Events from the year 1979 in France.

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 ...

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 i ...

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

* 1 January -

Peugeot Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...

completes its takeover of

Chrysler Europe Chrysler Europe was the American automotive company Chrysler's operations in Europe from 1967 through 1978. It was formed from the merger of the French Simca, British Rootes and Spanish Barreiros companies. In 1978, Chrysler divested thes ...

, which includes the

Simca Simca (; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi. Simca was affiliated with Fiat and, after Simca bough ...

factories in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

and the former

Rootes Group The Rootes Group or Rootes Motors Limited was a British automobile manufacturer and, separately, a major motor distributors and dealers business. Run from London's West End, the manufacturer was based in the Midlands and the distribution and de ...

factories in Britain. The deal was agreed eight months ago. It is unclear whether the Chrysler brand on British market models will be replaced by Simca branding, or whether a new or different brand within the combine will replace it. *8 January - French tanker '' Betelgeuse'' explodes at the Gulf Oil terminal at Bantry in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

; 50 are killed. *February -

becomes the first carmaker to offer a turbo-diesel engine, fitting the engine to their range-topping

604 __NOTOC__ Year 604 (Roman numerals, DCIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 604 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini ...

saloon. 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 whethe ...

is European Car of the Year for 1979. *18 March - Cantonales elections held. *25 March - Cantonales elections held. *6 – 8 April - Metz Congress of the French

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...

. *May - Launch of the

Peugeot 505 The Peugeot 505 is a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1979 to 1992 in Sochaux, France. It was also manufactured in various other countries including Argentina (by Sevel from 1981 to 1995), China, Thailand (by Yo ...

, a large rear-wheel drive family saloon which will eventually replace the

504 __NOTOC__ Year 504 (DIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nicomachus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1257 ...

. *9 July - A car bomb destroys a

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufacture ...

owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility. *1 August - End of the

marque after 45 years; from now on, all former Simca and Chrysler cars will be sold as Talbots, following the takeover of Chrysler Europe by

last year. *20 September - French

paratrooper A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Worl ...

s help

David Dacko David Dacko (; 1927 – 21 November 2003) was a Central African politician who served as the first president of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 1 January 1966, and 3rd President from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. Af ...

to overthrow Bokassa in the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

. *16 October - A

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater exp ...

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

kills 23 people. *2 November - French police shoot dead gangster

Jacques Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

Arts and literature

Sport

*14 January - the first running of the Paris–Dakar Rally is won by Alain Génestier, Joseph Terbiaut, and Cyril Neveu *27 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. *22 July - Tour de France ends, won by

Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault (; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault ...

. *6 – 9 December -

World Judo Championships The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...

held in

Births

January to March

*4 January -

Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy (born 4 January 1979) is a French professional racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with Duqueine Engineering. Racing career Early career Born in Le Chesnay, Yvelines, Gommendy began his profess ...

, racing driver *7 January - Christophe Guénot, wrestler and Olympic medallist. *12 January - Laurent Gagnier, footballer. *13 January - Julien Baudet, footballer. *17 January - Grégory Carmona, footballer. *20 January -

Jérôme Thomas Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a French former boxer, he competed in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a bantamweight as a professional. Amateur boxing career Thomas won the world championship at ...

, boxer. *21 January - Élodie Navarre, actress. *22 January - Stéphane Noro, footballer. *1 February - Anne-Sophie Mondière, judoka. *2 February -

Virginie Lagoutte ''Virginie'' was a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada (the French-language CBC television network). It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, stud ...

, golfer. *7 February - Nicolas Dieuze, footballer. *8 February - Lionel Cappone, footballer. *14 February: ** Cédric Fauré, footballer. **

Audrey Dana Audrey Dana (born 21 September 1977) is a French actress and film director. Life and career Dana studied drama in Orléans and Paris. After two years in New York City, she went back to France where she acted in various plays, including '' Nos am ...

, actress. *16 February - Stéphane Dalmat, footballer. *28 February -

Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, having won 37 races. He won four successive championships u ...

