2009 in France
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Events from the year 2009 in France.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 24 January – Klaus (storm) hit south-western France -Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Midi-Pyrénées- and northern Spain, with wind speeds in excess of 193 kilometres per hour (120 mph). 12 people have died because of this storm in the country (28 in Europe).[1]
- 29 January – Strike action by French public sector workers causes major disruption to services.[2]
February
- General strikes in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
- At the beginning of February: A conflict ignites the French universities concerning the statute of the searchers-teachers. Many voices claim moreover the abrogation of law LRU on the autonomy of the universities. The second half of the universities' year is very disrupted.
March
- 20 March : Child adbuction of 3 year old Franco-Russian girl Elise, by her Russian mother in Arles (Bouches du Rhône).
- 29 March : Referendum on the departmentalization of island of Mayotte. The Result is "Yes" with a crushing majority. Mayotte island will become the 101 French départment.
April
- 3 and 4 April : Summit of NATO in Strasbourg. France joined the integrated command of NATO, a decision which is far from making unanimity in the French political community. During the summit, large incidents occur in certain districts of Strasbourg.
- 15 April : Coming into effect of the new plates of registrations on the new vehicles. New classification is allotted to life for each vehicle and comprises two letters, an indent, three digits, an indent and two letters. A number of department to the choice as well as the logo of the corresponding area is affixed on the line.
May
June
- 9 June : European Election.[3]
July
August
September
October
November
20 November – Air France makes its first commercial flight of the Airbus A380
December
Arts and literature
- 13–24 May : Festival International de Cannes – Movie Festival[4]
- September Deauville international American's films festival[5]
Sport
- 1 February : France national handball team win the World Championship in Croatia
- 3–15 February – World Ski Championships in Val d'Isère, Savoie[6]
- 4–26 July – Tour de France 2009[7]
Births
- 7 March – Prince Umberto of Savoy
- 19 November – Prince Gaston of Orléans (2009–)
Deaths
January
- 1 : Laurence Pernoud, writer
- 6 : Jean-Pierre Bakrim, soccer player
- 7 : Roger Besse, politician
- 8 : Gaston Lenôtre, pastry cook
- 10 : Georges Cravenne, producer, "César Award" creator
- 12 : Claude Berri, producer and filmmaker
- 14 : Nicolas Genka, writer
- 15 : René Coll, orchestra driver
- 22 : Marcel Schneider, writer
- 25 : Gérard Blanc, singer
February
- 26 : Paul Germain, scientist
March
- 2 : Alexandre Léontieff, French Polynesia president until 1991
- 14 : Alain Bashung, singer
- 29 : Maurice Jarre, composer
April
- 14 : Maurice Druon, writer
May
- 20 : Lucy Gordon, British actress
June
- 6 : Jean Dausset, immunologist
July
- 6 : Mathieu Montcourt, tennis player
August
- 22 : Adrien Zeller, politician
September
- 6 : Sim, actor, comedian, writer
- 12 : Willy Ronis, photographer
November
- 17 : José Aboulker, member of anti-Nazi resistance
- 19 : Daul Kim, South Korean model
See also
References
- ^ Le Soir, newspaper article about storm, in French
- ^ French strike brings chaos
- ^ Calendar of French election on services-publics.fr (in French)
- ^ Official Web Site of Cannes Festival
- ^ Official website of Deauville Festival
- ^ website Val d'Isère 2009 (in English)
- ^ Tour de France, départure in Monaco