- 2002 in France
"See also:"
2001 in France ,
other events of 2002,2003 in France .----
Events from the year
2002 inFrance .Incumbents
Events
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1 January - theEuro replaces theFrench franc as France's currency.
*6 March - France agrees to return the remains ofSaartjie Baartman toSouth Africa .
*21 April - first round of the presidential election:Jacques Chirac andJean-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 is returned for a second term asPresident of the French Republic .
*6 May - nomination ofJean-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 - DuringBastille Day celebrations,Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.Arts and Literature
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6 July - Tour de France begins.
*21 July - French Grand Prix won byMichael Schumacher ofGermany .
*28 July - Tour de France ends, won byLance Armstrong of theUnited States .Births
Deaths
January to March
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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 theFrench Resistance and president ofATD 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).April to June
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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 ,guitar ist (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).July to September
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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 andresearcher .
*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 theFrench Resistance (b.1908).October to December
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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).Full date unknown
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Bernard Destremau , tennis player (b.1917).
*Jacques Poirier , painter (b.1928).
*Pauline Trigère ,fashion designer (b.1909).References
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