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France-related events during the year of 2024
Events in the year
2024 in
France .
Incumbents
Events
2024 France floods
9 January –
Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay
Prime Minister of France .
[1]
18 January –
2024 French farmers' protests are held against French and EU government agricultural policy.
[2]
[3]
23 January – A woman is killed while her husband and their daughter, all
FNSEA members, are injured after a car crashes into a roadblock in
Pamiers ,
France , at the
2024 French farmers' protests , a protest for better pay and against excessive regulation.
[4]
26 January –
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and
French President
Emmanuel Macron celebrate
India's Republic Day togethe, with Macron being the
Chief Guest at the
Republic Day parade in
New Delhi .
[5]
28 January – Protesters advocating for sustainable food throw soup at the
Mona Lisa in the
Louvre . The painting is protected by bulletproof glass and was not damaged.
[6]
10 February – France's
EDF shuts down two
nuclear reactors due to a fire at the
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant .
[7]
21 February – Entry of
Missak Manouchian and
Mélinée Manouchian into the
Panthéon .
[8]
19 April – A man threatens to blow himself up near the
Iranian Embassy in
Paris , being later arrested.
[9]
22 April –
Kendji Girac , the winner of the
2014 series of
The Voice: la plus belle voix , is shot in
Biscarrosse .
[10]
24 April – The union representing air traffic controllers in France cancels a planned 24-hour strike on Thursday, although a majority of flights had already been cancelled.
[11]
Predicted and scheduled events
Holidays
Source :
[15]
†Good Friday and St Stephen's Day are observed in
Alsace and
Moselle only
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
2 January:
Daniel Revenu , 81, fencer, Olympic champion (
1968 ) and five-time bronze medalist.
[16]
3 January:
4 January:
Raymond Elena , 92, racing cyclist.
[20]
5 January:
8 January:
Guy Bonnet , 78, author, composer and singer.
[23]
9 January:
10 January:
Louis Le Pensec , 87, politician,
minister of agriculture (1997–1998) and
senator (1998–2008).
[26]
11 January:
Laurence Badie , 95, actress (
The Virtuous Scoundrel ,
Woman Times Seven ,
Bankers Also Have Souls ) and comedian.
[27]
Guy Janvier , 75, politician, member of the
general council of Hauts-de-Seine (2004–2015).
[28]
Jean-Luc Laurent , 66, politician,
MP (2012–2017) and mayor of
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (1995–2016, since 2020).
[29]
13 January:
14 January:
Christophe Boesch , 72, French-Swiss primatologist.
[32]
18 January:
Slim Pezin , 78, guitarist, arranger and conductor.
[33]
22 January:
Pierre Chassigneux , 82, businessman and government official, president of
SANEF (2003–2011).
[34]
23 January:
Jean Petit , 74, football player (
Monaco ,
national team ) and manager.
[35]
26 January:
27 January:
Pierre Montlaur , 60, rugby union player (
SU Agen ,
national team ).
[38]
29 January:
30 January:
Jean-François Cordet , 73, government official, director of
OFPRA (2007–2012).
[42]
February
March
April
See also
Country overviews
References
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"Gabriel Attal: Macron's pick for PM is France's youngest at 34" . 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
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" "On va mener une action qui va marquer les esprits": les agriculteurs veulent bloquer les autoroutes ce jeudi" (in French). ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-24 .
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"Colère des agriculteurs : les revendications de la profession" (in French). L'Express. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24 .
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"A woman dies and 2 people are injured at a French farmers' protest barricade" . AP News . 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
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"Republic Day 2024: Emmanuel Macron chief guest, parade time, other key details conviction" .
Hindustan Times . Retrieved 26 January 2024 .
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"Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci painting" . 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-28 .
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"France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors after fire at Chinon plant" . Yahoo Finance . 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10 .
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"Missak Manouchian, héros de la Résistance d'origine arménienne, va faire son entrée au Panthéon" [Missak Manouchian, hero of the Resistance of Armenian origin, will enter the Panthéon]. Le Monde (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill.
"Man Reportedly Threatened To Blow Himself Up Near Iranian Embassy In Paris" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-04-19 .
