1973 in France

← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in France → 1974 1975 1976
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of France Timeline of French history List of years in France

Events from the year 1973 in France.

Incumbents

• President: Georges Pompidou
• Prime Minister: Pierre Messmer

Events

• 4 March – Legislative Election held.
• 11 March – Legislative Election held.
• 3 June – A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic aircraft crashes at the Paris air show; 14 are killed.
• 11 July – Varig Flight 820 Boeing 707 crashes near Orly Airport, Paris, resulting in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors.
• 20 July – France resumes nuclear bomb tests in Mururoa Atoll, over the protests of Australia and New Zealand.
• 23 September – Cantonales Elections held.
• 30 September – Cantonales Elections held.

Births

January to March

• 11 January – Christophe Medaillon, soccer player
• 12 January – Olivier Peslier, jockey
• 15 January – Aurelie Dupont, ballet dancer
• 17 January – Johnny Hajjar, politician
• 19 January – Karen Lancaume, adult film star (died 2005)
• 26 January – Melvil Poupaud, actor
• 29 January – Fabien Foret, motorcycle racer
• 30 January – Olivier Marceau, triathlete
• 6 February – Élisabeth Grousselle, athlete
• 12 February – Thomas Dufour, curler
• 18 February – Claude Makélélé, international soccer player
• 22 February – Philippe Gaumont, cyclist
• 24 February – Antony Dupuis, tennis player
• 25 February
  • Hélène de Fougerolles, actress
  • Gérald Merceron, international rugby union player
• 28 February – Philippe Brunel, soccer player
• 3 March – Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou
• 13 March – Olivier Asmaker, cyclist
• 26 March – Sébastien Charpentier, motorcycle road racer

April to June

• 4 April – Samassi Abou, soccer player
• 5 April
  • Élodie Bouchez, actress
  • Vanessa Demouy, actress and model
  • Yacine Douma, judoka
• 6 April – Franck Marchis, astronomer and planetary scientist
• 7 April – Carole Montillet, alpine skier
• 10 April – Guillaume Canet, actor and film director
• 11 April – Olivier Magne, international rugby union player
• 12 April
  • Joël Lautier, chess grandmaster
  • Lionel Roux, tennis player
• 13 April – Nicolas Jalabert, cyclist
• 16 April – Jérôme Bonnissel, soccer player
• 19 April
  • David Chaussinand, hammer thrower
  • Patrice Estanguet, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist
• 26 April – Jules Naudet, filmmaker
• 1 May – Rebecca Hampton, actress and television presenter
• 8 May – Laurent Charvet, soccer player
• 13 May – Franck Dumoulin, pistol shooter and Olympic gold medallist
• 15 May – Pascal Gentil, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medallist
• 17 May – Frédéric Havas, volleyball player
• 20 May – Christophe Laussucq, rugby union player
• 22 May – Yannick Bru, rugby union player
• 24 May – Eric Carrière, soccer player
• 12 June – Olivier Baudry, soccer player
• 14 June – Stéphanie Arricau, golfer
• 17 June – Louis Leterrier, film director
• 18 June – Julie Depardieu, actress
• 22 June – Cyril Saugrain, cyclist
• 27 June – Frédéric Roux, soccer player

July to September

• 19 July – Saïd Taghmaoui, actor and screenwriter
• 31 July – Alexandre Bonnot, soccer player
• 4 August – Xavier Marchand, swimmer
• 5 August – Laurent Redon, motor racing driver
• 7 August – Florent Laville, soccer player
• 18 August – Jerome Lagarrigue, painter and illustrator
• 25 August – Bernard Inom, boxer
• 26 August – Laurent Huard, soccer coach
• 29 August – Olivier Jacque, motorcycle road racer
• 30 August – Sophie Dodemont, archer and Olympic medallist
• 9 September – Jérôme Golmard, tennis player
• 18 September – Laurent Foirest, basketball player
• 19 September
  • Frédéric Kakon, guitarist
  • Stéphane Porato, soccer player
• 25 September – Jean-Yves de Blasiis, soccer player
• 27 September – Arnaud Lebrun, soccer player
• 30 September – Sébastien Dallet, soccer player

October to December

• 5 October – Cédric Villani, mathematician and politician
• 6 October – Cyrille Diabate, mixed martial artist
• 10 October – Joël Chenal, alpine skier
• 13 October – Guillaume Florent, sailor, Olympic medallist
• 15 October – Jean-Louis Valois, soccer player
• 24 October
  • Vincent Candela, international soccer player
  • Yannick Quesnel, soccer player
• 29 October – Robert Pires, international soccer player
• 3 November – Patrick Moreau, soccer player
• 8 November – Frédéric Brando, soccer player
• 12 November – Stéphane Glas, rugby union player
• 13 November – David Auradou, rugby union player
• 16 November – Mathieu Bozzetto, snowboarder
• 23 November
  • Marie Collonvillé, heptathlete
  • Grégory Malicki, soccer player
• 24 November – Sébastien Pérez, soccer player
• 7 December – Fabien Pelous, international rugby union player
• 14 December – Jean-Paul Mendy, boxer
• 15 December – Surya Bonaly, figure skater
• 24 December – Frédéric Demontfaucon, judoka
• 29 December – Christophe Rinero, cyclist

Full date unknown

• Chloé Delaume, novelist, performer and musician
• Gaël Duval, software designer
• David Grimal, violinist

Deaths

January to June

• 15 February – Achille Liénart, cardinal (born 1884)
• 1 March – Henri Meslot, athlete (born 1884)
• 2 March – Jules Ladoumègue, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1906)
• 4 March – Marie-Anne Desmarest, novelist (born 1904)
• 18 March – Roland Dorgelès, novelist (born 1885)
• 30 March – Yves Giraud-Cabantous, motor racing driver (born 1904)
• 2 April – Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre, cardinal (born 1892)
• 10 April – Robert Collard, animator, and cartoonist (born 1884)
• 25 April – Armand Annet, colonial governor (born 1888)
• 28 April – Jacques Maritain, Catholic philosopher (born 1882)
• 18 May – Dieudonne Costes, aviator (born 1892)
• 3 June – Jean Batmale, soccer player (born 1895)
• 4 June – Maurice René Fréchet, mathematician (born 1878)
• 18 June – Georges Bonnet, politician (born 1889)

July to December

• 29 July – Henri Charrière, convicted felon and author (born 1906)
• 2 August – Jean-Pierre Melville, filmmaker (born 1917)
• 17 August – Jean Barraqué, composer (born 1928)
• 18 August – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1937)
• 30 August – Robert Défossé, soccer player (born 1909)
• 14 September – Roger Bourdin, baritone (born 1900)
• 6 October – François Cevert, motor racing driver (born 1944)
• 8 October – Gabriel Marcel, philosopher (born 1889)
• 23 October – Maurice Princet, mathematician and actuary (born 1875)
• 6 November – Noël Roquevert, actor (born 1892)
• 1 December – Albert Dupouy, rugby union player (born 1901)
• 25 December – Gabriel Voisin, aviation pioneer (born 1880)
• 30 December
  • Marcel-Bruno Gensoul, admiral (born 1880)
  • Henri Büsser, composer and conductor (born 1872)