2004 in France
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See also: 2003 in France, other events of 2004, 2005 in France and the list of 'years in France'.
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Incumbents
- President - Jacques Chirac
- Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin
- Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy then Dominique de Villepin
- Finance Minister - Francis Mer then Nicolas Sarkozy
- Foreign Minister - Dominique de Villepin then Michel Barnier
Events
- January 2 - Flight 604 headed for Cairo crashes into the Red Sea. All 148 people on board are killed, of whom more than 120 were French tourists.
- January 30 - Former French Prime Minister and current Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe is convicted of a party funding scam in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- January 31 - Air France and British Airways cancel five upcoming US flights to Washington DC and Miami, Florida amid fears of Al-Qaida
- February 10 - The French National Assembly votes to pass a law banning religious items and clothing from schools.
- February 20 - The insecticide Regent (fipronil), from BASF, is banned in France for its implication in Pollinator decline.
- March 1 - French troops are deployed to Haiti.
- April 5 - Queen Elizabeth II begins a state visit to France in honour of the centennial of the Entente Cordiale. The following day, she is to address the French Senate.
Arts and Culture
- Literary Awards:
- Prix Decembre:
- Prix Femina:
- Prix Goncourt:
- Prix Médicis French:
- Prix Médicis Non-Fiction:
- Prix Médicis International:
- Television
- Film
Births
Deaths
- January 8 - Franck Ténot, journalist and critic
- January 22 - Ticky Holgado, actor
- February 18 - Jean Rouch, filmmaker and ethnologist
- February 21 - Alex Métayer, comedian
- March 4 - Claude Nougaro, singer
- March 28 - Robert Merle, author
- April 28 - Patrick Berhault, mountain climber