2002 in France
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Events from the year 2002 in France.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- 1 January - the Euro replaces the French franc as France's currency.
- 6 March - France agrees to return the remains of Saartjie Baartman to South Africa.
- 21 April - first round of the presidential election: Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie le Pen poll the most votes. Two weeks of demonstrations against the National Front follow.
- 5 May - second round of the presidential election. Jacques Chirac returns for a second term as President of the French Republic.
- 6 May - nomination of Jean-Pierre Raffarin for the post of Prime Minister.
- 9 June - first round of the legislative elections
- 16 June - second round of legislative elections.
- 14 July - During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
- 6 July - Tour de France begins.
- 21 July - French Grand Prix won by Michael Schumacher of Germany.
- 28 July - Tour de France ends, won by Lance Armstrong of the United States.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to March
- 11 January - Henri Verneuil, playwright and filmmaker (b.1920).
- 13 January - Pierre Joubert, illustrator (b.1910).
- 23 January - Pierre Bourdieu, sociologist (b.1930).
- 23 January - Maurice Limat, science fiction author (b.1914).
- 14 February - Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, member of the French Resistance and president of ATD Quart Monde (b.1920).
- 21 February - Georges Vedel, public law professor (b.1910).
- 12 March - Louis-Marie Billé, cardinal (b.1938).
- 22 March - Marcel Hansenne, middle distance runner (b.1917).
[edit] April to June
- 19 April - Jean-Pierre Destrumelle, soccer player and manager (b.1941).
- 22 May - Niki de Saint Phalle, sculptor, painter and filmmaker (b.1930).
- 25 May - Michel Jobert, politician (b.1921).
- 29 May - François Ovide, guitarist (b.1952).
- 12 June - Jean de Beaumont, sport shooter (b.1904).
- 29 June - François Périer, actor (b.1919).
- 30 June - Claude Berge, mathematician (b.1926).
- 30 June - Roger Lévêque, cyclist (b.1920).
[edit] July to September
- 2 July - Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, organist and composer (b.1908).
- 3 July - Michel Henry, philosopher and novelist (b.1922).
- 31 July - Claude Rifat, biologist, psychonaut, political activist, writer and researcher.
- 2 August - Jean-Pierre Yvaral, artist (b.1934).
- 6 August - Jean Sauvagnargues, politician and Minister (b.1915).
- 8 September - Henri Rol-Tanguy, communist and leader in the French Resistance (b.1908).
[edit] October to December
- 12 October - Audrey Mestre, free-diver (b.1974).
- 25 October - René Thom, mathematician (b.1923).
- 26 October - Jacques Massu, General (b.1908).
- 31 October - Lionel Poilâne, boulanger and entrepreneur (b. c1945).
- 31 October - Raymond Savignac, graphic artist (b.1907).
- 10 November - Michel Boisrond, film director and writer (b.1921).
- 23 November - Maritie Carpentier, television producer (b.1922).
- 29 November - Daniel Gélin, actor, director and screenwriter (b.1921).
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- Bernard Destremau, tennis player (b.1917).
- Jacques Poirier, painter (b.1928).
- Pauline Trigère, fashion designer (b.1909).