Events from the year

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, , ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Raymond Barre Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents ( Rey, ...

Events

*13 March –

Municipal Elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

held. *20 March –

held. *27 June –

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

receives its independence from France. *10 September –

Hamida Djandoubi Hamida Djandoubi ( ar, حميدة جندوبي, Ḥamīda Jandūbī; 22 September 1949 – 10 September 1977) was a Tunisian convicted murderer sentenced to death in France. He moved to Marseille in 1968, and six years later he kidnapped, torture ...

's is the last

guillotine A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at th ...

execution in France (at

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

) and the last legal beheading in the Western world. *7 December – Launch of the

Simca Horizon The horizon is the apparent curve that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This curve divides all viewing directions based on whether ...

, a five-door medium-sized hatchback which will also be built in Britain as a

Chrysler Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...

and the US as a

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

and

Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...

. It replaces the

Simca 1100 The Simca 1100 is a car built from 1967 to 1982 by Simca. It was replaced by the Simca-Talbot Horizon. History The 1100 was the result of "Project 928", started in 1962, finalized by engineers Philippe Grundeler and Charles Scales. The design was ...

in France, and runs alongside the

Chrysler Avenger Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes ** Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes o ...

saloon and estate in Britain.

Arts and literature

*31 January –

Centre Georges Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...

in Paris officially opened. *7 May – Marie Myriam wins the

Eurovision Song Contest 1977 The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. Organise ...

for France with her song "''L'oiseau et l'enfant''" ("The Bird and the Child").

Sport

*30 June –

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

begins. *24 July – Tour de France ends, won by

Bernard Thévenet Bernard Thévenet (; born 10 January 1948) is a retired professional cyclist. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris. He is twice a winner of the Tour de France and known for ending the reign of five-times Tour champion Eddy Merckx, though bo ...

Births

January to March

*3 January –

Stéphane Pignol Stéphane Jean François Pignol (born 3 January 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a right back. He appeared in 311 games in Segunda División over 11 seasons, scoring one goal. In La Liga, he represented Compostela ...

, soccer player *4 January **

Louisa Baïleche Louisa Baïleche is a singer, dancer and performer in a variety of artistic genres. She was born near Paris to an Italian mother and a Kabyle people, Kabyle father. Louisa Baïleche has performed on the Comédie-Française stage as well as the F ...

, singer, dancer and performer **

Jonathan Cochet Jonathan Cochet (born 4 January 1977 in Alençon, France) is a French racing driver. He won the Championnat de France Formule Renault in 1997. He was a test driver for Prost Grand Prix in 2001, and he was also a test driver with the Renault ...

, motor racing driver *11 January –

Jérôme Kerviel Jérôme Kerviel (; born 1977) is a French rogue trader who was convicted and imprisoned in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss for breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use of the bank's computers, resulting in losses valued at € ...

, trader convicted of fraud for the 2008 Société Générale trading loss *26 January –

Jean-Michel Sigere Jean-Michel Paul Sigere (born 26 January 1977) is a French former footballer who played as a striker. He began his football career with Club Franciscain in his native Martinique, and continued in mainland France with Quimper, Bordeaux B and Lu ...

, soccer player *27 January – Siramana Dembélé, soccer player *29 January – Alexandre Rousselet,

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

*9 February –

Nicolas Coutelot Nicolas Coutelot (born 9 February 1977) is a retired professional male tennis player from France who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 87 in May 2002. He also failed a drugs test in 2004 and was suspended for two months (cannabi ...

, tennis player *15 February –

Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin (born 15 February 1977 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie) is a French Alpine skier. Dalcin was French Champion in Downhill 2000. At the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Wint ...

, Alpine skier *16 February – Charles P. de Saint-Aignan, software engineer *20 February –

Nicolas Dessum Nicolas Dessum (born 20 February 1977) is a French former ski jumper. Career His best finishes at the Winter Olympics occurred at Lillehammer in 1994 with a sixth in the team large hill and a 14th in the individual normal hill events. Dessum's ...

