1978 in France

none August 2022 1978 Events from the year 1978 in France. Incumbents President: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Prime Minister: Raymond Barre Events February – Launch of the Horizon front-wheel drive hatchback by Chrysler Europe, which will be built in France as a Simca and sold in Britain as a Talbot.https://www.allpar.com/omni/horizon-c2.html Creating the Chrysler Horizon: The Chrysler Europe Design Team speaks 1 February – Hollywood film director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France, after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl. 12 March – Legislative Election held. 19 March – Legislative Election held. April – Launch of the Renault 18 saloon and estates, replacement for the Renault 12.http://www.auto-bob.com/zh/category/auto/renault/page/2/ Renault | Auto Bob | Page 2 15 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130410130110/http://www.auto-bob.com/zh/category/auto/renault/page/2/ 10 April 2013 dead 4 May – Communist activist Henri Curiel is murdered in Paris. 10 May – Two years after buying Citroën, carmaker Peugeot makes another takeover by purchasing the European operations of American car giant Chrysler, owners of the French Simca and British Chrysler brands.http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/simca-cars/simca-1000.html Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk - covering Chrysler Europe, Rootes Group, and Talbot cars 15 October 2010 23 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123224853/http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/simca-cars/simca-1000.html dead 16 May – Amoco Cadiz runs aground off the coast of Brittany, split in two and spilled 68.7 e6USgal m3 of oil. 18–19 May – Belgian and French paratroopers fly to Zaire to aid the fight against the rebels. 27 May – Brittany Ferries inaugurate a regular service between Roscoff and Cork in the Republic of Ireland.Brittany Ferries Resume French Service in Year of 40th Anniversary 2018-04-02 Jehan Ashmore https://afloat.ie/port-news/ferry-news/item/38831-brittany-ferries-resume-french-service-in-year-of-40th-anniverary Afloat Ireland 2020-02-08 26 June – Bombing by Breton nationalists causes destruction in Palace of Versailles. December – The Simca Horizon is voted European Car of the Year.http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev-horizon.html Development of the Chrysler - Talbot - Simca Horizon 15 October 2010 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180804/http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev-horizon.html dead 31 December – Disappearance of Danielle Judic.2014-12-31 Retour sur la disparue de Belle-île-en-mer https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/retour-sur-la-disparue-de-belle-ile-en-mer-7775959347 2025-06-01 www.rtl.fr fr-FR unknown date – The Trâ Armânami Association of French Aromanians is founded.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215489487 Rolul internetului în reconfigurarea și consolidarea comunității aromânilor Nicoleta Ciacu Analele Universității "Dunărea de Jos" din Galați, Fascicula XX, Sociologie 5 1 108 2010 ro Births January to March 5 January – Franck Montagny, motor racing driver. 6 January – Renaud Dion, cyclist. 11 January – Stéphane Morisot, soccer player. 14 January – Éric Sitruk, soccer player. 17 January Stéphane Pasquier, jockey. Aboubacar Sankhare, soccer player. 21 January – David Coulibaly, soccer player. 30 January – Sébastien Sansoni, soccer player. 7 February – Nicolas Ardouin, soccer player. 8 February – Loïc Jean-Albert, parachuter. 11 February – Aurélien Cologni, rugby league player. 16 February – Nicolas Florentin, soccer player. 26 February – Stéphane Bonnes, soccer player. 28 February – Jeanne Cherhal, singer-songwriter 5 March – Stéphane Martine, soccer player. 13 March – Faustine Merret, windsurfer and Olympic gold medallist. 22 March – Arnaud Le Lan, soccer player. 26 March – Cédric Mouret, soccer player. 27 March – Amélie Cocheteux, tennis player. 28 March – Fabien Audard, soccer player. 30 March – Édouard Cissé, soccer player. 31 March – Jérôme Rothen, international soccer player. April to June 5 April – Boussad Houche, soccer player. 5 April – Arnaud Tournant, cyclist. 8 April – Mathieu Assou-Ekotto, soccer player. 11 April – David Ducourtioux, soccer player. 