1993 in France

none May 2020 1993 Events from the year 1993 in France. Incumbents President: François Mitterrand Prime Minister: Pierre Bérégovoy (until 29 March), Édouard Balladur (starting 29 March) Events January to March 28 January – Philippe Bernard, the French ambassador to Zaire, is killed in an attack on the French Embassy in Kinshasa by soldiers rioting against Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/30/world/french-troops-enter-zaire-45-reported-killed-in-riots.html French Troops Enter Zaire; 45 Reported Killed in Riots The New York Times Associated Press sec. 1 p.6 30 January 1993 27 April 2020 16 February – A memorial dedicated to French casualties in the First Indochina War is inaugurated by President François Mitterrand in Fréjus.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/02/24/frances-lonely-vietnam-memorial/c56b1528-b589-4892-b999-1f4b7974e4a6/ France's Lonely Vietnam Memorial The Washington Post Anne Swardson 24 February 1997 28 April 2020 18 February – Peugeot launches the 306 range of hatchbacks, estates, convertibles and saloons, which will mainly be built at Peugeot's factory near Coventry in England, which was formerly owned by the Rootes Group and the now-defunct European division of Chrysler.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4919566.stm Motor city loses last major plant 18 April 2006 7 March – Citroën launches the Xantiahttp://www.ina.fr/video/PUB3774405073/citroen-xantia-automobile-5-portes.fr.html Citroen Xantia : Automobile 5 Portes | Ina five-door hatchback, which replaces the 10-year-old BX. An estate model is due next year.Julian Marsh http://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/psa/xantia/xantia-1.html Citroën - Xantia Citroenet.org.uk 2000-06-10 2022-05-08 20 March - Peugeot launched the 306 hatchback, which replaces the 309 and some versions of the 205. 21 and 28 March – 1993 French legislative election: The alliance between Rally for the Republic and Union for French Democracy defeats the Socialist Party in a landslide victory, winning 449 of the 577 seats in the French National Assembly. Pierre Bérégovoy is subsequently replaced as prime minister by Edouard Balladur on 29 March.Guyomarch Alain The 1993 Parliamentary Election in France Parliamentary Affairs 1993 46 4 605–626 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052445 April to June April – The closure of four national observatories by the end of the decade is announced in a cost-saving measure to maintain France's funding commitments towards international astronomical facilities.Butler Declan France to close four observatories Nature 362 6422 683 1993 10.1038/362683b0 1993Natur.362..683B free 15 May – Teacher Laurence Dreyfus and six children are rescued by police after being held hostage by a gunman in a nursery school in Paris for two days. Dreyfus is later awarded the Légion D'honneur for her bravery.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/15/newsid_2510000/2510707.stm 1993: French police rescue child hostages BBC On This Day BBC 28 April 2020 26 May – Olympique de Marseille become the first French club to win the European Cup after defeating Italian side A.C. Milan by a score of 1–0 in the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final in Munich.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-story-of-marseilles-tainted-1993-cup-triumph-2222683.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-story-of-marseilles-tainted-1993-cup-triumph-2222683.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The story of Marseilles' tainted 1993 Cup triumph The Independent Robin Scott-Elliot 23 February 2011 27 April 2020 8 June – René Bousquet, a banker and a former police administrator in Vichy France, is shot dead in his Parisian home. The shooter, Christian Didier, is arrested later that day after confessing in an impromptu press conference held with television media.https://www.theguardian.com/world/1993/jun/09/france.paulwebster The collaborator's pitiless end The Guardian Paul Webster 9 June 1993 27 April 2020 18 June – Météo-France, the nation's meteorological service, is established.Golnaraghi Maryam Borretti Catherine Institutional Partnerships in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems The French Vigilance System, Contributing to the Reduction of Disaster Risks in France Springer Science & Business Media 2012 66 9783642253737 July to December 13 October – The fifth summit of the Francophonie opens in Mauritius.Ager Dennis 'Francophonie' in the 1990s: Problems and Opportunities https://archive.org/details/francophoniespro00ager