, motor racing driver. *2 March - Damien Gregorini, footballer. *6 March -

Arnaud Maire Arnaud Maire (born 6 March 1979) is a French Association football, football defender. Career Maire began his professional football career with Besançon RC. He joined AC Ajaccio late in his career helping the Corsican club gain promotion to Ligu ...

, footballer. *10 March - Laurent Quievreux, footballer. *14 March: **

Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (; born 14 March 1979) is a French professional football manager and retired player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucial moments. Known f ...

, international footballer. ** Emmanuel Duchemin, footballer. *15 March - Anthony Deroin, footballer. *20 March: **

Christophe Lemaire Christophe Patrice Lemaire (Japanese:, born 20 May 1979) is a French-born jockey. He has enjoyed much of his success on the Japanese flat racing circuit, with the most wins at Japan Racing Association racetracks for five consecutive years sinc ...

, jockey. ** Sébastien Mazure, footballer. **

Patrice Quarteron Patrice "The Dark Ronin" Quarteron (; born in Sevran on 20 March 1979) is a French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Évry, Essonne. He is two time French and European Muay Thai champion and current IKF Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World cham ...

, kickboxer and martial artist. *21 March - Cyril Chapuis, footballer. *22 March - Benoît Lecouls, rugby union player. *24 March - Philippe Gardent,

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

player. *25 March - Pierre Planus, footballer. *31 March - Matthieu Bochu, footballer.

April to June

*2 April: ** Salim Kéchiouche, actor. **

Frédéric Lecanu Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impres ...

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

ka. *4 April -

Ludovic Roux Ludovic Roux (born April 4, 1979) is a former French Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1996. At the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), w ...

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

skier. *9 April - Olivier Sorlin, soccer player. *14 April: ** Guillaume Beuzelin, soccer player. ** Noé Pamarot, soccer player. *21 April - Édouard Fillias, classical-liberal activist. *23 April: ** François Gonon, orienteering competitor. ** Nicolas Portal, cyclist. *4 May - Marie Poissonnier,

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. *9 May - Éric Cubilier, soccer player. *13 May - Sid Ahmed Rezala, French serial killer *14 May - Mickaël Landreau, soccer player. *19 May - Nicolas Figère,

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er. *21 May -

Gaspard Augé Gaspard Augé (; born 21 May 1979 in Besançon) is a French musician and graphic designer. He is one of the two members of French electronic music duo Justice. Biography Augé was born into a family of Protestant industrialists from Besançon, ...

, musician. *4 June -

Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau (born 4 June 1979 in Nantes) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. His biggest career victory was winning the Mountains classification in the Tour de France in t ...

, cyclist. *5 June - François Sagat, model and pornographic actor. *9 June - Émilie Loit, tennis player. *12 June - Damien Traille, rugby union player. *16 June - Emmanuel Moire, singer. *25 June - Sébastien Joly, cyclist. *26 June - Christophe Humbert,

ka. *27 June - Benoît Poher, singer. *30 June - Sylvain Chavanel, cyclist.

July to September

*1 July - Sylvain Calzati, cyclist. *3 July -

Ludivine Sagnier Ludivine Sagnier (born 3 July 1979) is a French actress and model who has appeared on screen since 1989. She was nominated three times for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Swimming Pool'' (2003), '' Peter Pan'' (2003), and ''A ...

, actress. *4 July - Anthony Basso, soccer player. *5 July -

Amélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former world No. 1 tennis player and tournament director. Mauresmo won two major singles titles at the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships, and also won the silver medal in s ...

, tennis player. *6 July: ** Fabrice Abriel, soccer player. **

Cédric Kanté Cédric Kanté (born 6 July 1979) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he represented the Mali national team internationally winning 41 caps and scoring once. Club career Early career Kanté pr ...

, soccer player. *11 July -

Eric Abidal Eric Sylvain Abidal (; born 11 September 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. In his career, he played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona, winning 18 trophies with both teams combined, including t ...

