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See also: 2005 in France, other events of 2006, 2007 in France.
Events from the year 2006 in France.
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Incumbents
- President - Jacques Chirac
- Prime Minister - Dominique de Villepin
- Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy
- Finance Minister -
- Foreign Minister -
Events
- 9 March - Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis: A former teacher takes 23 hostages including 21 students. [1]
- April - France formally charges six defendants of the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. [2]
- July - France begins the trial against six defendants of the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. [2]
- 11 October - A train crash at Zoufftgen kills six people. [3]
- 16 November - Franco–Italian–Spanish Middle East Peace Plan is announced.
Arts and Literature
Sport
- 10 February–26 February - France at the 2006 Winter Olympics: France wins 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in Turin in Italy. [4]
- 10 March–19 March - France at the 2006 Winter Paralympics: France wins 7 Gold, 2 Silver and 6 Bronze medals at the Winter Paralympics in Turin.
- 1 July - Tour de France begins.
- 9 July - Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup by beating France 5-3 on penalties. The score after extra time is 1-1.
- 23 July - Tour de France ends, won by Óscar Pereiro of Spain.
Births
Deaths
January
February
- 9 February - André Strappe, international soccer player (b.1928).
- 12 February - Henri Guédon, percussionist (b.1944).
- 13 February - Ilan Halimi, kidnap and murder victim (b. c1982).
- 14 February - Darry Cowl, musician and actor (b.1925).
March
- 9 March - Jean Leymarie, art historian (b.1919).
- 10 March - Jean Hermil, Roman Catholic bishop of Viviers (b.1917).
- 22 March - Pierre Clostermann, flying ace, author, engineer and politician (b.1921).
- March - Jean Desclaux, rugby union coach (b.1922).
April
- 5 April - Alain de Boissieu, Army chief-of-staff (b.1914).
- 17 April - Jean Bernard, physician and haematologist (b.1907).
- 25 April - Roger Duchêne, biographer (b.1930).
- 30 April - Jean-François Revel, politician, journalist, author and philosopher (b.1924).
May
- 1 May - Jean-Pierre Hubert, author (b.1941).
- 9 May - Edouard Jaguer, poet and art critic (b.1924).
- 23 May - Philippe Amaury, publishing tycoon and entrepreneur (b.1940).
- 24 May - Claude Piéplu, actor (b.1923).
- 26 May - Édouard Michelin, businessman (b.1963).
- 26 May - Raymond Triboulet, resistance fighter and politician (b.1906).
- 27 May - Michael Riffaterre, literary critic and theorist (b.1924).
- 29 May - Johnny Servoz-Gavin, motor racing driver (b.1942).
June
- 5 June - André Mandouze, academic and journalist (b.1916).
- 6 June - Léon Weil, World War I veteran (b.1896).
- 11 June - Rolande Falcinelli, organist, pianist and composer (b.1920).
- 15 June - Raymond Devos, humorist, comedian and clown (b.1922).
- 19 June - René Renou, wine expert (b.1952).
- 20 June - Raymond Daudel, theoretical and quantum chemist (b.1920).
- 21 June - Jacques Lanzmann, writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer (b.1927).
July
- 3 July - Francis Cammaerts, Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent (b.1916).
- 8 July - Catherine Leroy, photojournalist and photographer (b.1945).
- 20 July - Charles Bettelheim, economist and historian (b.1913).
- 20 July - Gérard Oury, actor, writer and producer (b.1919).
- 29 July - Pierre Vidal-Naquet, historian (b.1930).
August
- 2 August - Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont, militant communist, resistance fighter and politician (b.1914).
- 10 August - Olivier Lecerf, businessman and racehorse owner (b. c1928).
- 17 August - Bernard Rapp, film director and television news presenter (b.1945).
- 26 August - François Lamoureux, European civil servant (b.1946).
- 26 August - Marie-Dominique Philippe, Dominican philosopher and theologian (b.1912).
September
- 3 September - Françoise Claustre, archaeologist, [[b.1937).
- 9 September - Gérard Brach, film director and screen writer (b.1927).
- 11 September - Solange Fernex, pacifist activist and politician (b.1934).
- 20 September - Henri Jayer, vintner (b.1922).
- 30 September - André Schwarz-Bart, novelist (b.1928).
October
- 6 October - Claude Luter, jazz clarinetist (b.1923).
- 9 October - Coccinelle, transsexual actress and entertainer (b.1931).
- 9 October - Danièle Huillet, filmmaker (b.1936).
- 12 October - Eugène Martin, motor racing driver (b.1915).
- 17 October - Daniel Emilfork, actor (b.1924).
- 28 October - Tina Aumont, actress (b.1946).
November
- 2 November - Adrien Douady, mathematician (b.1935).
- 3 November - Paul Mauriat, musical director (b.1925).
- 7 November - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, journalist and politician (b.1924).
- 10 November - Maurice Floquet, France's oldest man on record (b.1894).
- 11 November - Anicée Alvina, singer and actress (b.1953).
- 12 November - Alphonse Halimi, boxer (b.1932).
- 14 November - Gustave Choquet, mathematician (b.1915).
- 14 November - Bertrand Poirot-Delpech, journalist, essayist and novelist (b.1929).
- 23 November - Philippe Noiret, actor (b.1930).
December
- 1 December - Claude Jade, actress (b.1948).
- 27 December - Pierre Delanoë, songwriter/lyricist (b.1918).
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