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1982 in France

Explore 8 historical events and records for France in 1982.

Historical records for France in 1982

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February

Nationalization

Mitterrand, Francois ยท Paris ยท President of France ยท Economy / Banking Industry

The Socialist government nationalizes major banks and industrial groups

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Bell Inequality Experiment

Aspect, Alain ยท Orsay ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Performs experiments testing Bell inequalities with entangled photons.

European Monetary Cooperation

Mitterrand, Francois ยท Paris ยท President of France ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Mitterrand kept France inside the European Monetary System despite domestic economic pressures.

First French Cup Victory as Captain

Bathenay, Dominique ยท Paris ยท Captain ยท Sport / Football

Dominique Bathenay captained Paris Saint-Germain to its first major trophy when the club defeated Saint-ร‰tienne in the French Cup final on penalties.

French Cup Final Against Saint-Etienne

Rocheteau, Dominique ยท Paris ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Dominique Rocheteau played against his former club Saint-ร‰tienne as Paris Saint-Germain won its first Coupe de France after a penalty shootout.

French Cup Final Shootout Goalkeeper

Baratelli, Dominique ยท Paris ยท Goalkeeper ยท Sport / Football

Dominique Baratelli guarded the Paris Saint-Germain goal as the club secured the 1982 Coupe de France through a penalty shootout against Saint-ร‰tienne.

International Caps

Platini, Michel ยท Seville ยท Midfielder ยท Sport / Football

Captains France at the 1982 World Cup and scores from the penalty spot in the dramatic semi-final against West Germany.

Quantum Entanglement Test

Aspect, Alain ยท Orsay ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Finds correlations incompatible with local hidden-variable theories.

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