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

*23 February –

Freddy Bourgeois Freddy Bourgeois (born 23 February 1977 in Revin) is a French retired football forward. Bourgeois played professionally in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, and the highlight of his career was helping Valenciennes FC win promotion to Ligue 1 during the 2005 ...

, soccer player *27 February –

Jean-Pierre Vidal Jean-Pierre Vidal (born 24 February 1977 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie) is a French alpine skiing, alpine skier. As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, however, he decided to go for slalom. ...

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

and Olympic gold medallist *28 February **

Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977) is a retired French rugby union footballer who is currently the Director of Rugby for Toulon. He has also played for the France national team. Mignoni's first club was Toulon, playing with them from 1996� ...

, rugby union player **

Jean-François Rivière Jean-François Rivière (born 28 February 1977) is a retired French footballer who played as a striker. His previous clubs include Chamois Niortais, Stade Lavallois, Amiens SC, Besançon RC, AC Ajaccio, Clermont Foot, and Gazélec Ajaccio. Care ...

, soccer player *4 March – Grégory Le Corvec, rugby union player *7 March –

Jérôme Fernandez Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a retired French handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1443 up to January 9, 2020) ...

, handball player *8 March –

Estelle Desanges Estelle Desanges (born 8 March 1977) is a French former pornographic actress. During the 2000s, she was one of France's most popular porn actresses.Christophe Lemaire, in ''Le Cinéma X'', La Musardine, 2012, p. 477 Early life Estelle Desang ...

pornographic actress A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dist ...

*9 March ** Sébastien Chabaud, soccer player **

Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was also a member of th ...

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

and Olympic gold medallist *12 March – David Bouard, soccer player *15 March –

Frédéric Serrat Frédéric Serrat (born March 15, 1977 in Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Serrat's most notable performance as an amateur was winning the silver medal at the 1997 Wor ...

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

*18 March –

Willy Sagnol Willy David Frédéric Sagnol (born 18 March 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of the Georgia national team. Sagnol spent much of his professional career playing for ...

, international soccer player

April to June

*1 April –

Vincent Doukantié Vincent Doukantié (born 1 April 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaki ...

, soccer player *2 April – Marc Raquil, athlete *13 April –

Bertrand Laquait Bertrand Marcel Laquait (born 13 April 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Vichy, Laquait started his professional career with AS Nancy in Ligue 2, appearing in only two matches in ...

, soccer player *13 April – Olivier Olibeau, rugby union player *30 April – Lilian Compan, soccer player *1 May –

Jean-Michel Lesage Jean-Michel Lesage (born 1 May 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Lesage was born in Bourg-la-Reine. He played as a left winger at the start of his career, but then became an attacking ...

, soccer player *7 May –

Zoé Félix Zoé Félix (born 7 May 1976) is a French actress. Biography Acting career When Félix was seventeen, an agent saw her on a bus, gave her his card, and asked her to call him if she was ever interested in acting. Two years later, she contacted ...

, actress *10 May –

Gabriel Monnier Gabriel Monnier (born 10 May 1977) is a French former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 French national champion and won four senior international medals. He reached the free skate at four ISU Championships, achieving his best result, ...

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

*20 May –

Mathieu Blin Mathieu Blin (born 20 May 1977 in Paris) is a French rugby union footballer playing Paris club, Stade Français in the elite Top 14 competition. His usual position is at hooker. In both 2003 and 2004 Stade Français won the French championship, d ...

, rugby union player *11 June – Vincent Ehouman, soccer player *12 June –

Anita Tijoux Anamaría Tijoux Merino (; born 12 June 1977), commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux, is a Chilean-French singer and musician. She became famous in Latin America as the MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In ...

, alternative hip-hop singer *16 June –

Delphine Pelletier Delphine Pelletier (born 16 June 1977 in Bourges) is an athlete from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in t ...

, athlete *19 June –

Stéphan Perrot Stéphan Perrot (born 19 June 1977 in Nice) is a breaststroke swimmer from France, who won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul. He represented his native country at the 2000 S ...

