1999 in France

none March 2023 1999 Events from the year 1999 in France. Incumbents President: Jacques Chirac Prime Minister: Lionel Jospin Events 1 January - the euro currency is introduced for digital transactions in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member countries. 3 March – ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the French National Assembly. 17 March – ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty by the Senate. 24 March – Mont Blanc Tunnel fire: A fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel kills 39 people, closing the tunnel for nearly three years. 13 June – European Parliament election in France. 11 August – a total solar eclipse occurs in the north of France. September – The Peugeot 607 is launched to replace the unsuccessful decade-old 605. 13 October – Pacte civil de solidarité (a type of civil union) adopted by French Parliament. 12 December – a ship, Erika, breaks up near Penmarc'h spilling 37 000 tons of fuel, causing an oil slick on the Breton, Vendean and Charentaise coasts. Loire-Atlantique is particularly affected. 26 and 28 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. 29 December – English woman Evelyn Wilkinson-Lund is reported missing from her home in Rayssac.2012-04-12 Briton jailed for 12 years in France for killing wife and dumping her https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/briton-jailed-for-12-years-in-france-for-killing-wife-and-dumping-her-in-lake-6687691.html 2025-08-18 The Standard en Full date unknown – Certificat d'aptitude à l'enseignement aéronautique, a national degree for aeronautics and space knowledge, is introduced.fr Certificat d'aptitude à l'enseignement aéronautique Arts and literature 2 September – Publication of Jean-Marie Guéhenno's "L'avenir de la liberté – La démocratie dans la mondialisation", which examines the problems arising from confrontation between the democracy and globalisation Sport 27 June – French Grand Prix won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen of Germany. 3 July – Tour de France begins.Longman Jeré Lance Armstrong's 1999 Tour de France Triumph Takes a Dark Turn https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/sports/cycling/lance-armstrongs-1999-tour-de-france-triumph-takes-a-dark-turn.html The New York Times 10 June 2018 10 October 2012 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Lance Armstrong of the United States. Births 21 March – Mélusine Mayance, actress 26 March - Bleuenn Battistoni, Ballerina 14 April – Matteo Guendouzi, soccer player 13 July – Julian Chartier, trampoline gymnast 25 October – Noémie Brochant, basketball player Deaths January 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 and European Commissioner (b. 1908). 26 January – Jeanne-Marie Darré, pianist (b. 1905). February 3 February – Luc Borrelli, soccer player (b. 1965) 4 February – Maurice Najman, journalist (born 1948) 12 February – André Devigny, soldier and French Resistance member (b. 1916) 18 February – Andreas Feininger, photographer (b. 1906) March 12 March – André Nocquet, aikido teacher (b. 1914). 17 March – Jean Pierre-Bloch, French Resistance member (b. 1905). 20 March – Elsa Barraine, composer (b. 1910) 21 March – Jean Guitton, Catholic philosopher and theologian (b. 1901). May 25 May – René Gallice, soccer player (b. 1919). June 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 16 July – André Martinet, linguist (b. 1908). 30 July – Hermann Panzo, athlete (b. 1958). 22 August – Yann Goulet, sculptor, Breton nationalist and war-time Nazi collaborationist (b. 1914). 30 August – Raymond Poïvet, cartoonist (b. 1910). 14 September – Jehan Buhan, fencer (b. 1912). 15 September – Michel Pinseau, architect (b. 1924). 4 October – Bernard Buffet, painter (b. 1928). 27 October – Charlotte Perriand, architect and designer (b. 1903). November 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). 13 November – Germaine Dieterlen, anthropologist (b. 1903). 21 November – Serge Lang, journalist, alpine skier, and founder of the alpine skiing World Cup (b. 1920). 25 November – Pierre Bézier, engineer (b. 1910). 27 November – Alain Peyrefitte, scholar and politician (b. 1925). December 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 René Le Hir, Breton nationalist (b. 1920). Laure Leprieur, radio personality (b. 1919). See also List of French films of 1999 References 1999 France France Category:1990s in France Category:Years of the 20th century in France