2005 in France
See also: 2004 in France, other events of 2005, 2006 in France.
Events from the year 2005 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 5 January - Libération journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi guide Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi are taken hostage in Iraq (freed on 11 June).
- 11 February - André Vingt-Trois is named Archbishop of Paris.
- 23 February - A controversial French law on colonialism, requiring teachers to paint it in a positive light, is passed by the national legislature.
- 25 February - Resignation of Minister of Finance Hervé Gaymard, following a scandal over the low rent of the exclusive apartment he occupied.
- March - The Renault Laguna gets facelifted.
- 31 March - An amendment to the 35-hour workweek law is voted, extending possibilities of overtime.
- April - The Fillon law reforming France's education system is voted, amidst student protests numbering hundreds of thousands.
- 6 April - First mental 13th root calculation of a 200-digit number, computed by Alexis Lemaire.
- 15 April - At least 21 people die and around 50 are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris.
- 27 April - First flight of Airbus A380 in Toulouse.
- 28 April - Sales begin of the Peugeot 1007 mini MPV.
- 16 May - Pentecost Monday ceases to be a statutory holiday, leading to strong protests.
- 29 May - French referendum on the European Constitution votes resoundingly to reject it.
- 31 May - A new government, headed by Dominique de Villepin, is nominated.
- June - The Peugeot 307 gets facelifted.
- 28 June - Official announcement that ITER will be built in Cadarache, Southern France.
- 5 July - Laurence Parisot becomes the president of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France.
- 2 August - Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames after skidding off the end of runway in Toronto, all passengers survive.
- 11 August - Ariane 5GS launches Thaïcom-4/iPStar-1, the heaviest telecommunications satellite to date at 6505 kg, into orbit.
- 16 August - West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Venezuela, killing 160, mostly French citizens from Martinique.
- 16 August - Assassination of Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community.
- September - New Renault Clio is launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
- 3 September - Jacques Chirac is hospitalized for a "small vascular incident" affecting his eyesight.
- 27 October - 2005 civil unrest in France begins, and will last until 17 November.
- November - The Renault Clio is voted European Car of the Year.
- 8 November - President Jacques Chirac declares a state of emergency on the 12th day of the French civil unrest.
- 16 November - Ariane 5 launches Spaceway-F2 and Telkom-2, the rocket's heaviest dual payload to date, at more than 8000 kg.
- 18 November - Partial privatization of Électricité de France.
- 27 November - Surgeons in France carry out the first human face transplant on Isabelle Dinoire.[1]
Arts and literature
Film
Sport
Births
Full date unknown
Deaths
January
- 3 January - Claude Meillassoux, economic anthropologist and Africanist (b.1925).
- 5 January - René Le Hénaff, film editor and director (b.1901).
- 7 January - Pierre Daninos, writer and humorist (b.1913).
- 8 January - Jacqueline Joubert, television presenter (b.1921).
- 8 January - Michel Thomas, linguist, language teacher and decorated war veteran (b.1914).
- 10 January - Georges Bernier, also known as Le Professeur Choron, humorist (b.1929).
- 11 January - Fernand Cazenave, international rugby union player and coach (b.1924).
- 15 January - Michel Moine, journalist and parapsychologist (b.1920).
- 27 January - Aurélie Nemours, painter (b.1910).
- 28 January - Jacques Villeret, actor (b.1951).
- 28 January - Karen Lancaume, adult film star (b.1973).
February
- 6 February - Hubert Curien, physicist (b.1924).
- 7 February - Madeleine Rebérioux, historian (b.1920).
- 7 February - Paul Rebeyrolle, painter (b.1926).
- 10 February - Humbert Balsan, film producer (b.1954).
- 10 February - Jean Cayrol, poet and publisher (b.1911).
- 11 February - Raymond Hermantier, actor (b.1924).
- 13 February - Maurice Trintignant, motor racing driver (b.1917).
- 15 February - Pierre Bachelet, singer songwriter (b.1944).
- 22 February - Simone Simon, actress (b.1910).
- 25 February - Jean Prat, international rugby player (b.1923).
March
April
May
June
July
August
- 3 August - Françoise d'Eaubonne, feminist writer (b.1920).
- 7 August - Paul Arnaud de Foïard, General (b.1921).
- 9 August - Colette Besson, Olympic athlete (b.1946).
- 9 August - François Dalle, businessman
- 16 August - Frère Roger, founder of the Taizé community (b.1915).
- 22 August - Henri Genès, actor and singer (b.1919).
- 22 August - Luc Ferrari, composer (b.1929).
- 25 August - Jacques Dufilho, actor (b.1914).
- 31 August - Stéphane Bruey, international soccer player (b.1932).
- 31 August - André Debry, one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I (b.1898).
September
October
November
December
Full date unknown
References