, swimmer *22 June –

Frédéric Weis Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977) is a French former professional basketball player. Professional career During his pro career, Weis played with Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek ...

, basketball player *24 June –

Jean-Philippe Caillet Jean-Philippe Caillet (born June 24, 1977 in Boulay-Moselle) is a French footballer who currently plays for Differdange 03. Career He signed a contract on 26 July and in no time established a leading position in the defense of Genk. He played 2 ...

, soccer player *30 June –

Christophe Landrin Christophe Landrin (born 30 June 1977 in Roubaix) is a French football midfielder. His brother, Sebastien, is one of the main players of the French national rink hockey team. Honours Lille *UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004 Paris Saint-Germain *Coupe ...

, soccer player

July to September

*5 July –

Jérôme Éyana Jérôme Éyana (born 5 July 1977 in Paris) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 60 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 European Championships he finished fourth ...

, athlete *13 July ** Christophe Meslin, soccer player **

Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil (born 13 June 1977 in Le Plessis-Bouchard) is a retired, French pole vaulter. His personal outdoor best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres. His personal indoor best is 5.86 metres, set in March 2001 in Toulouse. His ...

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er *20 July –

Yves Niaré Yves Niaré (20 July 1977 – 5 December 2012) was a shot putter from France. Career Niaré was born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. He father was Malian shot putter Namakoro Niaré. His main honor was the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoo ...

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter *24 July – Cédric Anselin, soccer player *26 July –

Christophe Laurent Christophe Laurent (born 26 July 1977 in Mende, Lozère) is a French former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2001 : 1st Overall Les Boucles d'Artois : 1st Stage 8 Tour de Bretagne : 2nd Overall Tour de Gironde ::1st Stage 3 ;2002 : ...

, cyclist *8 August –

Romain Pitau Romain Pitau (born 8 August 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for RC Lens, OGC Nice, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and Montpellier HSC. Honours Lens * Ligue 1: 1997–98 Montpellier * Ligue 1: 2011–12 ...

, soccer player *9 August –

Mikaël Silvestre Mikaël Samy Silvestre (born 9 August 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. Silvestre began his career at Rennes in 1996, before moving to Italian club Inter Milan in 1998. He joined Manchester United in 19 ...

, international soccer player *15 August – Malek Aït-Alia, soccer player *17 August –

Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, and former player who is an assistant coach for the Belgium national team. Considered one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best players ...

, international soccer player *18 August –

Ludovic Roy Ludovic Roy (born 18 August 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Roy spent his entire professional career in Scotland, most notably having started at St Mirren. Club career Early days Roy spent his yout ...

, soccer player *23 August – Yoann Bigné, soccer player *24 August – Arnaud Gonzalez, soccer player *27 August –

Martial Robin Martial Robin (born 27 August 1977 in Marseille) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left-back. He won Ligue 2 with Ajaccio and was a UEFA Cup runner-up with Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in ...

, soccer player *2 September –

Frédéric Kanouté Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Foot ...

, soccer player *3 September –

Stéphane Bonsergent Stéphane Bonsergent (born September 3, 1977) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional with the team, between 2006 and 2011. Major results ;2002 : 4th Boucle de l'Artois : 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Noge ...

, cyclist *3 September – Yannick Zambernardi, soccer player *9 September –

Sébastien Gimbert Sébastien Gimbert (born 9 September 1977 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Honda CBR1000RR. His greatest success has come in the Endurance ...

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

road racer *11 September –

Ludovic Hubler Ludovic Hubler is a French traveller, most famous for his 5-year tour of the world completed entirely by hitchhiking (car, boat, etc.). He wrote the travel book Le Monde en stop, rewarded by the 2010 Pierre Loti award. Biography Childhood B ...

hitchhiker Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, autostop or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car or other vehicle. The ride is usually, but not always, free. Nomads have ...

*28 September –

Julien Pillet Julien Pillet (born 28 September 1977 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or) is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won the ...

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer and twice Olympic medallist *30 September –

Jean-Sébastien Jaurès Jean-Sébastien Jaurès (; born 30 September 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as defender for AJ Auxerre and Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Whilst at Auxerre he helped them win the Coupe de France in 2005 ...