limited Multilingual Matters 125 1996 1-85359-323-0 November – A total of 538 people are infected in an outbreak of trichinellosis in Paris, Velizy, La Rochelle, and Coulommiers after consuming horse meat from a single carcass imported from Canada.Dupouy-Camet J. Soulé C. Ancelle T. https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/abs/1994/03/parasite1994012p99/parasite1994012p99.html Recent news on trichinellosis: another outbreak due to horsemeat consumption in France in 1993 Parasite 1 2 99–103 1994 10.1051/parasite/1994012099 9140477 28 April 2020 free December – The Renault Laguna is launched as a hatchback to replace the Renault 21 hatchback and saloon, although the Savanna estate will continue until 1995 when the Laguna estate is launched. 2 December – A planned merger between Renault and Swedish car maker Volvo to create the world's sixth largest automotive manufacturer is cancelled after executives at Volvo force a withdrawal over concerns about the direction of the future merged company.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/03/business/volvo-abandons-renault-merger.html Volvo Abandons Renault Merger The New York Times Richard W. Stevenson sec. D p.1 3 December 1993 27 April 2020 10 December – Air France Flight 2306 between Paris and Nice is hijacked by a knife-wielding man shortly before arriving at Nice. Despite demands to be flown to Tripoli, the aircraft lands as intended at Cote d'Azur airport, where all 123 passengers and six crew members onboard are released unharmed.Office of Civil Aviation Security Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 United States Department of Transportation 30 1993 Sport 16 May – Marseille defeats A.C. Milan in the UEFA Champions League Final, becoming the first French team to win the European Cup. 3 July – Tour de France begins. 4 July – Alain Prost wins the French Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Magny-Cours, for the sixth time.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1993/11/perfect-for-prost 1993 French Grand Prix race report - Perfect for Prost Motorsport 69 8 David Tremayne 712–719 August 1993 3 May 2020 25 July – Tour de France ends won by Miguel Indurain of Spain. 3 October – Urban Sea, ridden by jockey Eric Saint-Martin, wins the 72nd Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/04/sports/IHT-urban-sea-triumphs-in-arc-de-triomphe.html Urban Sea Triumphs in Arc de Triomphe International Herald Tribune Ian Thomsen 4 October 1993 3 May 2020 17 November – France are eliminated from qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup after a 2–1 defeat to Bulgaria at the Parc des Princes.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/nov/16/from-vault-ginola-houllier-france-feud From the Vault: The cross that cost France and started a 19-year feud The Guardian Paul Campbell 16 November 2012 3 May 2020 Births 5 January – Marie-Bernadette Mbuyamba, basketball player. 21 January – Clément Mignon, swimmer. 15 March – Paul Pogba, footballer 25 April – Raphaël Varane, footballer 20 July – Lucas Digne, footballer. 1 September – Ilona Mitrecey, singer. Deaths January to March thumb|120px|André the Giant 1980s 13 January René Pleven, French politician, 88th prime minister of France (b. 1901) Charles Tillon, French politician (b. 1897) 20 January – Françoise Dior, French supporter of the postwar Nazi cause (b. 1932) 27 January – André the Giant, French WWF professional wrestler (b. 1946) 31 January – Claude de Cambronne, French aircraft manufacturer \9b. 1905) 21 February – Jean Lecanuet, politician (b. 1920) 8 February – Roland Mousnier, historian (b. 1907)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-roland-mousnier-1472789.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-roland-mousnier-1472789.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Roland Mousnier The Independent Douglas Johnson 13 February 1993 4 June 2020 10 February – Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, politician and Prime Minister of France (b. 1914)https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1993/02/13/mort-de-maurice-bourges-maunoury_3915439_1819218.html Mort de Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury fr Le Monde 13 February 1993 4 June 2020 25 February – Eddie Constantine, American-born French actor and singer (b. 1917) 19 March – Roger Michelot, boxer (b. 1912) 30 March – Andrée Brunet, figure skater (b. 1901) April to June 1 April – Andrée Brunin, poet (b. 1937) 23 April - Séra Martin, middle-distance Olympic runner (b. 1906) 1 May – Pierre Bérégovoy, politician and Prime Minister of France (b. 1925)https://www.lefigaro.fr/histoire/archives/2018/04/30/26010-20180430ARTFIG00244-il-y-a-25-ans-la-mort-tragique-de-pierre-beregovoy.php Il y a 25 ans, la mort tragique de Pierre Bérégovoy fr Le Figaro 30 April 2018 7 May 2020 22 May – Alfred Vaucher, theologian, church historian and bibliographer (b. 1887) 4 June – André Girard, civil servant and Resistance worker (b. 1909) 8 June – René Bousquet, civil servant, secretary general of the Vichy regime police (b. 1909)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-rene-bousquet-1490548.