2003 in France

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See also: 2002 in France, other events of 2003, 2004 in France.

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Events from the year 2003 in France.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and Literature 4 Sport 5 Births 6 Deaths 6.1 January to March 6.2 April to June 6.3 July to September 6.4 October to December 6.5 Full date unknown 7 References

[edit] Incumbents

• President - Jacques Chirac
• Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin
• Interior Minister - Dominique de Villepin
• Finance Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy
• Foreign Minister - Michel Barnier

[edit] Events

• 3 March - Speech of Dominique de Villepin, UNO against war in Iraq.
• 10 March - President Jacques Chirac promises to veto any UN resolution authorising war in Iraq.^[1]
• 30 May - Last flight of Air France's Concorde between Paris and New-York.
• 1 June - 29th G8 summit in Évian-les-Bains starts, with tight security and tens of thousands of protesters.
• 7 July - Corsica voters reject a referendum for increased autonomy from France by a very narrow margin.
• 11 August - A heat wave in Paris causes temperatures up to 44°C (112°F).
• 24 October - The Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
• 24 December - At the request of the United States Embassy in Paris, the French Government orders Air France to cancel several flights between France and the U.S. in response to terrorist concerns.

[edit] Arts and Literature

[edit] Sport

• 5 July - Tour de France begins.
• 6 July - French Grand Prix won by Ralf Schumacher of Germany.
• 27 July - Tour de France ends, won by Lance Armstrong of the United States.

[edit] Births

• 6 August - Prince Pierre of Orléans, grandson of Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France, Orleanist claimant to the throne of France.
• 24 August - Alexandre Coste, illegitimate son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to March

• 11 January - Maurice Pialat, film director, screenwriter and actor (b.1925).
• 19 January - Françoise Giroud, journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician (b.1916).
• 30 January - Paul-André Meyer, mathematician (b.1934).
• 10 February - Alfred Aston, international soccer player (b.1912).
• 20 February - Maurice Blanchot, writer, philosopher, and literary theorist (b.1907).
• 22 February - Daniel Toscan du Plantier, film critic.
• 24 February - Bernard Loiseau, chef (b.1951).
• 28 February - Albert Batteux, international soccer player and manager (b.1919).
• 4 March - Sébastien Japrisot, author, screenwriter and film director (b.1931).
• 14 March - Jean-Luc Lagardère, engineer and businessman (b.1928).

[edit] April to June

• 7 April - Cecile de Brunhoff, storyteller (b.1903).
• 17 April - Jean-Pierre Dogliani, soccer player (b.1942).
• 18 April - Jean Drucker, journalist.
• 23 April - Fernand Fonssagrives, photographer (b.1910).
• 12 May - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (b.1933).
• 13 May - Jef Friboulet, painter and sculptor (b.1919).
• 23 May - Jean Yanne, humorist, actor and film director (b.1933).
• 25 May - Laurette Séjourné, archeologist and ethnologist (b.1911).
• 29 May - Pierre Restany, art critic and cultural philosopher (b.1930).
• 31 May - Nicolas Barone, cyclist (b.1931).
• 7 June - Georges Pichard, comics artist (b.1920).
• 13 June - Guy Lux, game show host and producer (b.1919).

[edit] July to September

• 4 July - André Claveau, singer (b.1915).
• 18 July - Marc Camoletti, playwright (b.1923).
• 1 August - Marie Trintignant, actress (b.1962).
• 9 August - Jacques Deray, film director (b.1929).
• 27 August - Pierre Poujade, politician (b.1920).
• 31 August - Pierre Cahuzac, soccer player (b.1927).
• 27 September - Jean Lucas, motor racing driver (b.1917).

[edit] October to December

• 15 October - Pierre Chanal, soldier and suspected serial killer (b.1946).
• 16 November - Bettina Goislard, United Nations worker (b.1974).
• 21 October - Jean Hélène, journalist (b.1955).
• 22 October - Philippe Ragueneau, journalist and writer (b.1917).
• 26 November - Stefan Wul, writer (b.1922).
• 6 December - Paul-Louis Halley, billionaire businessman (b.1934).
• 26 December - Georges Boudarel, academic and Communist militant (b.1926).
• December - Guy Héraud, politician and lawyer (b.1920).

[edit] Full date unknown

• Christian Boussus, tennis player (b.1908).
• François Boyer, screenwriter (b.1920).
• Francine Lancelot, dancer, choreographer and dance historian (b.1929).

[edit] References