, soccer player

October to December

*2 October –

Patrick Barul Patrick Barul (born 2 October 1977 in Orléans) is a French former football defender who played for French team OGC Nice. Barul was out of contract in June 200 but in December 2009 moved to Belgium and joined RFC Tournai. Honours Lens *UEFA ...

, soccer player *5 October –

Christian Bassila Christian Armel Bassila (born 5 October 1977) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. He is the director of INF Clairefontaine's youth sector. Club career Born in Pari ...

, soccer player *7 October –

Sébastien de Chaunac Sébastien de Chaunac (born 7 October 1977) is a retired French professional tennis player. He mainly played ATP Challenger Series tournaments, capturing one singles and two doubles titles. He has appeared in the main draw of grand slam tournamen ...

, tennis player *8 October –

Anne-Caroline Chausson Anne-Caroline Chausson (born 8 October 1977 in Dijon) is a French professional cyclist who competes in bicycle enduro, bicycle motocross (BMX), downhill time trial and cross-country mass start, dual, and four-cross mountain bicycle racing. S ...

, Mountain bike racer *11 October – Jérémie Janot, soccer player *15 October –

David Trezeguet David Sergio Trezeguet (born 15 October 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Trezeguet began his career in Argentina with Club Atlético Platense at the age of eight, progressing through their youth system ...

, international soccer player *31 October –

Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix (born 31 October 1977 in Créteil, France) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, G ...

, athlete and Olympic medallist *31 October –

Séverine Ferrer Séverine Ferrer (born 31 October 1977) is a French singer. Biography Ferrer was born in Montpellier and grew up on the island of Réunion. In 1991, Ferrer and her family moved to Paris. She began her career by appearing in television series. ...

, singer *12 November –

Jérémy Henin Jérémy is a French masculine given name. It is a spelling variant of Jérémie, itself the French variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. Its cognate in English is Jeremy. People with the given name Jérémy include: * Jérémy Abadie (born 198 ...

, soccer player *21 November – Kodjo Afanou, soccer player *23 November –

Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (born 23 November 1977) is a former French rugby union player, playing either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half, and current defense coach for Montpellier in the Top 14. Biography Early life Born on 23 November 1977 in ...

, rugby union player *29 November – Cédric Uras, soccer player *30 November –

Virginie Guilhaume Virginie Guilhaume (born 30 November 1977) is a French television presenter. Television career Education and beginnings on France 2 Virginie Guilhaume graduated from the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris. She began her career as a pr ...

, television host *1 December –

Joseph-Désiré Job Joseph-Désiré Job (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-winger or attacking midfielder. Born in France, Job represented the Cameroon national team. After starting his career in France, Job moved to ...

, soccer player *2 December –

Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion (born 2 December 1977) is a French former professional rugby union footballer who played as a lock. He played for the France national team from 2003 to 2011, representing them at the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups, as well as captai ...

, rugby union player *8 December –

Sébastien Chabal Sébastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977) is a French former rugby union player. He played number eight and lock for Bourgoin (1998–2004), Sale Sharks (2004–2009), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2009 – February 2012), and for the French national ...

, rugby union player *14 December –

Romain Dumas Romain Dumas (born 14 December 1977) is a French racing driver and a Porsche factory driver. He first started out in karting and single-seater before becoming an expert driver in endurance racing, GT and sport-prototype. He has won the greatest r ...

, motor racing driver *17 December –

Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément (; born 17 December 1977) is a French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup captain. Clément reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in April of that year. Par ...

, tennis player *27 December –

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

, French president *30 December –

Alex Jeannin Alexandre 'Alex' Jeannin (born 30 December 1977 in Troyes, France) is a French footballer, who plays for Weymouth. Football career Jeannin began his career at local club Troyes, where he mainly played for the reserves in the fifth tier of Frenc ...

, soccer player

Full date unknown

Jean-Pascal Chaigne Jean-Pascal Chaigne (born 1977) is a French composer. Following initial studies at the Conservatoire National de Région de Tours and the University of Tours, he was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris where he obtained first prizes in analysis ...

