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''See also:'' |
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[[2001 in France]], |
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[[2002|other events of 2002]], |
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[[2003 in France]]. |
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Events from the year '''[[2002]] in [[France]]'''. |
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==Incumbents== |
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==Events== |
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*[[1 January]] - the [[Euro]] replaces the [[French franc]] as France's currency. |
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*[[6 March]] - France agrees to return the remains of [[Saartjie Baartman]] to [[South Africa]]. |
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*[[21 April]] - first round of the [[French presidential election, 2002|presidential election]]: [[Jacques Chirac]] and [[Jean-Marie le Pen]] poll the most votes. Two weeks of demonstrations against the [[National Front (France)|National Front]] follow. |
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*[[5 May]] - second round of the presidential election. [[Jacques Chirac]] is returned for a second term as [[President of the French Republic]]. |
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*[[6 May]] - nomination of [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] for the post of [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]]. |
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*[[9 June]] - first round of the [[French legislative election, 2002|legislative elections]] |
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*[[16 June]] - second round of legislative elections. |
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*[[14 July]] - During [[Bastille Day]] celebrations, [[Jacques Chirac]] escapes an assassination attempt unscathed. |
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==Arts and Literature== |
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==Sport== |
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*[[6 July]] - [[2002 Tour de France|Tour de France]] begins. |
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*[[21 July]] - [[2002 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] won by [[Michael Schumacher]] of [[Germany]]. |
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*[[28 July]] - Tour de France ends, won by [[Lance Armstrong]] of the [[United States]]. |
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==Births== |
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==Deaths== |
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===January to March=== |
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*[[11 January]] - [[Henri Verneuil]], playwright and filmmaker (b.[[1920 in France|1920]]). |
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*[[13 January]] - [[Pierre Joubert]], [[illustrator]] (b.[[1910 in France|1910]]). |
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*[[23 January]] - [[Pierre Bourdieu]], sociologist (b.[[1930 in France|1930]]). |
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*[[23 January]] - [[Maurice Limat]], [[science fiction]] author (b.[[1914 in France|1914]]). |
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*[[14 February]] - [[Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz]], member of the [[French Resistance]] and president of [[ATD Quart Monde]] (b.[[1920 in France|1920]]). |
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*[[21 February]] - [[Georges Vedel]], [[public law]] professor (b.[[1910 in France|1910]]). |
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*[[12 March]] - [[Louis-Marie Billé]], cardinal (b.[[1938 in France|1938]]). |
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*[[22 March]] - [[Marcel Hansenne]], middle distance runner (b.[[1917 in France|1917]]). |
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===April to June=== |
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*[[19 April]] - [[Jean-Pierre Destrumelle]], soccer player and manager (b.[[1941 in France|1941]]). |
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*[[22 May]] - [[Niki de Saint Phalle]], sculptor, painter and filmmaker (b.[[1930 in France|1930]]). |
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*[[25 May]] - [[Michel Jobert]], politician (b.[[1921 in France|1921]]). |
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*[[29 May]] - [[François Ovide]], [[guitar]]ist (b.[[1952 in France|1952]]). |
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*[[12 June]] - [[Jean de Beaumont]], [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]] (b.[[1904 in France|1904]]). |
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*[[29 June]] - [[François Périer]], actor (b.[[1919 in France|1919]]). |
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*[[30 June]] - [[Claude Berge]], mathematician (b.[[1926 in France|1926]]). |
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*[[30 June]] - [[Roger Lévêque]], cyclist (b.[[1920 in France|1920]]). |
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===July to September=== |
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*[[2 July]] - [[Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur]], organist and composer (b.[[1908 in France|1908]]). |
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*[[3 July]] - [[Michel Henry]], philosopher and novelist (b.[[1922 in France|1922]]). |
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*[[31 July]] - [[Claude Rifat]], [[biologist]], [[psychonaut]], [[political activist]], [[writer]] and [[researcher]]. |
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*[[2 August]] - [[Jean-Pierre Yvaral]], artist (b.[[1934 in France|1934]]). |
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*[[6 August]] - [[Jean Sauvagnargues]], politician and Minister (b.[[1915 in France|1915]]). |
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*[[8 September]] - [[Henri Rol-Tanguy]], [[communist]] and leader in the [[French Resistance]] (b.[[1908 in France|1908]]). |
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===October to December=== |
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*[[12 October]] - [[Audrey Mestre]], [[Free-diving|free-diver]] (b.[[1974 in France|1974]]). |
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*[[25 October]] - [[René Thom]], [[mathematician]] (b.[[1923 in France|1923]]). |
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*[[26 October]] - [[Jacques Massu]], General (b.[[1908 in France|1908]]). |
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*[[31 October]] - [[Lionel Poilâne]], ''boulanger'' and entrepreneur (b. c1945). |
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*[[31 October]] - [[Raymond Savignac]], [[graphic artist]] (b.[[1907 in France|1907]]). |
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*[[10 November]] - [[Michel Boisrond]], film director and writer (b.[[1921 in France|1921]]). |
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*[[23 November]] - [[Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier|Maritie Carpentier]], television producer (b.[[1922 in France|1922]]). |
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*[[29 November]] - [[Daniel Gélin]], actor, director and screenwriter (b.[[1921 in France|1921]]). |
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===Full date unknown=== |
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*[[Bernard Destremau]], tennis player (b.[[1917 in France|1917]]). |
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*[[Jacques Poirier]], painter (b.[[1928 in France|1928]]). |
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*[[Pauline Trigère]], [[fashion designer]] (b.[[1909 in France|1909]]). |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:2002 in France| ]] |
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[[Category:Years of the 21st century in France]] |
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[[Category:2002 by country|France]] |
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[[fr:2002 en France]] |
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