1987 in France

Incumbents

• President: François Mitterrand
• Prime Minister: Jacques Chirac

Events

• 24 March – The Euro Disneyland Project agreement is signed by The Walt Disney Company and the French government, enabling a theme park to be built to the east of Paris. The theme park, today known as Disneyland Paris, eventually opened in April 1992.
• 11 May – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
• May – Peugeot launches the 405 range of four-door saloons; a five-door estate is to follow in 1988. It will be built in France and also at the old Rootes/Chrysler Europe factory in Britain.
• 4 July – A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
• 1 December – Construction of the Channel Tunnel is initiated.
• 17 December – Peugeot 405 is elected European Car of the Year. Another French car, the Citroen AX, comes second in the contest.

Births

January to March

• 2 January – Loïc Rémy, soccer player.
• 6 January – Magalie Vaé, singer
• 23 January
• *The Avener, deep house producer
• *Cyril Cinélu, singer.
• *Louisa Nécib, soccer player.
• 9 February – Jérémy Acedo, soccer player.
• 15 February – Romain Gasmi, soccer player.
• 16 February – Willy Aubameyang, soccer player.
• 17 February – Thomas Ayasse, soccer player.
• 26 February – Jean-Philippe Sabo, soccer player.
• 28 February – Édouard Collin, actor.
• 4 March – Jean-Philippe Mendy, soccer player.
• 7 March – Hatem Ben Arfa, soccer player.
• 13 March – Pierre Jamin, soccer player.
• 14 March – Aravane Rezaï, tennis player.
• 16 March – Fabien Lemoine, soccer player.
• 21 March – Maxime Josse, soccer player.
• 23 March – Nathalie Fauquette, rhythmic gymnast.
• 24 March – Pierre-Loup Bouquet, ice dancer.
• 31 March – Amaury Bischoff, soccer player.

April to June

• 4 April – Jérémy Taravel, soccer player.
• 16 April – Loris Arnaud, soccer player.
• 16 April – Lhadji Badiane, soccer player.
• 18 April – Anthony Roux, cyclist.
• 18 April – Kévin Sireau, cyclist.
• 29 April – Basile Camerling, soccer player.
• 6 May – Romain Beynié, soccer player.
• 7 May – Pierre Ducasse, soccer player.
• 7 May – Serge Gakpé, soccer player.
• 7 May – Jérémy Menez, soccer player.
• 12 May – Loïc Lumbilla Kandja, soccer player.
• 15 May – Kévin Constant, soccer player.
• 26 May – Quentin Garcia, professional ice hockey player.
• 7 June – Jean Philippe Baile, rugby league player.
• 9 June – Toumani Diagouraga, soccer player.
• 9 June – Valentin Roberge, soccer player.
• 26 June – Samir Nasri, international soccer player.
• 27 June – Jean-François Christophe, soccer player.

July to September

• 21 July – Bilel Mohsni, footballer.
• 23 July – Élodie Brouiller, ice dancer.
• 24 July – Nordine Assami, soccer player.
• 24 July – Cyriaque Louvion, soccer player.
• 30 July – Benoît Costil, soccer player.
• 6 August – Rémy Riou, soccer player.
• 8 August – Pierre Boulanger, actor.
• 19 August – Anaïs Lameche, singer.
• 11 September – Clément Chantôme, soccer player.
• 18 September – Ludovic Genest, soccer player.

October to December

• 15 October – Serge Akakpo, soccer player.
• 1 December – Rémi Sergio, soccer player.
• 19 December – Karim Benzema, footballer
• 19 December – Cédric Baseya, soccer player.
• 22 December – Garfield Darien, hurdler
• 31 December – Émilie Le Pennec, gymnast, Olympic gold medallist.

Deaths

January to June

• 2 January – Jean de Gribaldy, cyclist and directeur sportif.
• 31 January – Yves Allégret, film director.
• 18 February – Edmond Pagès, cyclist.
• 24 February – Henri Pinault, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chengdu.
• 15 March – Léon Fleuriot, linguist and historian.
• 19 March – Louis de Broglie, physicist and a Nobel laureate.
• 1 April – Henri Cochet, tennis player.
• 3 May – Dalida, singer.
• 23 June – Sauveur Ducazeaux, cyclist.

July to December

• 6 July – Pierre Marcilhacy, politician.
• 30 July – Michel Tapié, artist, art critic, curator and art collector
• 3 August – Jean Douvinet, Olympic wrestler .
• 6 August – Léon Noël, diplomat, politician and historian.
• 23 August – Didier Pironi, motor racing driver.
• 29 August – Jean Schlumberger, jewelry designer.
• 3 October – Jean Anouilh, dramatist.
• 27 October – Jean Hélion, painter and author.
• 28 October – André Masson, artist.
• 1 November – Pierre Matignon, cyclist.
• 3 November – André Roussin, playwright.
• 4 November – Pierre Seghers, poet and editor.
• 5 November – Georges Franju, filmmaker.
• 6 November – Jean Rivier, composer.
• 18 November – Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, five times Tour de France winner.
• 2 December – Luis Federico Leloir, doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 3 December – Pierre Mollaret, neurologist.
• 13 December – Julien Darui, international soccer player.
• 15 December – François Borde, rugby union player.

Full date unknown

• Roland Ansieau, graphic artist.
• Norbert Casteret, caver and adventurer.
• Henri Decaë, cinematographer.
• Robert Filliou, artist.
• René Hardy, French Resistance member.
• Raymond Ruyer, philosopher.
• Michel Tapié, artist, critic, curator and art collector.