, composer and

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

* Éléonore Gosset, actress

Deaths

January to March

*10 January –

Jean Taris Jean Charles Émile Taris (6 July 1909 – 10 January 1977) was a French swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he was eliminated in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 1500 m freesty ...

, swimmer and Olympic medallist (born 1909) *12 January –

Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

(born 1907) *13 January –

Henri Langlois Henri Langlois (; 13 November 1914 – 13 January 1977) was a French film archivist and cinephile. A pioneer of film preservation, Langlois was an influential figure in the history of cinema. His film screenings in Paris in the 1950s are often c ...

, pioneer of

film preservation Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the wi ...

and

restoration Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to: * Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage ** Audio restoration ** Film restoration ** Image restoration ** Textile restoration * Restoration ecology ...

(born 1914) *14 January –

Anaïs Nin Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (February 11, 1903 – January 14, 1977; , ) was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the d ...

, writer (born 1903) *19 January –

Yvonne Printemps Yvonne Printemps (; born Yvonne Wigniolle; 25 July 1894 – 19 January 1977) was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally. Printemps went on the stage in Paris at the age of 12, and ...

, singer and actress (born 1894) *24 January – Marc Detton,

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

and Olympic medallist (born 1901) *10 February – Alain Escoffier, anti-communist activist, self-immolated (born 1949) *2 March –

Eugénie Brazier Eugénie Brazier (12 June 1895 – 2 March 1977), known as "la Mère Brazier", was a French chef who, in 1933, became the first person awarded six Michelin stars, three each at two restaurants: La Mère Brazier in the rue Royale, one of the ma ...

, chef, "la mère" of modern French cooking (born 1895)

April to June

*3 April –

Pierre-Marie Théas Pierre-Marie Théas (September 14, 1894 – April 3, 1977) was a French Roman Catholic Bishop of Montauban and Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes. A significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in France, he was recognised as Righteous among the ...

, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1894) *11 April **

Henri-Irénée Marrou Henri-Irénée Marrou (; 12 November 1904 in Marseilles – 11 April 1977 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French historian. A Christian humanist in outlook, his work was primarily in the spheres of Late Antiquity and the history of education. He is b ...

, historian (born 1904). **

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

, poet and screenwriter (born 1900) *2 May –

Jean-Claude Lebaube Jean-Claude Lebaube (July 22, 1937 at Renneville, France – May 2, 1977 in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, France) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1961 to 1969 and won 8 victories. He rode in 7 editions of the ...

, cyclist (born 1937) *17 May –

Claude Roger-Marx Claude Roger-Marx (12 November 1888, Paris – 17 May 1977, Paris), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913). He also used the pen name "Claudinet". Biography Roge ...

, writer (born 1888) *May –

Annette Laming-Emperaire Annette Laming-Emperaire (22 October 1917 – May 1977) was a French archeologist. Biography Born in Petrograd, as the daughter of French diplomats, 15 days before the Bolsheviks took Moscow she went with her parents to France. Annette Lami ...

archeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts ...

(born 1917) *22 June –

Jacqueline Audry Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war ...

(born 1908)

July to September

*4 July –

Michel Olçomendy Michel Olçomendy, M.E.P. (29 August 1901 – 4 July 1977) was the first Archbishop of Singapore, installed on 18 December 1972 until his retirement in 1976. Previously, he served as the Bishop of Malacca and Singapore. Biography Early years ...

, first

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

of the

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

(born 1901) *7 July –

Eugène Criqui Eugène Criqui (15 August 1893 – 7 July 1977) was a French boxer who held the World Featherweight title in 1923. After his death, he was added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Eugène was the 2015 Inductee for the Australian Nat ...

, world champion boxer (born 1893) *29 July –

Pierre Clastres Pierre Clastres (; 17 May 1934 – 29 July 1977) was a French anthropologist, ethnographer, and ethnologist. He is best known for his contributions to the field of political anthropology, with his fieldwork among the Guayaki in Paraguay and his ...

