2003 In France

Events from the year 2003 in France.

Incumbents

* President – Jacques Chirac
* Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Events

*3 March – Speech of Dominique de Villepin, UN against war in Iraq.
*10 March – President Jacques Chirac promises to veto any UN resolution authorising war in Iraq.
*May – Citroën launches the C3 Pluriel, a small convertible.
*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 Â°C (112 Â°F).
*September – Citroën cease production of the decade-old Saxo to be replaced by the 3-door C2. The Peugeot 106 also ceases production by this time.
*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.

Births

*24 August – Alexandre Coste, illegitimate son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco.
*17 November – Luce Douady, climber (d. 2020)

Deaths

January to March

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

April to June

*7 April – Cecile de Brunhoff, storyteller (born 1903).
*17 April – Jean-Pierre Dogliani, soccer player (born 1942).
*18 April – Jean Drucker, journalist.
*23 April – Fernand Fonssagrives, photographer (born 1910).
*12 May – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (born 1933).
*23 May – Jean Yanne, humorist, actor and film director (born 1933).
*24 May – François Boyer, screenwriter (born 1920).
*25 May – Laurette Séjourné, archeologist and ethnologist (born 1911).
*27 May – Jacques Henri-Labourdette, architect (born 1915).
*29 May – Pierre Restany, art critic and cultural philosopher (born 1930).
*31 May – Nicolas Barone, cyclist (born 1931).
*7 June – Georges Pichard, comics artist (born 1920).
*13 June – Guy Lux, game show host and producer (born 1919).

July to September

*4 July – André Claveau, singer (born 1915).
*18 July – Marc Camoletti, playwright (born 1923).
*August – Christian Boussus, tennis player (born 1908).
*1 August – Marie Trintignant, actress (born 1962).
*9 August – Jacques Deray, film director (born 1929).
*27 August – Pierre Poujade, politician (born 1920).
*31 August – Pierre Cahuzac, soccer player (born 1927).
*27 September – Jean Lucas, motor racing driver (born 1917).

October to December

*15 October – Pierre Chanal, soldier and suspected serial killer (born 1946).
*16 November – Bettina Goislard, United Nations worker (born 1974).
*21 October – Jean Hélène, journalist (born 1953).
*22 October – Philippe Ragueneau, journalist and writer (born 1917).
*26 November – Stefan Wul, writer (born 1922).
*6 December – Paul-Louis Halley, billionaire businessman (born 1934).
*25 December – Francine Lancelot, dancer, choreographer and dance historian (born 1929).
*26 December – Georges Boudarel, academic and Communist militant (born 1926).
*December – Guy Héraud, politician and lawyer (born 1920).

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