, soccer player. *13 July - Alexis Tomassian, dubbing actor. *16 July -

Rudy Bourguignon Rudy Bourguignon (born 16 July 1979 in Léhon) is a French decathlete. His personal best result is 8025 points, achieved in September 2005 in Talence Talence (, ; oc, Talança, ; ca, Talença, ) is a commune in the Gironde department, administ ...

, decathlete. *18 July - Mélina Robert-Michon,

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

er. *19 July - Yves Desmarets, soccer player. *20 July - Anaïs Baydemir, weather presenter. *24 July - Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, tennis player. *27 July: **

Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He holds the record for most Ligue 1 titles won (seven), along with Her ...

, international soccer player. ** Julien Poueys, soccer player. *8 August - Benjamin Boyet, rugby union player. *10 August -

Rémy Martin Rémy Martin () is a French firm that primarily produces and sells cognac. Founded in 1724 and based in the commune of Cognac, it is among the oldest cognac producers still in existence. and one of the "big four" cognac houses (along with Henne ...

, rugby union player. *11 August - Nicolas Seube, soccer player. *14 August: ** Jérémie Bréchet, soccer player. ** Séverine Brémond, tennis player. ** Renaud Guigue, rugby league player. *17 August -

Julien Escudé Julien Régis Paul Escudé (born 17 August 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a full back. After making a name for himself with Rennes, he went on to play abroad with Ajax, Sevil ...

, soccer player. *9 September -

Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot (born 9 September 1979 in Saint-Fort) is a French road racing cyclist who last rode for Véranda Rideau-Super U. After rising from relative obscurity, in 2002 he won the French Amateur National Championship, yet later tested posit ...

, cyclist. *10 September - Sébastien Grimaldi, soccer player. *19 September -

Noémie Lenoir Noémie Lenoir (born 19 September 1979) is a French model and actress. She is known for her work with Gucci, L'Oréal, Next (clothing), Next, Gap (clothing retailer), Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Balmain (fashion house)#Recent history, ...

, model and actress. *24 September - Yvan Bourgis, soccer player. *25 September - Jean-René Lisnard, tennis player. *26 September - Jean-Baptiste Poux, rugby union player.

October to December

*14 October: ** Olivier Bernard, soccer player. ** Auriol Guillaume, soccer player. *18 October - Fabrice Levrat, soccer player. *27 October -

Jean-Luc Delpech Jean-Luc Delpech (born October 27, 1979) is a French former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2013, all with the team. He also competed for amateur squads US Montauban 82, GS Jean Floc'h Moreac 56, Entente Sud Gascogne, ...

, cyclist. *1 November -

Christophe Edaleine Christope Edaleine (born 1 November 1979 in Annonay, Ardèche) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. His riding career ended when did not renew his contract at the end of the 2008 season. In 2012 he directed a mixed team that won ...

, cyclist. *8 November -

Corinne Maîtrejean Corinne Maîtrejean (born 8 November 1979 in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône) is a French foil fencer who won a bronze medal in the foil team event of the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig with her teammates Adeline Wuillème, ...

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ...

fencer. *10 November - Anthony Réveillère, soccer player. *13 November - Manuela Montebrun, hammer thrower. *14 November -

Cédric Hervé Cédric Hervé (born 14 November 1979 in Dinan) is a French former road racing cyclist. Hervé became a professional rider in 2002. His first win came in 2006 when he won the Manche Atlantique. Later that year he would also win the Grand Prix ...

, cyclist. *15 November - François Masson, soccer player. *19 November - Boumedienne Allam, rugby union player. *24 December: ** Hervé Duclos-Lassalle, cyclist. ** Virginie Arnold, archer. *25 December - Laurent Bonnart, soccer player.

Full date unknown

* Éric Bourdon, painter and writer. * Christophe Dumaux, classical countertenor. * Élise Fouin, designer.

Deaths

January to March

*16 January - André Couder, optician and

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...

(born 1897). *18 January - Maurice Challe, General (born 1905). *26 January - Paul Amiot, actor (born 1886). *12 February - Jean Renoir, film director (born 1894). *9 March - Jean-Marie Villot, Cardinal (born 1905). *16 March - Jean Monnet, architect of European Unity (born 1888). *19 March - Pierre Schneiter, politician (born 1905).

