1973 in France

Events from the year 1973 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Georges Pompidou
 * Prime Minister: Pierre Messmer

Events

 * 4 March – Legislative Election held.
 * 11 March – Legislative Election held.
 * 3 June – A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic aircraft crashes at the Paris air show; 14 are killed.
 * 11 July – Varig Flight 820 Boeing 707 crashes near Orly Airport, Paris, resulting in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors.
 * 20 July – France resumes nuclear bomb tests in Mururoa Atoll, over the protests of Australia and New Zealand.
 * 23 September – Cantonales Elections held.
 * 30 September – Cantonales Elections held.

January to March

 * 11 January – Christophe Medaillon, soccer player
 * 12 January – Olivier Peslier, jockey
 * 15 January – Aurelie Dupont, ballet dancer
 * 17 January – Johnny Hajjar, politician
 * 19 January – Karen Lancaume, adult film star (died 2005)
 * 26 January – Melvil Poupaud, actor
 * 29 January – Fabien Foret, motorcycle racer
 * 30 January – Olivier Marceau, triathlete
 * 6 February – Élisabeth Grousselle, athlete
 * 12 February – Thomas Dufour, curler
 * 18 February – Claude Makélélé, international soccer player
 * 22 February – Philippe Gaumont, cyclist
 * 24 February – Antony Dupuis, tennis player
 * 25 February
 * Hélène de Fougerolles, actress
 * Gérald Merceron, international rugby union player
 * 28 February – Philippe Brunel, soccer player
 * 3 March – Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou
 * 13 March – Olivier Asmaker, cyclist
 * 26 March – Sébastien Charpentier, motorcycle road racer

April to June

 * 4 April – Samassi Abou, soccer player
 * 5 April
 * Élodie Bouchez, actress
 * Vanessa Demouy, actress and model
 * Yacine Douma, judoka
 * 6 April – Franck Marchis, astronomer and planetary scientist
 * 7 April – Carole Montillet, alpine skier
 * 10 April – Guillaume Canet, actor and film director
 * 11 April – Olivier Magne, international rugby union player
 * 12 April
 * Joël Lautier, chess grandmaster
 * Lionel Roux, tennis player
 * 13 April – Nicolas Jalabert, cyclist
 * 16 April – Jérôme Bonnissel, soccer player
 * 19 April
 * David Chaussinand, hammer thrower
 * Patrice Estanguet, slalom canoer and Olympic medallist
 * 26 April – Jules Naudet, filmmaker
 * 1 May – Rebecca Hampton, actress and television presenter
 * 8 May – Laurent Charvet, soccer player
 * 13 May – Franck Dumoulin, pistol shooter and Olympic gold medallist
 * 15 May – Pascal Gentil, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medallist
 * 17 May – Frédéric Havas, volleyball player
 * 20 May – Christophe Laussucq, rugby union player
 * 22 May – Yannick Bru, rugby union player
 * 24 May – Eric Carrière, soccer player
 * 12 June – Olivier Baudry, soccer player
 * 14 June – Stéphanie Arricau, golfer
 * 17 June – Louis Leterrier, film director
 * 18 June – Julie Depardieu, actress
 * 22 June – Cyril Saugrain, cyclist
 * 27 June – Frédéric Roux, soccer player

July to September

 * 19 July – Saïd Taghmaoui, actor and screenwriter
 * 31 July – Alexandre Bonnot, soccer player
 * 4 August – Xavier Marchand, swimmer
 * 5 August – Laurent Redon, motor racing driver
 * 7 August – Florent Laville, soccer player
 * 18 August – Jerome Lagarrigue, painter and illustrator
 * 25 August – Bernard Inom, boxer
 * 26 August – Laurent Huard, soccer coach
 * 29 August – Olivier Jacque, motorcycle road racer
 * 30 August – Sophie Dodemont, archer and Olympic medallist
 * 9 September – Jérôme Golmard, tennis player
 * 18 September – Laurent Foirest, basketball player
 * 19 September
 * Frédéric Kakon, guitarist
 * Stéphane Porato, soccer player
 * 25 September – Jean-Yves de Blasiis, soccer player
 * 27 September – Arnaud Lebrun, soccer player
 * 30 September – Sébastien Dallet, soccer player

October to December

 * 5 October – Cédric Villani, mathematician and politician
 * 6 October – Cyrille Diabate, mixed martial artist
 * 10 October – Joël Chenal, alpine skier
 * 13 October – Guillaume Florent, sailor, Olympic medallist
 * 15 October – Jean-Louis Valois, soccer player
 * 24 October
 * Vincent Candela, international soccer player
 * Yannick Quesnel, soccer player
 * 29 October – Robert Pires, international soccer player
 * 3 November – Patrick Moreau, soccer player
 * 8 November – Frédéric Brando, soccer player
 * 12 November – Stéphane Glas, rugby union player
 * 13 November – David Auradou, rugby union player
 * 16 November – Mathieu Bozzetto, snowboarder
 * 23 November
 * Marie Collonvillé, heptathlete
 * Grégory Malicki, soccer player
 * 24 November – Sébastien Pérez, soccer player
 * 7 December – Fabien Pelous, international rugby union player
 * 14 December – Jean-Paul Mendy, boxer
 * 15 December – Surya Bonaly, figure skater
 * 24 December – Frédéric Demontfaucon, judoka
 * 29 December – Christophe Rinero, cyclist

Full date unknown

 * Chloé Delaume, novelist, performer and musician
 * Gaël Duval, software designer
 * David Grimal, violinist

January to June

 * 15 February – Achille Liénart, cardinal (born 1884)
 * 1 March – Henri Meslot, athlete (born 1884)
 * 2 March – Jules Ladoumègue, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1906)
 * 18 March – Roland Dorgelès, novelist (born 1885)
 * 30 March – Yves Giraud-Cabantous, motor racing driver (born 1904)
 * 2 April – Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre, cardinal (born 1892)
 * 25 April – Armand Annet, colonial governor (born 1888)
 * 28 April – Jacques Maritain, Catholic philosopher (born 1882)
 * 18 May – Dieudonne Costes, aviator (born 1892)
 * 3 June – Jean Batmale, soccer player (born 1895)
 * 4 June – Maurice René Fréchet, mathematician (born 1878)
 * 18 June – Georges Bonnet, politician (born 1889)

July to December

 * 29 July – Henri Charrière, convicted felon and author (born 1906)
 * 2 August – Jean-Pierre Melville, filmmaker (born 1917)
 * 17 August – Jean Barraqué, composer (born 1928)
 * 18 August – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1937)
 * 30 August – Robert Défossé, soccer player (born 1909)
 * 14 September – Roger Bourdin, baritone (born 1900)
 * 6 October – François Cevert, motor racing driver (born 1944)
 * 8 October – Gabriel Marcel, philosopher (born 1889)
 * 23 October – Maurice Princet, mathematician and actuary (born 1875)
 * 6 November – Noël Roquevert, actor (born 1892)
 * 1 December – Albert Dupouy, rugby union player (born 1901)
 * 25 December – Gabriel Voisin, aviation pioneer (born 1880)
 * 30 December
 * Marcel-Bruno Gensoul, admiral (born 1880)
 * Henri Büsser, composer and conductor (born 1872)