Events from the year 1991 in France.
Incumbents President: François Mitterrand Prime Minister: Michel Rocard (until 15 May), Édith Cresson (starting 15 May)
Events 16 March – Official launch of the Citroen ZX. It partly replaces the larger BX, which will be completely replaced within the next two years by a larger model. 15 May – Édith Cresson becomes France's first female premier. 29 May – Olympique Marseille lose the European Cup final to Yugoslav champions Red Star Belgrade on penalties after a 0–0 draw in Bari, Italy. 5 September – Peugeot launches the all-new 106 supermini, designed as a marginally smaller alternative to the eight-year-old 205, which is expected to be phased out after the launch of a larger Peugeot which will replace the 309 in early 1993. Pommeau is granted its Appellation d'origine contrôlée. Sport 6 July – Tour de France begins. 7 July – French Grand Prix is won by Nigel Mansell of the United Kingdom. 28 July – Tour de France ends, won by Miguel Indurain of Spain.
Births 3 January – Sébastien Faure, footballer 9 February – Alexandre Briancon, figure skater 10 February – Romain Wattel, golfer 6 May – Ribar Baikoua, basketball player 28 May Jonathan Ligali, soccer player Alexandre Lacazette, soccer player 1 July – Kev Adams, comedian, actor, humorist, screenwriter and film producer 6 July – Victoirre Thivisol, actress. 16 July – Valentin Lavillenie, pole vaulter. 7 August – Lénora Guion-Firmin, sprinter 30 August – Gaia Weiss, model and actress. 1 October – Thomas Trauttmann, basketball player 14 October – Robin Buffet, alpine skier
Deaths
January to March 7 January – Henri Louveau, motor racing driver (born 1910). 9 January – Roland Laudenbach, writer, editor, and journalist (born 1921). 30 January – Marcel Galey, footballer (born 1905). 24 February – Georges Capdeville, soccer referee (born 1899). 2 March – Serge Gainsbourg, poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director (born 1928). 12 March – Étienne Decroux, actor and mime (born 1898). 25 March – Marcel Lefebvre, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1905). 29 March – Guy Bourdin, photographer (born 1928). 30 March – Silvia Monfort, actress and theatre director (born 1923).
April to June 3 April – Robert Veyron-Lacroix, harpsichordist and pianist (born 1922). 6 April – Louis Joxe, statesman and Minister (born 1901). 26 April – Leo Arnaud, composer of film scores (born 1904). 30 April – André Badonnel, entomologist (born 1898). 30 April – Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget, actress and Princess of Monaco (born 1900). 8 May – Jean Langlais, composer and organist (born 1907). 20 May – Michel Gauquelin, psychologist and statistician (born 1928). 7 June – Antoine Blondin, writer (born 1922). 10 June – Jean Bruller, writer and illustrator (born 1902). 28 June – Jacques Corrèze, businessman and politician (born 1912). 29 June – Henri Lefebvre, sociologist and philosopher (born 1901).
July to September 27 July – Pierre Brunet, figure skater (born 1902). 29 July – Christian de Castries, military officer (born 1902). 5 August – Gaston Litaize, organist and composer (born 1909). 28 August – Pierre Guillaumat, politician and Minister (born 1909). 4 September – Henri de Lubac, Jesuit priest and theologian (born 1896). 5 September – Raymond Dronne, politician (born 1908). 17 September – Zino Francescatti, violinist (born 1902). 28 September – Eugène Bozza, composer (born 1905).
October to December 9 November – Yves Montand, actor and singer (born 1921). 15 November – Jacques Morali, music producer (born 1947). 18 November – Claude Cahen, orientalist (born 1909). 26 November – François Billetdoux, playwright and novelist (born 1927). 9 December – Gisèle Lestrange, graphic artist (born 1927). 13 December – André Pieyre de Mandiargues, writer (born 1909). 20 December – Gaston Waringhien, linguist, lexicographer and Esperantist (born 1901). 27 December – Hervé Guibert, writer (born 1955).
Full date unknown Antoine Berman, translator and historian (born 1942). Louis Henry, historian (born 1911).
See also List of French films of 1991
References