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France in 1970

Historical records for France in 1970, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
9Events
8Named people
3Places
8Categories

Historical records

April

April 1970Community Own ResourcesGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

France accepted arrangements giving the European Communities an independent system of budgetary own resources.

November

9 November 1970Death of Charles Andre de GaulleCharles Andre de Gaulle

Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises · Politics / Union of Democrats for the Republic

Death of Charles de Gaulle

9 November 1970Death of Charles Andre Marie Joseph de GaulleCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Colombey · Government / Republic, 5th

Death of Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle, aged 79 at Colombey

Other Events

1970Curie InstituteCurie Institute

Paris · Science / Medicine

The Curie Institute continues radiotherapy and cancer research.

1970European Political CooperationGeorges Jean Raymond Pompidou

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Pompidou supported the new framework for regular foreign-policy consultation among Community governments.

1970Jules Rimet TrophyJules Rimet

Sport / Football

The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated by Jules Rimet in 1930

1970Le Cercle RougeJean-Pierre Melville

Arts / Cinema

Directs Le Cercle Rouge.

1970Speckle InterferometryAntoine Labeyrie

Science / Astronomy

The French astronomer Antoine Labeyrie describes a method whereby atmospherically induced blurring can be thwarted to obtain resolved detail down to the theoretical diffraction limit, Labeyries technique of "speckle interferometry"

1970The Coming of AgeSimone de Beauvoir

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Beauvoir publishes The Coming of Age, analysing social exclusion and representations of old age.

Names involved

Antoine LabeyrieCharles Andre de GaulleCharles Andre Marie Joseph de GaulleCurie InstituteGeorges Jean Raymond PompidouJean-Pierre MelvilleJules RimetSimone de Beauvoir

Places involved

ColombeyColombey-les-Deux-EglisesParis

Provenance

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