- 1999 in France
"See also:"
1998 in France ,
other events of 1999,2000 in France .----
Events from the year
1999 inFrance .Events
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3 March - ratification of theAmsterdam Treaty by theFrench National Assembly .
*17 March - ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the Senate.
*24 March - Fire in theMont Blanc Tunnel kills 39 people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years.
*13 June - European Parliament election in France.
*11 August - a totalsolar eclipse occurs in the north of France.
*13 October -Pacte civil de solidarité (a type ofcivil union ) adopted by French Parliament.
*12 December - a ship, Erika, breaks up near Penmarc'h spilling 37 000 tons of fuel, causing anoil slick on the Breton,Vendean andCharentaise coasts.Loire-Atlantique is particularly affected.
*26 December and28 December - storms Lothar and Martin cause heavy damage with winds reaching 180 km/h. The total damage includes more than 90 dead, 6 billion euros paid by the insurers and 10,000 km² of forest devastated.Arts and Literature
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2 September - Publication ofJean-Marie Guéhenno 's "L'avenir de la liberté - La démocratie dans la mondialisation", which examines the problems arising from confrontation between thedemocracy andglobalisation port
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27 June - French Grand Prix won byRubens Barrichello ofBrazil .
*3 July - Tour de France begins.
*25 July - Tour de France ends, won byLance Armstrong of theUnited States .Births
Deaths
January
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6 January —Michel Petrucciani , Jazz pianist (b.1962).
*19 January —Jacques Lecoq , actor, mime and acting instructor (b.1921).
*24 January -Roger Rondeaux ,cyclo-cross racer (b.1920).
*25 January -Henri Rochereau , politician andEuropean Commissioner (b.1908).
*26 January -Jeanne-Marie Darré , pianist (b.1905).February
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3 February -Luc Borrelli , soccer player (b.1965).
*12 February -André Devigny , soldier andFrench Resistance member (b.1916).
*18 February -Andreas Feininger , photographer (b.1906).March
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12 March -André Nocquet ,aikido teacher (b.1914).
*17 March -Jean Pierre-Bloch ,French Resistance member (b.1905).
*21 March —Jean Guitton , Catholic philosopher and theologian (b.1901).May
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25 May -René Gallice , soccer player (b.1919).June
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9 June -Maurice Journeau , composer (b.1898).
*19 June —Henri, comte de Paris ,Orléanist claimant to the French throne (b.1908).
*28 June -Louis Ducatel , politician and businessman (b.1902).
*30 June —Edouard Boubat , photographer (b.1923).July to October
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16 July —André Martinet , linguist (b.1908).
*30 August -Raymond Poïvet , cartoonist (b.1910).
*15 September -Michel Pinseau , architect (b.1924).
*4 October —Bernard Buffet , painter (b.1928).
*27 October -Charlotte Perriand , architect and designer (b.1903).November
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3 November —Alan Heusaff , Breton nationalist and linguist (b.1921).
*9 November -Claude Ballot-Léna , motor racing driver (b.1936).
*11 November -Alphonse Antoine , cyclist (b.1915).
*21 November - Serge Lang,journalist ,alpine skier , and founder of thealpine skiing World Cup (b.1920).
*25 November -Pierre Bézier , engineer (b.1910).
*27 November -Alain Peyrefitte , scholar and politician (b.1925).December
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6 December —Paul Bacon , politician (b.1907).
*18 December —Robert Bresson , film director (b.1901).
*23 December -Marcel Landowski ,composer ,biographer and arts administrator (b.1915).
*24 December —Maurice Couve de Murville , politician and Prime Minister (b.1907).
*28 December -Pierre Clémenti , actor (b.1942).
*28 December -Louis Féraud , fashion designer and artist (b.1921).Full date unknown
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Germaine Dieterlen , anthropologist (b.1903).
*Yann Goulet , sculptor, Breton nationalist and war-time collaborationist with Nazi Germany (b.1914).
*René Le Hir , Breton nationalist (b.1920).
*Laure Leprieur , radio personality (b.1919).
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