1973 in France
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See also: 1972 in France, other events of 1973, 1974 in France.
Events from the year 1973 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 4 March - Legislative Election held.
- 11 March - Legislative Election held.
- 3 June - A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes at the Paris air show; 15 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.
[edit] Sport
- 30 June - Tour de France begins.
- 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Luis Ocaña of Spain.
[edit] Births
- 19 January - Karen Lancaume, adult film star (d.2005).
- 18 February - Claude Makélélé, international soccer player.
- 29 October - Robert Pirès, international soccer player.
- 15 December - Surya Bonaly, figure skater.
[edit] Deaths
- 29 July - Henri Charrière, convicted felon and author (b.1906).
- 17 August - Jean Barraqué, composer (b.1928).
- 6 October - François Cevert, motor racing driver (b.1944).
- 25 December - Gabriel Voisin, aviation pioneer (b.1880).