April to June

*1 April -

Bruno Coquatrix Bruno Coquatrix (5 August 1910, Ronchin, Nord – 1 April 1979) was a French music producer, the owner and manager of the Olympia Hall in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979. Career Coquatrix was first known as a song and music writer. He ...

, songwriter and music impresario (born 1910). *4 April - Joseph Alcazar, international soccer player (born 1911). *7 April -

Marcel Jouhandeau Marcel Jouhandeau (July 26, 1888 Guéret – April 7, 1979) was a French writer. Biography Born in Guéret, Creuse, France, Marcel Jouhandeau grew up in a world of women presided over by his grandmother. Under the influence of a young woman from ...

, writer (born 1888). *12 May - Pierre Brunet, rowing coxswain and Olympic medallist (born 1908). *28 June - Philippe Cousteau,

oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...

(born 1940).

July to September

*3 July - Louis Durey, composer (born 1888). *5 July - Émile Dewoitine, aviation engineer and industrialist (born 1892). *15 July - Georges Jean Marie Darrieus,

aeronautical engineer Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is sim ...

(born 1888). *27 August -

Paul Coste-Floret Paul Coste-Floret (9 April 1911 – 27 August 1979) was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier, France. Career Coste-Floret was originally an academic, becoming Doctor of Law in 1935 and teaching law at the University of ...

, politician (born 1911). *2 September - Jacques Février, pianist (born 1900). *10 September - Charles Fauvel, aircraft designer (born 1904). *20 September - Pierre Goldman, left-wing intellectual, convicted of several robberies and assassinated (born 1944). *27 September -

Pascal Pia Pascal Pia (15 August 1903, Paris – 27 September 1979, Paris), born Pierre Durand, was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose, Pascal Fely and others. In 1922 he published the erotic ...

, writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar (born 1903).

October to December

*3 October - André Godinat, cyclist (born 1903). *10 October - Paul Paray, conductor,

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...

and composer (born 1886). *17 October -

Pierre Bernac Pierre Louis Bernac (né Bertin; 12 January 1899 – 17 October 1979) was a French singer, a baryton-martin, known as an interpreter of the French mélodie. He had a close artistic association with Francis Poulenc, with whom he performed i ...

, baritone (born 1899). *22 October -

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. From a ...

, composer and conductor (born 1887). *27 October -

Germaine Lubin Germaine (Léontine Angélique) Lubin (1 February 1890 – 27 October 1979) was a French dramatic soprano, best known for her association with the music of Richard Wagner. She possessed a brilliant voice but her later career was tainted with accus ...

, soprano (born 1890). *29 October -

Robert Boulin Robert Boulin (20 July 1920 – 30 October 1979) was a French politician who served as Minister of Labour in the French Cabinet and was at the centre of a major real-estate scandal that ended only with his death in mysterious circumstances. At t ...

, politician (born 1920). *2 November -

, gangster (born 1936). *7 November - Christine Renard, writer (born 1929). *8 November - Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles de Gaulle (born 1900). *26 November - Marcel L'Herbier, writer, producer and director of films (b. c1890). *4 December - Maurice Dorléac, actor (born 1901).

Full date unknown

Jean Charlot Louis Henri Jean Charlot (February 8, 1898 – March 20, 1979) was a French-born American painter and illustrator, active mainly in Mexico and the United States. Life Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business ...

, painter and illustrator (born 1898). *

Maryse Choisy Maryse Choisy (1903–1979) was a French philosophical writer, journalist and founder of the journal ''Psyché''. Biography Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on 1 February 1903, she was brought up by her rich aunts in a historical castle in the Basque ...

, philosophical writer (born 1903). * Lise Deharme, writer (born 1898). * François Fontan, politician (born 1929). * Émile Gagnan, engineer and inventor (born 1900). * Albert Gilles,

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

craftsman (born 1895). * Gaston Heuet, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1892).

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