éric Decroix, soccer player.
• 7 March – Christophe Le Roux, soccer player.
• 15 March –
  slalom canoer
  and Olympic medallist.
• 20 March – Fabien Galthié, rugby union player and coach.

April to June

• 1 April – Jean-Michel Bayle, motorcycle racer.
• 1 April – Arnaud Boetsch, tennis player.
• 3 April – Jean-Marie Aubry, soccer player.
• 3 April –
  Clotilde Courau, Princess of Venice and Piedmont
  , actress.
• 3 April – Jean-Jacques Crenca, rugby union player.
• 20 April – Cécile Rigaux, beach volleyball player.
• 23 April – Jean-François Hernandez, soccer player.
• 2 May – Benoît Cauet, soccer player.
• 5 May – Sophie Moniotte, figure skater.
• 6 May – Emmanuel Larcenet, comics writer and artist.
• 9 May – Frédéric Arpinon, soccer player.
• 13 May – Nikos Aliagas, television presenter.
• 14 May – Stéphane Adam, soccer player and coach.
• 14 May – Stéphan Grégoire, motor racing driver.
• 23 May – Laurent Aïello, motor racing driver.
• 13 June – Virginie Despentes, novelist and filmmaker.
• 16 June – Bénabar, songwriter and singer.
• 28 June –
  heptathlete
  .
• 30 June – Stéphane Azambre, cross-country skier.

July to September

• 3 July – Patrick Valéry, soccer player.
• 22 July – Joséphine Teakarotu, politician
• 23 July – Stéphane Diagana, athlete.
• 29 July – Ludovic Depickère, swimmer.
• 31 July – Olivier Allamand French freestyle skier and Olympic medallist.
• 27 August – Jean-Cyril Robin, cyclist.
• 30 August – Laurent Delahousse, journalist.
• 31 August – Nathalie Bouvier, alpine skier.
• 3 September – Georges Sainte-Rose, triple jumper.
• 7 September – Jean-Benoît Dunckel, musician
• 16 September – Laurent Desbiens, cyclist.
• 24 September – Cyrille Magnier, soccer player.
• 26 September – Philippe Sanchez, cross-country skier.

October to December

• 8 October – Laurent Viaud, soccer player and scout.
• 22 October – Christophe Caze, terrorist (died 1996).
• 6 November – Sophie Villeneuve, cross-country skier.
• 7 November – Hélène Grimaud, pianist.
• 18 November –
  slalom canoer
  and Olympic medallist.
• 28 November –
  comics author
  .
• 4 December –
  ski jumper
  .
• 6 December – Christophe Agnolutto, cyclist.
• 9 December – Bixente Lizarazu, soccer player.
• 12 December –
  Director of Photography
  .
• 21 December – Julie Delpy, actress.
• 27 December – Jean-Christophe Boullion, motor racing driver.

Full date unknown

• Christophe Brunnquell, art director and artist.

Deaths

January to June

• 2 January – Georges Renavent, actor (born 1894).
• 20 March – Henri Longchambon, politician (born 1896).
• 22 March –
  biathlete
  and Olympic medallist (born 1890).
• 26 March – René Guillot, author (born 1900).
• 6 April – Gabriel Chevallier, novelist (born 1895).
• 3 May – Darius Paul Dassault, General (born 1882).
• 14 May
  • Raymond Louviot, cyclist (born 1908).
  • Jacques Thubé, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882).
• 18 May – Camille Drevet, anti-colonialist, feminist, and pacifist activist (born 1881).
• 12 June –
  Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie, journalist, politician and French Resistance
  member (born 1900).

• July – Lou Albert-Lasard, Expressionist painter (born 1885).
• 18 July – Alfred Janniot, Art Deco sculptor (born 1889).
• 3 August
  • French Cycling Union
    .
  • Xavier Lesage, horse rider and Olympic gold medallist (born 1885).
• 7 August – Jean Bastien, soccer player (born 1915).
• 8 September – Alexandra David-Néel, explorer (born 1868).
• 4 October – Léon Brillouin, physicist (born 1889).
• 2 December – Didier Daurat, aviation pioneer (born 1891).
• 6 December – André-Gaston Prételat, General (born 1874).
• 7 December – Élisabeth d'Ayen, tennis player (born 1898).
• 21 December – Georges Catroux, military officer and diplomat (born 1877).
• 26 December –
  Louise Leveque de Vilmorin
  , novelist, poet and journalist (born 1902).

Full date unknown

• Marcel LaFosse, musician and trumpeter (born 1895).

See also

• List of French films of 1969

References