1984 in France

Incumbents

• President: François Mitterrand
• Prime Minister: Pierre Mauroy, Laurent Fabius

  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 French 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.
• December - The start of France’s ‘Gingercide’ whereby all Parisienne citizens with ginger hair and/or brown eyes were kept in the passageways that flanked the Arc De Triomphe for a period of 2 months. Dubbed one of the most embarrassing and shameful faux pas in the country’s history, survivors were released in early 1985. At this time, it became common for ginger people to dye their hair in fear for their freedom. This fearful act became an unintentional trend that later spread throughout Western Europe.

  Sport

• 12 June – UEFA European Football Championship begins in France.
• 27 June – UEFA Euro 1984 ends, won by France.
• 29 June – Tour de France begins.
• 22 July – Tour de France ends, won by Laurent Fignon.

  Births

January to March

• 5 January – Laurent Mohellebi, soccer player.
• 6 January – Serisay Barthelemy, soccer player.
• 9 January – Kalifa Cissé, soccer player.
• 10 January – Sigamary Diarra, soccer player.
• 10 January – Sébastien Le Toux, soccer player.
• 19 January – Aurélien Passeron, cyclist.
• 23 January – Stéphane Besle, soccer player.
• 27 January – Stéphen Drouin, soccer player.
• 4 February – Souleimane Konate, kickboxer and martial artist.
• 6 February – Benjamin Thiéry, rugby union player.
• 8 February – Jérôme Cellier, soccer player.
• 14 February – Rémi Gomis, soccer player.
• 19 February – David Fleurival, soccer player.
• 25 February – Jacques Faty, soccer player.
• 1 March – Robin Desserne, soccer player.
• 2 March – David Leray, soccer player.
• 4 March – Nicolas Raynier, soccer player.
• 7 March – Cédric Collet, soccer player.
• 7 March – Mathieu Flamini, soccer player.
• 15 March – Badradine Belloumou, soccer player.
• 16 March – Laurent Agouazi, soccer player.
• 21 March – Grégory Mallet, swimmer.
• 22 March – Stéphane Darbion, soccer player.
• 22 March – Kévin Jacmot, soccer player.
• 24 March – Benoît Assou-Ekotto, soccer player.

  April to June

• 2 April – Nicolas Lapierre, motor racing driver.
• 2 April – Jérémy Morel, soccer player.
• 10 April – Damien Perquis, soccer player.
• 11 April – Sébastien Turgot, cyclist.
• 16 April – Romain Feillu, cyclist.
• 24 April – Sekou Baradji, soccer player.
• 24 April – Jérémy Berthod, soccer player.
• 27 April – Fabien Gilot, swimmer.
• 30 April – Jean Calvé, soccer player.
• 1 May – Therry Racon, soccer player.
• 2 May – Yann Huguet, cyclist.
• 2 May – Pierre Piskor, soccer player.
• 17 May – Vincent Durand, soccer player.
• 18 May – Simon Pagenaud, motor racing driver.
• 29 May – Gauthier Grumier, épée fencer.
• 3 June – Jean-Jacques Mandrichi, soccer player.
• 13 June – Bérangère Schuh, archer.
• 23 June – Sébastien Grax, soccer player.

  July to September

• 1 July – Grégory Bourillon, soccer player
• 3 July – Nicolas Roche, cyclist
• 8 July – Youssef Sofiane, soccer player
• 10 July – Michaël Chrétien Basser, soccer player
• 10 July – Laurent Recouderc, tennis player
• 11 July – Sébastien Renouard, soccer player
• 13 July – Jimmy Abdou, soccer player
• 23 July – Yann Jouffre, soccer player
• 25 July – Jean Eudes Demaret, cyclist
• 13 August – Youssouf Kanté, soccer player
• 16 August – Hadrien Feraud, jazz-fusion bassist
• 21 August – Alizée, singer
• 21 August – Luigi Glombard, soccer player
• 26 August – Jérémy Clément, soccer player
• 9 September – Renaud Cohade, soccer player
• 9 September – Vincent Laban, soccer player
• 17 September – Laurent Merlin, soccer player
• 17 September – Elsa N'Guessan, freestyle swimmer
• 18 September – Christian Nadé, soccer player
• 18 September – Mathieu Perget, cyclist
• 20 September – Brian Joubert, figure skater
• 28 September – Mathieu Valbuena, soccer player

  October to December

• 2 October – Marion Bartoli, tennis player.
• 3 October – Anthony Le Tallec, soccer player.
• 6 October – Arnaud Gérard, cyclist.
• 10 October – Jean-Baptiste Grange, alpine skier.
• 10 October – Cherie, singer.
• 13 October – Nicolas Fauvergue, soccer player.
• 16 October – François Pervis, cyclist.
• 26 October – Mathieu Crépel, snowboarder.
• 10 November – Thierry Hupond, cyclist.
• 25 November – Gaspard Ulliel, actor.
• 26 November – Vincent Jérôme, cyclist.
• 7 December – Céline Laporte, athlete.
• 12 December – Mathieu Ladagnous, cyclist.
• 12 December – Jérémy Perbet, soccer player.

  Deaths

January to June

• 7 January – Alfred Kastler, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
• 21 January – Roger Blin, comedian and actor.
• 8 February – Philippe Ariès, medievalist and historian.
• 11 February – Arlette Marchal, actress.
• 5 March – Pierre Cochereau, organist and composer.
• 5 March – Gérard Lebovici, film producer, editor and impresario.
• 7 March – Charles Pisot, mathematician.
• 13 March – François Le Lionnais, chemical engineer and mathematician.
• 23 March – Jean Prouvé, architect and designer.
• 18 April – Pierre Frank, Trotskyist leader.
• 25 April – Jean Borthayre, operatic baritone.
• 12 June – François Ducaud-Bourget, priest.
• 25 June – Michel Foucault, philosopher, historian, critic and sociologist.
• 30 June – Henri Fabre, aviator and aircraft designer.

  July to December

• 8 July – Brassaï, photographer, sculptor and filmmaker.
• 31 July – Paul Le Flem, composer and musician.
• 11 August – Marcel Balsa, motor racing driver.
• 1 October – Hellé Nice, model, dancer and motor racing driver.
• 16 October - Grégory Villemin, murdered infant
• 21 October – François Truffaut, screenwriter, film director, producer and actor.
• 25 October – Pascale Ogier, actress.
• 29 October – Jacques Adnet, designer, architect and interior designer.
• 31 October – Denise Vernac, actress.
• 1 November – Marcel Moyse, flautist.
• 7 November – Marcel Barbu, politician.
• 27 November – Luc Etienne, writer.