Today in France History (Part 22)
Sub-Topics: French Polynesia - New Caledonia
Historical Events
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2004-11-27 - New Zealand's All Blacks thump Six Nations Rugby Union Champions France 45-6 in Paris
2004-12-14 - The Millau viaduct, the highest bridge in the world, near Millau, France is officially opened.
2005-02-23 - Vote of the controversial French law on colonialism, repealed start of 2006.
2005-04-27 - The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.
2005-05-29 - France resoundingly rejects the European Constitution.
2005-07-24 - Lance Armstrong retires after winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France victory
2005-11-27 - The first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France.
2006-01-12 - The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship.
2006-01-12 - The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have reached a dead end and recommend that Iran be referred to the United Nations Security Council.
2006-03-28 - At least 1 million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
2007-04-03 - Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
2008-03-22 - The French Swimmer Alain Bernard sets the world record of 47.50 for the 100 m freestyle long course after winning the European LC Championships 2008.
Famous Birthdays
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1944-12-04 - François Migault, French racing driver
1945-04-03 - Catherine Spaak, France, actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love)
1945-04-07 - Joël Robuchon, French chef
1945-04-24 - Dick Rivers, French singer and actor
1945-05-12 - Patrick Ricard, French businessman
1945-06-17 - Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France)
1945-06-27 - Catherine Lacoste, Paris France, golfer (US Women's Open 1967)
1945-07-10 - Jean-Marie Poiré, French film director
1945-07-30 - Patrick Modiano, French novelist
1945-09-26 - Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician
1945-09-28 - Marielle Goitschel, Ste Maxime France, alpine skier (Olympic-gold-64)
1945-10-12 - Aurore Clément, French actress
1945-10-13 - Christophe, French singer
1945-11-01 - Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist (Blind Faith, Traffic)
1945-11-29 - Roger Bambuck, Guadeloupe, French 4X100 runner (Olympic-bronze-1968)
1946-02-17 - Andre Dussollier, Annecy France, actor (3 Men & a Cradle)
1946-02-18 - Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor
1946-02-25 - Jean Todt, French executive director of Scuderia Ferrari
1946-03-01 - Gerry Boulet, French-Canadian singer (d. 1990)
1946-03-11 - Brigitte Fossey, Tourcoing France, actress (Man Who Died Twice)
1946-03-18 - Michel Leclère, French racing driver
1946-03-25 - Maurice Krafft, French vulcanologist (d. 1991)
1946-03-26 - Alain Madelin, French politician
1946-04-07 - Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
1946-04-20 - Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor
1946-04-22 - Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
1946-04-28 - Ginette Reno, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
1946-05-19 - André the Giant, French professional wrestler (d. 1993)
1946-07-22 - Mirelle Mathieu, Acignon France, singer (So Ein Schone r Abend)
1946-08-08 - French W Weisglas, Dutch MP (VVD)
1946-09-03 - Peter Morris, historian of France
1946-09-10 - Michèle Alliot-Marie, French politician
1946-10-07 - Bernard Lavilliers, French singer
1946-10-22 - Claude Charron, French-Canadian politician and TV personality
1946-11-18 - Amanda Lear, French singer
1947-01-16 - Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress (Le Sex Shop)
1947-01-20 - Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and directeur sportif
1947-01-21 - Michel Jonasz, French singer and composer
1947-01-26 - Patrick Dewaere, [PJMH Bordeaux], France, actor (Les Valseuses)
1947-01-26 - Michel Sardou, French singer
1947-03-11 - Dominique Sanda, [Varaigne], Paris France, actress (1900, First Love)
1947-03-18 - Patrick Chesnais, French actor
1947-04-01 - Alain Connes, French mathematician
1947-06-18 - Bernard Giraudeau, La Rochelle France, actor (L'Annee des Meduses)
1947-06-20 - David French, British director (Deep Sleep, Bingo)
1947-06-28 - Anny Duperey, French film and television actress
1947-08-11 - Catherine Collard, French pianist (Schumann/Brahms)
1947-10-04 - Julien Clerc, French singer
1947-10-09 - France Gall, French singer
1947-10-22 - Raymond Bachand, French-Canadian politician and businessman
1947-11-25 - Jonathan Kaplan, Paris France, director (Heart Like a Wheel)
