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1984 In France
Events from the year 1984 in France. Incumbents * President: François Mitterrand * Prime Minister: Pierre Mauroy (until 17 July), Laurent Fabius (starting 17 July) Events * 21 April – The Renault Espace, Europe's first production people carrier, is launched. * October – Launch of the new "Supercinque" Renault 5, a new version of the hugely popular supermini which debuted 12 years ago and has been a huge sales success for the French carmaker. * 27 June – The France national football team wins a major tournament for the first time, beating Spain 2-0 as the host nation in the Parc des Princes. * 13 July – Opening of the Musée de la Révolution française. * 16 October – the Murder of Grégory Villemin * 4 November – Canal+, a satellite and cable multi channels television station, a first regular broadcasting service to start. * Sport *12 June – UEFA European Championship begins in France. *27 June – UEFA Euro 1984 ends, won by France. *29 June – Tour de Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 1984
The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984. It was the seventh UEFA European Championship, a competition held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. At the time, only eight countries took part in the final stage of the tournament, seven of which had to come through the qualifying stage. France qualified automatically as hosts of the event; in the tournament led by Michel Platini, who scored nine goals in France's five matches, ''Les Bleus'' won the championship – their first major international title. Bid process The hosting of the event was contested by bids from France and West Germany. The French bid was unanimously selected by the UEFA Executive Committee at a meeting on 10 December 1981. Tournament summary Group matches The opening game of tournament featured France and Denmark. The sides played out a very close encounter until Michel Platini's goal on 78 minutes gave the hosts a 1–0 victory. The opening ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Artist
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage. Etymology According to Paul Bowman, the term ''martial arts'' was popularized by mainstream popular culture during the 1960s to 1970s, notably by Hong Kong martial arts films (most famously those of Bruce Lee) during the so-called "chopsocky" wave of the early 1970s. According to John Clements, the term ''martial arts'' itself is derived from an older Latin term meaning "arts of Mars", the Roman god of war, and was used to refer to the combat systems of Europe (European martial arts) as early as the 1550s. The term martial science, or martial sciences, was commonly used to refer to the fighting arts of East Asia (Asian martial arts) up until the 1970s, while the term ''Chinese boxing'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxer
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: Karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India.Section XIII: ''Samayapalana Parva'' Book 4: ''Virata Parva'', ''''. But nevertheless, the term kickbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphen Drouin
Stéphen Drouin (born 27 January 1984) is a former French professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... defender. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drouin, Stephen 1984 births Living people French footballers Ligue 1 players CA Paris-Charenton players Vannes OC players Ligue 2 players Association football defenders FC Nantes players ES Troyes AC players France youth international footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Besle
Stéphane Besle (; born 23 January 1984 in Haguenau) is a retired French footballer. €š aargauerzeitung.ch, 17 November 2017 He previously played for club having signed with the team in summer 2005, along with teammate Matar Coly
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Aurélien Passeron
Aurélien Passeron (born 19 January 1984) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed for professional teams , , , , and the . Major results ;2002 : 1st Giro di Vertova ;2003 : 1st Overall Tour des Aéroports ;2005 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Firenze–Empoli : 1st Trofeo Franco Balestra : 3rd Overall Coppa delle Nazioni ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Giro del Casentino ;2007 : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos ;2009 : 3rd Overall Tour of Szeklerland ::1st Stage 4 ;2011 : 4th Overall Paris–Corrèze : 6th Overall Tour de Korea : 6th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites : 6th Ronde Pévéloise ;2013 : 4th Philadelphia International Championship, Philly Cycling Classic ;2014 : 4th White Spot / Delta Road Race (men's race), White Spot / Delta Road Race : 7th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay External links * * French male cyclists 1984 births Living people Cyclists from Nice {{Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Le Toux
Sébastien Le Toux (; born 10 January 1984) is a French retired professional Association football, footballer who spent the majority of his career in Major League Soccer, including six seasons at Philadelphia Union. A versatile attacker, who in 2010 became Philadelphia's first All-Star representative, was widely regarded as one of the hardest workers in the league, winning the MLS Individual Fair Play Award in both 2010 and 2011. Le Toux racked up over 263 career MLS appearances with 59 goals and 57 assists in nine years. Playing career Club Le Toux was part of the youth setup at Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes, and briefly played for FC Lorient, Lorient in Ligue 2, prior to moving to the United States. Seattle Sounders FC Le Toux unsuccessfully tried out for Major League Soccer, MLS side FC Dallas, before eventually signing with the Seattle Sounders (1994–2008), Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in early 2007. Le Toux netted 10 goals for the Sounders in 2007, tying him w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigamary Diarra
Sigamary Diarra (born 10 January 1984) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Diarra was born in Villepinte. Having started out at Caen in 2002–03, he took his first professional contract at Sochaux, where he received opportunities to play in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Cup. After two years there, he returned to Ligue 2 with Laval, who promptly were relegated to the National. In 2007, he signed for Tours, where he plays alongside Mali team mate, David Coulibaly and left on 27 June 2009 the club to sign with FC Lorient. On 3 July 2012, Diarra moved to AC Ajaccio on a two-year deal. In May 2019 Diarra announced, that he had retired from football after having been without club since his departure from Valenciennes in the summer 2018. Honours Mali *Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalifa Cissé
Kalifa Cissé (born 9 January 1984) is a retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team. Cissé is a member of the coaching staff of his former club, Bristol City's. Club career Early career Born in Dreux, France, Cissé started his career as a trainee at French club Toulouse, and moved on to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril. He made only six league appearances and the club was relegated at the end of the season but he caught the attention of Boavista, for whom he signed in 2005. Reading His performances in the top division of Portuguese football alerted Reading to his potential and on 16 May 2007, he sealed a move on a three-year contract, for a fee of just under €1 million. He made his Premier League debut for Reading against Chelsea on 15 August and was sent off in the 72nd minute for a second bookable offence. He scored his first Reading goal on 29 December 2007 in a 6–4 defeat to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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