When is Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's birthday?

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's birthday is February 2. He was born on February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germany.

How old was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing when he died?

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died on December 2, 2020, aged 94.

Who shares a birthday with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing?

Famous people who share Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's February 2 birthday include Shakira, James Joyce, Ayn Rand, Park Geun-hye and Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.

Politics · 1926–2020

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 2 February 1926 · Died: 2 December 2020 · Age: 94

French president from 1974 to 1981 who modernised social laws and later led the drafting of the EU constitution

Did you know?He wrote several romantic novels after his presidency, including one that imagined a fictional affair with Diana, Princess of Wales.

Quick facts

Date of birth2 February 1926
Date of death2 December 2020
Age at death94
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceKoblenz, Germany
Occupationstatesperson, official, politician

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was a modernising president of France. Born in Koblenz, he fought in the liberation of France as a teenager. A brilliant technocrat, he became finance minister in his thirties. Elected president in 1974 at 48, he lowered the voting age to 18 and legalised abortion. With Germany's Helmut Schmidt he helped launch the European Monetary System and the summits that became the G7. He lost to François Mitterrand in 1981. He later led the drafting of a European constitution.

Key Milestones

1962: Finance minister – appointed
1974: President – elected
1975: G6 – summit
1981: Defeat by Mitterrand

Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK:, US:; French:; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was President of France from 1974 to 1981.

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: President of France

French president, 1926–2020

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was born in Koblenz on 2 February 1926.

He fought in the liberation of France at 18.

He was president from 1974 to 1981.

He led the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Career highlights

1962Finance minister: appointed
1974President: elected
1975G6: summit
1981Defeat: by Mitterrand
2003Académie française: elected

Did you know?He co-founded the G7 summits of world leaders.

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Age at death: 94
Years since death: 5

Family

Father: Edmond Giscard d'Estaing
Mother: May Bardoux
Spouse: Anne-Aymone Sauvage de Brantes
Children: Henri Giscard d'Estaing, Jacinte Giscard d'Estaing, Louis Giscard d'Estaing, Valérie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing

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When is Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's birthday?: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's birthday is February 2. He was born on February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germany.
How old was Valéry Giscard d'Estaing when he died?: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died on December 2, 2020, aged 94.
Who shares a birthday with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing?: Famous people who share Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's February 2 birthday include Shakira, James Joyce, Ayn Rand, Park Geun-hye and Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.

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