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"Kendji Girac: The Voice France star seriously hurt after shooting" . BBC News . 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22 .
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"France airport strike called off but flights still cancelled" . euronews . 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-25 .
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"1944 – 2024: 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY" . Normandy Tourism . 25 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"New Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" welcomed by IOC President" . International Paralympic Committee. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Mainguy, Marie (27 October 2022).
"THE PARALYMPIC GAMES OF PARIS 2024" . Paris 2024 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"France Public Holidays 2024" . Public Holidays Global . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"Décès de Daniel Revenu, champion olympique de fleuret par équipe aux JO 1968" . L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04 .
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"Le pilote automobile René Metge, triple vainqueur du Dakar, est mort" . Franceinfo (in French). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03 .
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"Mort de Bernard Ducuing : l'ancien joueur du Montpellier Hérault Sport Club est décédé à l'âge de 73 ans" . midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-04 .
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"In memoriam – Frédéric Bluche – Association des Historiens des Facultés de Droit" (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
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"Cyclisme. Ancien coureur professionnel, Raymond Elena nous a quittés" . www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
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"Moselle. Jean-Marie Rausch, l'ancien maire de Metz, est décédé : ses obsèques célébrées ce mercredi" . www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05 .
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"Décès de Bernard Malgrange | Société Mathématique de France" . smf.emath.fr . Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
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"VIDÉOS - Le chanteur et compositeur avignonnais Guy Bonnet est décédé - France Bleu" . ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
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"Thierry Desmarest, ancien PDG de Total, est mort" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
^ Levakis, Olympe.
"Jean Céa, grand professeur qui laisse une trace durable" . Newsroom (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
^ GRIESINGER, Béatrice (2024-01-10).
"Louis Le Pensec, figure politique du Finistère et ancien ministre de la Mer, est décédé" . Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
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"Mort de la comédienne Laurence Badie" . BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11 .
^ à 10h23, Par Hendrik Delaire Le 16 janvier 2024 (2024-01-16).
"Vanves : l'ancien maire Guy Janvier est décédé" . leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 . {{
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"Mort de Jean-Luc Laurent, maire du Kremlin-Bicêtre" . actu.fr (in French). 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Loire. L'ancien député du Roannais Jean-Jacques Benetière est décédé" . www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-23 .
^ Rédaction, La (2024-01-13).
"Décès du compositeur Bruno Ducol" . ResMusica (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Помер приматолог Крістоф Беш" . UAZMI (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Mylène Farmer en deuil : mort de Slim Pezin, son musicien et ami de longue date" . www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Le Figaro : Deuils - Pierre CHASSIGNEUX" . carnetdujour.lefigaro.fr . Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Jean Petit, légende de Monaco, est mort" . L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Le vibraphoniste Michel Hausser est décédé - Les brèves - News - TSF Jazz : la première radio jazz de France" . www.tsfjazz.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Disparition de Jean Vaillant, le plus titré des athlètes bretons" . Le Télégramme (in French). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Carnet noir : mort brutale de Pierre Montlaur, joueur emblématique du SU Agen" . petitbleu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
^ rédaction, La (2024-01-30).
"L'ancien député du Var Louis Colombani est décédé" . Var-Matin (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
^ MENEGHINI, Kathleen (2024-01-30).
"Avec le décès de Séverine Foulon une lumière s'est éteinte sur Le Touquet" . www.nordlittoral.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Iskandar Safa, homme d'affaires et propriétaire de Valeurs actuelles, est mort à 68 ans" . Le Figaro (in French). 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Avis de décès" . Roc Eclerc (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Une légende de l'athlétisme français est morte" . L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Ancien maire d'Alès et député du Gard, Gilbert Millet a tiré sa révérence à l'âge de 93 ans" . midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin [Catholic-Hierarchy]" . www.catholic-hierarchy.org . Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Jean Malaurie, géographe, explorateur du Grand Nord et éditeur, est mort" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05 .
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"Le réalisateur Laurent Cantet, palme d'or avec Entre les murs, est décédé à 63 ans" . Le Figaro (in French). 25 April 2024.
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