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France in 1984

Historical records for France in 1984, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
20Events
15Named people
5Places
6Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1984France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gasLaurent Fabius

Government / Socialist Party

France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gas

May

May 1984European Parliament AddressFrancois Mitterrand

Strasbourg · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Mitterrand addressed the European Parliament and urged renewed political momentum for European integration.

June

25 June 1984Death of Michel FoucaultMichel Foucault

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Michel Foucault dies in Paris after complications associated with AIDS, aged fifty-seven.

25 June 1984Fontainebleau European CouncilFrancois Mitterrand

Fontainebleau · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Mitterrand chaired the Fontainebleau European Council, which settled major budget disputes and relaunched institutional reform.

26 June 1984Peoples Europe InitiativeFrancois Mitterrand

Fontainebleau · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Fontainebleau summit backed measures intended to make the European Community more visible and meaningful to its citizens.

July

17 July 1984Resignation of Pierre MauroyPierre Mauroy

Government / Republic, 5th

Pierre Mauroy resigns as Premier of France

19 July 1984Foreign Secretary of FranceClaude Cheysson

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of External Relations

19 July 1984Minister of EconomicsPierre Beregovoy

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of Economics, Finance, and Budget

19 July 1984Minister of European AffairsRoland Dumas

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of European Affairs

19 July 1984Minister of Industrial Redeployment and External CommerceEdith Cresson

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of Industrial Redeployment and External Commerce

19 July 1984Minister of InteriorPierre Joxe

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of the Interior and Decentralization

19 July 1984Minister of LabourMichel Delebarre

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training

19 July 1984Secretary of State for DefenceCharles Hernu

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Minister of Defence

Other Events

1984Commission Presidency SelectionJacques Delors

Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

European leaders selected Delors to succeed Gaston Thorn as President of the European Commission.

1984Conference of Red ArmyJean-Marc Ruillan

Lisbon · Politics / Action Directe

AD allies with the Red Army Faction at a "conference" in Lisbon

1984Neptune Ring Arc AnalysisAndre Brahic

Science / Astronomy

Brahic helps analyse an occultation event indicating concentrated ring material orbiting Neptune.

1984Neptune Ring Arc DetectionBruno Sicardy

Science / Astronomy

Sicardy helps identify occultation evidence for incomplete ring structures around Neptune.

1984Prime Minister of FranceLaurent Fabius

Government / Socialist Party

Appointed Prime Minister of France

1984Red ArmyJean-Marc Ruillan

Lisbon · Politics / Action Directe

AD allies with the Red Army Faction at a "conference" in Lisbon

1984Red Army FactionJean-Marc Ruillan

Lisbon · Politics / Action Directe

AD allies with the Red Army Faction at a "conference" in Lisbon

Names involved

Andre BrahicBruno SicardyCharles HernuClaude CheyssonEdith CressonFrancois MitterrandJacques DelorsJean-Marc RuillanLaurent FabiusMichel DelebarreMichel FoucaultPierre BeregovoyPierre JoxePierre MauroyRoland Dumas

Places involved

BrusselsFontainebleauLisbonParisStrasbourg

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.