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-rene-bousquet-1490548.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Rene Bousquet The Independent Douglas Johnson 9 June 1993 7 May 2020 14 June – Louis Jacquinot, lawyer and politician (b. 1898)https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1993/06/17/ancien-ministre-du-general-de-gaulle-louis-jacquinot-est-mort_3949039_1819218.html Ancien ministre du général de Gaulle Louis Jacquinot est mort fr Le Monde 17 June 1993 3 May 2020 18 June – Jean Cau, writer and journalist (b. 1925)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jean-cau-1494832.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jean-cau-1494832.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Jean Cau The Independent James Kirkup 30 June 1993 3 May 2020 19 June – Marcel Béalu, writer (b. 1908)https://books.google.com/books?id=et2KBAAAQBAJ fr Dictionnaire de la Littérature française du XXe siècle Encyclopaedia Universalis BÉALU Marcel (1908-1993) Marcel Schneider 2015 9782852291478 July to September thumb|120px|Hervé Villechaize in 1977 14 July – Léo Ferré, poet, composer, singer and musician (b. 1916)https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/18/obituaries/leo-ferre-76-french-song-writer.html Leo Ferre, 76, French Song Writer The New York Times Associated Press 18 July 1993 2 May 2020 21 July – René-Jean Jacquet, soccer player (b. 1933) 16 August – René Dreyfus, motor racing driver (b. 1905)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-rene-dreyfus-1462530.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-rene-dreyfus-1462530.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Rene Dreyfus The Independent Rivers Fletcher 21 August 1993 2 May 2020 4 September – Hervé Villechaize, actor (b. 1943)https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/09/06/herve-villechaize-dies/ca2be2a2-8c72-4230-8724-bfbaafa9788c/ Herve Villechaize dies The Washington Post 6 September 1993 2 May 2020 5 September – Claude Renoir, cinematographer (b. 1914)https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/13/obituaries/claude-renoir-79-a-cinematographer-with-a-painter-s-eye.html Claude Renoir, 79, A Cinematographer With a Painter's Eye The New York Times Eric Pace 13 September 1993 2 May 2020 7 September – Christian Metz, film theorist (b. 1931) October to December 1 November – Clément Dupont, rugby union player (b. 1899) 16 November – Achille Zavatta, clown and circus operator (b. 1915)https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1993/11/18/culture-la-mort-d-achille-zavatta-au-bonheur-de-la-piste_3973250_1819218.html CULTURE LA MORT D'ACHILLE ZAVATTA... Au bonheur de la piste Le Monde fr 18 November 1993 27 April 2020 13 December – Vanessa Duriès, novelist (b. 1972) 18 December – Georges Bégué, engineer and Special Operations Executive agent (b. 1911) 23 December – Sylvia Bataille, actress (b. 1908)https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1993/12/24/epouse-de-georges-bataille-puis-de-jacques-lacan-sylvia-bataille-est-morte_3970240_1819218.html Epouse de Georges Bataille, puis de Jacques Lacan Sylvia Bataille est morte Le Monde fr Wife of Georges Bataille, then of Jacques Lacan Sylvia Bataille has died 24 December 1993 27 April 2020 25 December – Pierre Victor Auger, physicist (b. 1899)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pierre-auger-1407850.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pierre-auger-1407850.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Obituary: Pierre Auger The Independent Pierre Darriulat 19 January 1994 27 April 2020 27 December – André Pilette, motor racing driver (b. 1918) Full date unknown Pierre Naville, writer and sociologist (b. 1903). Animal births Helissio, thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (died 2013). See also List of French films of 1993 References 1993 France France Category:1990s in France Category:Years of the 20th century in France