1987 in France

"See also:"
1986 in France,
other events of 1987,
1988 in France.

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Events from the year 1987 in France.

Events

*11 May - Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
*4 July - A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
*1 December - Construction of the Channel Tunnel is initiated.

Arts and Literature

port

*20 April - Professional cyclist and reigning Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is accidentally shot while turkey hunting.
*1 July - Tour de France begins.
*26 July - Tour de France ends, won by Stephen Roche of Ireland.

Births

January to March

*2 January - Loïc Rémy, soccer player.
*23 January - Cyril Cinélu, singer.
*9 February - Jérémy Acedo, soccer player.
*15 February - Romain Gasmi, soccer player.
*16 February - Willy Aubameyang, soccer player.
*17 February - Thomas Ayasse, soccer player.
*25 February - Stéphane Tritz, soccer player.
*26 February - Jean-Philippe Sabo, soccer player.
*28 February - Édouard Collin, actor.
*4 March - Jean-Philippe Mendy, soccer player.
*7 March - Hatem Ben Arfa, soccer player.
*13 March - Pierre Jamin, soccer player.
*14 March - Aravane Rezaï, tennis player.
*16 March - Fabien Lemoine, soccer player.
*21 March - Maxime Josse, soccer player.
*23 March - Nathalie Fauquette, rhythmic gymnast.
*24 March - Pierre-Loup Bouquet, ice dancer.
*31 March - Amaury Bischoff, soccer player.

April to June

*4 April - Jérémy Taravel, soccer player.
*16 April - Loris Arnaud, soccer player.
*16 April - Lhadji Badiane, soccer player.
*18 April - Anthony Roux, cyclist.
*18 April - Kévin Sireau, cyclist.
*29 April - Basile Camerling, soccer player.
*6 May - Romain Beynié, soccer player.
*7 May - Pierre Ducasse, soccer player.
*7 May - Serge Gakpé, soccer player.
*7 May - Jérémy Menez, soccer player.
*12 May - Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, soccer player.
*15 May - Kévin Constant, soccer player.
*7 June - Jean Philippe Baile, rugby league player.
*9 June - Toumani Diagouraga, soccer player.
*9 June - Valentin Roberge, soccer player.
*26 June - Samir Nasri, international soccer player.
*27 June - Jean-François Christophe, soccer player.

July to September

*23 July - Élodie Brouiller, ice dancer.
*24 July - Nordine Assami, soccer player.
*24 July - Cyriaque Louvion, soccer player.
*30 July - Benoît Costil, soccer player.
*6 August - Rémy Riou, soccer player.
*8 August - Pierre Boulanger, actor.
*19 August - Anaïs Lameche, singer.
*11 September - Clément Chantôme, soccer player.
*18 September - Ludovic Genest, soccer player.

October to December

*15 October - Serge Akakpo, soccer player.
*1 December - Rémi Sergio, soccer player.
*19 December - Cédric Baseya, soccer player.
*31 December - Émilie Le Pennec, gymnast, Olympic gold medallist.

Deaths

January to June

*2 January - Jean de Gribaldy, cyclist and directeur sportif (b.1922).
*31 January - Yves Allégret, film director (b.1907).
*18 February - Edmond Pagès, cyclist (b.1911).
*15 March - Léon Fleuriot, linguist and historian (b.1923).
*19 March - Louis de Broglie, physicist and a Nobel laureate (b.1892).
*1 April - Henri Cochet, tennis player (b.1901).
*3 May - Dalida, singer (b.1933).
*23 June - Sauveur Ducazeaux, cyclist (b.1911).

July to December

*6 July - Pierre Marcilhacy, politician (b.1910).
*23 August - Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (b.1952).
*3 October - Jean Anouilh, dramatist (b.1910).
*27 October - Jean Hélion, painter and author (b.1904).
*28 October - André Masson, artist (b.1896).
*1 November - Pierre Matignon, cyclist (b.1943).
*3 November - André Roussin, playwright (b.1911).
*4 November - Pierre Seghers, poet and editor (b.1906).
*5 November - Georges Franju, filmmaker (b.1912).
*6 November - Jean Rivier, composer (b.1896).
*18 November - Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, five times Tour de France winner (b.1934).
*2 December - Luis Federico Leloir, doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b.1906).
*3 December - Pierre Mollaret, neurologist (b.1898).
*13 December - Julien Darui, international soccer player (b.1916).
*15 December - François Borde, rugby union player (b.1899).

Full date unknown

*Roland Ansieau, graphic artist (b.1901).
*Norbert Casteret, caver and adventurer (b.1897).
*Henri Decaë, cinematographer (b.1915).
*Robert Filliou, artist (b.1926).
*René Hardy, French Resistance member (b.1911).
*Raymond Ruyer, philosopher (b.1902).
*Michel Tapié, artist, critic, curator and art collector (b.1909).

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