1947-11-28 - Michel Berger, French songwriter (d. 1992)
1947-12-01 - Alain Bashung, French singer
1948-01-10 - Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
1948-01-17 - Anne Queffélec, French pianist
1948-04-03 - Arlette Cousture, French-Canadian writer
1948-04-20 - Rémy Trudel, French Canadian politician
1948-04-21 - Claire Denis, Paris France, actress (Boom Boom, Chocolat)
1948-04-23 - Pascal Quignard, French author
1948-04-23 - Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
1948-04-28 - Dorothée Berryman, French Canadian actress and singer
1948-05-19 - Jean-Pierre Haignere, France, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17)
1948-07-04 - René Arnoux, France, formula-1 racer (6th place-1980)
1948-07-06 - Nathalie Baye, Mainneville France, actress (Beau Pere, Honeymoon)
1948-07-07 - Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian actor
1948-07-30 - Jean Reno, Moroccan-born French actor
1948-08-24 - Jean-Michel Jarre, French musician
1948-09-19 - Jeremy Irons, England, actor (French Lieutenant's Woman)
1948-09-28 - Marielle Goitschel, France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1968) [or 1945]
1948-10-08 - Stefanie Marrian, Paris France, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)
1948-10-08 - Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)
1948-10-10 - Séverine, French singer
1948-11-05 - Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual
1948-11-25 - Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician
1948-12-18 - Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer
1948-12-27 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor
1949-01-18 - Philippe Starck, French designer
1949-02-10 - Maxime Le Forestier, French singer
1949-03-02 - Alain Chamfort, French singer
1949-04-01 - Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
1949-04-13 - Philippe Petit, Nemours France, juggler/aerialist
1949-04-19 - Paloma Picasso, [Gilot], Paris France, actress (Immoral Tales)
1949-04-24 - Véronique Sanson, French singer and songwriter
1949-04-25 - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician
1949-06-04 - Gabriel Arcand, French Canadian actor
1949-06-22 - Meryl Streep, NJ, actress (French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice)
1949-09-30 - Michel Tognini, Vincennes France, astronaut (Soyuz TM-15, sk: STS 93)
1949-10-22 - Arsène Wenger, French football manager
1950-01-15 - Marius Trésor, French footballer
1950-02-22 - Miou-Miou, Paris France, actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband)
1950-02-22 - Sylvette Miou-Miou, Paris France, actress (Bottom Line, Menage)
1950-03-23 - Corrine Clery, Paris France, actress (Moonraker, Yor)
1950-05-17 - Christian Lacroix, French couturier (Chic Frills)
1950-05-20 - Yvon Lambert, French Canadian ice hockey player
1950-05-30 - Bertrand Delanoë, French politician
1950-06-21 - Gérard Lanvin, French actor
1951-02-06 - Jacques Villeret, French film actor (d. 2005)
1951-04-16 - Pierre Toutain-Dorbec, French photographer
1951-06-16 - Michel Viso, France, cosmonaut
1951-06-23 - Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
Famous Deaths
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2007-04-19 - Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (b. 1932)
2007-04-30 - Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)
2007-05-18 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist (b. 1932)
2007-05-30 - Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and author (b. 1933)
2007-06-04 - Bill France Jr., NASCAR pioneer (b. 1933)
2007-07-05 - Régine Crespin, French operatic soprano (b. 1927)
2007-07-29 - Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)
2007-08-05 - Jean-Marie Lustiger, Cardinal of France
2007-08-29 - Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (b. 1916)
2007-09-22 - Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (b. 1923)
2007-10-13 - Bob Denard, French mercenary (b. 1929)
2007-10-22 - Ève Curie French writer (b. 1904)
2007-12-06 - Katy French, Irish Supermodel and Socialite (b. 1983)
2008-01-29 - Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2008-03-12 - Lazare Ponticelli, the last "poilu", French foot soldier of World War One, dies at 110 (b. 1897)
2008-03-27 - Jean-Marie Balestre, French president of motor sport's FIA (b. 1921)
2008-04-17 - Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician (b. 1913)
2008-04-19 - Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (b. 1907)
2008-06-01 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (b. 1936)
2008-06-18 - Jean Delannoy, French actor and director (b. 1908)
2008-08-13 - Henri Cartan,French Mathematician