2 May – Didier Domi, soccer player.https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16111 Didier Domi | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1996-2010 Soccerbase Centurycomm Limited 21 August 2021 5 May – Bruno Cheyrou, soccer player. 6 May – Tony Estanguet, canoeist 11 May – Laetitia Casta, supermodel and actress. 15 May – Sébastien Chabbert, soccer player. 15 May – Yohan Demont, soccer player. 27 May – Jacques Abardonado, soccer player. 29 May – Sébastien Grosjean, tennis player. 2 June – Nicolas Bal, Nordic combined skier and Olympic medallist. 6 June – Faudel, singer. 11 June – Julien Rodriguez, soccer player. 15 June – Jérôme Moïso, basketball player. 17 June – Isabelle Delobel, ice dancer. 17 June – Véronique Delobel, ice dancer. 23 June – Frédéric Leclercq, bassist. 28 June – Clarisse Albrecht, singer-songwriter, actress and former model July to September 17 July – Émilie Simon, singer and composer. 18 July – Mélissa Theuriau, journalist and news anchor. 20 July – Cédric Heymans, rugby union player. 26 July – Matthieu Bataille, judoka. 28 July – Yannick Jauzion, rugby union player. 29 July – Julien Laharrague, rugby union player. 4 August – Emmanuelle Boidron, actress. 7 August – Alexandre Aja, film director. 8 August – Louis Saha, association football player 9 August – Audrey Tautou, actress. 14 August – Pascal Delhommeau, soccer player. 19 August – François Modesto, soccer player. 19 August – Sebastien Tortelli, twice World Champion motocross racer. 27 August – Franck Queudrue, soccer player. 29 August – Yves Deroff, soccer player. 31 August – Philippe Christanval, soccer player. 1 September – Coralie Clément, singer. 9 September – Alioune Touré, soccer player. 11 September – Laurent Courtois, soccer player. 13 September – Sonia Huguet, cyclist. 20 September – Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player. 23 September – Frédéric Daquin, soccer player. 23 September – Ingrid Jacquemod, alpine skier. 27 September – Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé, soccer player. October to December 5 October – Fabien Boudarène, soccer player. 29 October – Jérôme Guisset, rugby league player. 22 November – Mélanie Doutey, actress. 28 November – Denis Flahaut, cyclist. 7 December – Jean Bouilhou, rugby union player. 10 December – Grégory Proment, soccer player. 11 December – Eric Borel, spree killer (died 1995). 16 December – Sylvain Distin, soccer player. Full date unknown Valérie Crunchant, actress. Damien Luce, pianist. Deaths January to April 8 January – André François-Poncet, politician and diplomat (born 1887). 16 January – Jean Gounot, gymnast and Olympic medallist (born 1894). 22 January – Léon Damas, poet and politician (born 1912). 24 January – Georges Perros, writer (born 1923). 31 January – Marie-Louise Damien, singer and actress (born 1889). 24 February – Georges Bénézé, philosopher (born 1888). 2 March – Alix Combelle, swing jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader (born 1912). 11 March – Hélène Bouvier, operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1905). 11 March – Claude François, singer and songwriter (born 1939). 15 March – Jacques Forestier, rheumatologist (born 1890). 18 March – François Duprat, negationist writer (born 1941). 19 March – Gaston Julia, mathematician (born 1893). 20 March – Jacques Brugnon, tennis player (born 1895). 23 April – Jacques Rueff, economist and adviser to the French Government (born 1896). 29 April – Robert Debré, physician (born 1882). May to December 4 May – Henri Curiel, political activist, assassinated (born 1914). 14 May – Henri Chapron, automobile coachbuilder (born 1886). 24 June – Robert Charroux, writer (born 1909). 14 July – Gaston Ragueneau, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1881). 22 July – André Chapelon, mechanical engineer and designer of steam locomotives (born 1892). 23 July – Danielle Collobert, author, poet and journalist (born 1940). 25 August – Olivier Hussenot, actor (born 1913). 26 August – Charles Boyer, actor (born 1899). 6 September – Max Décugis, tennis player (born 1882). 8 September – Jean Nicolas, international soccer player (born 1913). 19 September – Étienne Gilson, Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy (born 1884). 16 November – Claude Dauphin, actor (born 1903). 5 December – Bernard Faÿ, historian (born 1893). 21 December – Roger Caillois, writer and intellectual (born 1913). Full date unknown Camille Le Mercier d'Erm, poet, historian and Breton nationalist (born 1888). 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