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

and

ethnographer Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...

(born 1934) *13 August – Marie-Hélène Cardot, French resistance leader and politician (born 1899) *21 August –

Pierre Cot Pierre Jules Cot (20 November 1895, in Grenoble – 21 August 1977, Paris), was a French politician and leading figure in the Popular Front government of the 1930s. Born in Grenoble into a conservative Catholic family, he entered politics as a ...

, politician (born 1895) *4 September **

Adolphe Jauréguy Adolphe Jauréguy (18 February 1898 – 4 September 1977) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ostabat-Asme and died in Toulouse. He played in nine Five Nations Championship The Si ...

, rugby union player (born 1898) **

Jean Rostand Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand (30 October 1894, Paris – 4 September 1977, Ville-d'Avray) was a French biologist, historian of science, and philosopher. Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as ...

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

and

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

(born 1894) *10 September –

, last person executed in France (born 1949) *14 September –

Marcel Carpentier Marcel Maurice Carpentier (2 March 1895 – 14 September 1977) was a French Army general who served in World War I, World War II and First Indochina War. Early life Born on 2 March 1895 in Marseille, he was the eldest son in his family. At 1 ...

, military officer (born 1895) *29 September –

Jean Marsan Jean Marsan (7 April 1920 – 29 September 1977) was a French screenwriter and actor. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954). Selected filmography * ''The Secret of Monte Crist ...

and

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

(born 1920)

October to December

*19 October – René Mourlon, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1893) *20 October –

Marie-Thérèse Walter Marie-Thérèse Walter (13 July 1909 – 20 October 1977) was a French model and lover of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935 and the mother of their daughter Maya Widmaier-Picasso. Their relationship began when she was seventeen years old; he w ...

, mistress of

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

(born 1909) *25 October –

Félix Gouin Félix Gouin (; 4 October 1884 – 25 October 1977) was a French Socialist politician who was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). Personal life Félix Gouin was born in Peypin, Bouches-du-Rhône, the son of ...

, politician (born 1884) *3 November –

Armand Lunel Armand Lunel (9 June 1892 – 3 November 1977) was a French writer and the last known speaker of Shuadit (Judeo-Provençal), a now-extinct Occitan language (in its written form based on the modified Hebrew alphabet; the language persists though i ...

, writer, last known speaker of

Shuadit Shuadit (also spelled ''Chouhadite'', ''Chouhadit'', ''Chouadite'', ''Chouadit'', and ''Shuhadit''), also called Judæo-Occitan or less accurately Judæo-Provençal or Judæo-Comtadin, is an Extinct language, extinct Occitan language, Occitan di ...

(born 1892) *5 November –

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French schoo ...

, author, editor and humorist (born 1926) *7 December –

Georges Grignard Auguste Georges Paul Grignard (25 July 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges – 7 December 1977 in Port-Marly) was a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of ...

, motor racing driver (born 1905) *12 December –

Raymond Bernard Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Mi ...

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

(born 1891) *19 December –

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

, film director (born 1904)

Full date unknown

Léonie Duquet Léonie Duquet (9 April 1916 – 1977) was a French nun who was arrested in December 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and "disappeared". She was believed killed by the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, military regime of Argentina, Argentine ...

, nun, killed by a

death squad A death squad is an armed group whose primary activity is carrying out extrajudicial killings or forced disappearances as part of political repression, genocide, ethnic cleansing, or revolutionary terror. Except in rare cases in which they are ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

(born 1916) *

Marcel Fétique Marcel Gaston Fétique (born 1899 in Mirecourtdied 1977 in Paris) was a French archetier from a family of bowmakers. Son of Victor Fétique (1872-1933), the family moved to Paris when he was two years of age. He apprenticed with his father in his ...

bow maker A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc. The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is ...

(born 1899). *

Georges Miquelle Georges Miquelle (1894 – 1977) was born in Lille, France. He was a classical cellist in France and the United States. Biography He began his studies at the age of five when he entered the Conservatoire de Lille, Lille Conservatoire. At seven, ...

, cellist (born 1894)

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