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- With its Country Official Name, the French Republic.France's capital city is Paris which can be found in Europe.France is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+33)
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Today in History for July 17
On this day in 2020
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- The Sunlit Night is released. The Sunlit Night follows an aspiring painter (Jenny Slate) from New York City to the farthest reaches of Arctic Norway for an assignment she hopes will invigorate her work and expand her horizons. In a remote village, among the locals, she meets a fellow New Yorker (Alex Sharp), who has come in search of a proper Viking funeral only to find that the Chief (Zach Galifianakis) is but a re-enactor from Cincinnati. The eclectic crew ranges from "home"to "lost, "within the extreme and dazzling landscape of the Far North. Under a sun that never quite sets, and the high standards of an unforgiving mentor, Frances must navigate between ambition, desire, obligation, and risk in order to find a way forward.
On this day in 2013
- POLITICS
- U2 singer Bono received France's highest cultural honour for his contribution to music and commitment to humanitarian causes when he was presented with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti in Paris..
On this day in 2007
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 2
- Rugby 08 for PlayStation 2 is released. Own the World. Power your way through a grueling six-week campaign during the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Manage squad rotation and player injuries and track the progress of the entire tournament with a user-friendly, in-game information hub. Now you can emulate the style of your favourite team with Authentic Defensive Formations. Adjust your defense on the fly to keep momentum on your side. Counter your opponent’s attacking style by changing your defensive strategy based on score, field position, and more. World Cup Challenge. Replay over 30 classic moments in World Cup history using modern teams and unlock exclusive World Cup highlight videos. All New Set Pieces. Take full command over every scrum and maul with enhanced push and rotation controls. Make lineout throw-ins look easy with a simplified pick-up-and-play control system for the novice player, or master the advanced mechanics to enhance your game strategy for the real pro. Use the new kicking meter to master your drop kicks and score those key penalties and converts. New Truck and Zoom camera angles. With an unprecedented level of customised camera angles, zero in on all the action on the field by zooming in on rucks and scrums. Have a clear angle of the uprights as you slot that game-winning convert. Play as your national side in its official World Cup kit as you go for the ultimate glory on the world stage for the Webb Ellis Cup. Scoring in single player action becomes more difficult as the action moves closer to the try line. Watch as the CPU tightens up defensively, forcing you to create more strategic ways to score. [Electronic Arts UK]
On this day in 2004
- BIRTHS
- Gino Caoki, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 2002
- BIRTHS
- Enzo Millot, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1999
- BIRTHS
- Lisandro Cuxi,, Zambujal, born in France.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Benjamin Mendy, Soccer Player, born in France.
- Francesco Deli, Soccer Player, born in Italy.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Mehdy Metella, French swimmer, Cayenne, born in France.
- Simon Dia, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1990
- BIRTHS
- Mathéo Jacquemoud, French ski mountaineer, Lus-la-Croix-Haute, born in France.
- Baptiste Gros, French cross-country skier, Annecy, born in France.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Fousseyni Cissé, Soccer Player, born in France.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Antso Rakotondramanga, Malagasy tennis player, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1987
- EVENTS
- Iran and France break diplomatic relations.
- SPORTS
- Moussa Dembélé, Belgian footballer, born in Pontoise, France.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Liza Manili, French actress and singer, Strasbourg, born in France.
- Hicham Elouaari, French footballer, Charleville-Mézières, born in France.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Laurane Picoche, French athletics competitor, Remiremont, born in France.
On this day in 1984
- POLITICS
- Pierre Mauroy resigns as Prime Minister of France.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Wilfried DALMAT, Soccer Player, born in France .
On this day in 1981
- BIRTHS
- Melanie Thierry, Movie Actress, born in France.
- Mélanie Thierry, French actress and model, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, born in France.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Frédéric Adjiwanou, French basketball player, Annemasse, born in France.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Émilie Simon, French pop singer-songwriter and electronic music composer, born in Montpellier, France.
- Justine Triet, French film director and screenwriter, Fécamp, born in France.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Charlotte Lecocq, French politician, Pointe-à-Pitre, born in France.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Cecile De France, Movie Actress, born in Belgium.
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress, born in Namur, Belgium.
- Vincent Vittoz, French cross-country skier, Annecy, born in France.
- Vitolio Tipotio, French athletics competitor, Wallis, born in France.
On this day in 1974
- EVENTS
- France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa atoll.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Race Car Driver, born in Mamers, France.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Francesca Carbone, Spriter, Genoa, born in Italy.
- Stéphane Guérinot, French rower, Lyon, born in France.
On this day in 1966
- BIRTHS
- Stéphane Laporte, French athlete, Lyon, born in France.
- Frédéric Protat, French motorcycle racer, Bron, born in France.
On this day in 1964
- BIRTHS
- Eric Lafforgue, Photographer, born in France.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Charles Pidjot, New Caledonian politician, Le Mont-Dore, born in France.
- Frédéric Malle,, Boulogne-Billancourt, born in France.
- Frances Raines, American actress, Roslyn, born in United States.
On this day in 1960
- EVENTS
- 47th Tour de France won by Gastone Nencini of Italy.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Eric N'gapeth, Olympic volleyball player of France, Douala, born in Cameroon.
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Sophie Delong, French politician, Joinville, born in France.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Norbert Krief, French musician, Tullins, born in France.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Frédéric Lepage, French screenwriter and producer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Michel Field, French journalist, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, born in France.
- Marie-Line Reynaud, French politician, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, born in France.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Ramzi T. Salamé, Lebanese writer and artist, Lebanon, born in France.
- Jean-Charles Taugourdeau, French politician, Dreux, born in France.
- Hélène Esnault, French mathematician, Paris, born in France.
- Jean-Louis D'anglebermes, French politician, Nouméa, born in France.
- Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan, French historian and teacher, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Holly Petraeus, activist, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Alain Suied, French poet, Tunis, born in France.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Bruno Pradal, French actor, Rabat, born in France.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Bernard Boucault, French official, Blois, born in France.
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- Élisabeth Garouste,,20th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
- Jean-Marie Binetruy, French politician, Villers-le-Lac, born in France.
- Jean-Paul Anciaux, French politician, Le Creusot, born in France.
- José Catieau, Road bicycle racer, Coutiches, born in France.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- José Évrard, French politician, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, born in France.
On this day in 1944
- BIRTHS
- Jean-Claude Brisseau, French film director, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1943
- BIRTHS
- Bernard Duprat, French rugby union footballer, Bayonne, born in France.
- Olivier Mitterrand, French businessman, Bayonne, born in France.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- France Anglade, French actress, Constantine, born in Algeria.
On this day in 1941
- BIRTHS
- Gribouille, French singer, Lyon, born in France.
On this day in 1940
- BIRTHS
- Michel Bouchonnet,, Reuilly, born in France.
On this day in 1939
- BIRTHS
- Michel Demuth, French writer, Lyon, born in France.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Geneviève Claisse, French painter, Quiévy, born in France.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Philippe Capdenat, French classical composer, born in Bordeaux, France.
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Odette Prévost,, Oger, born in France.
- Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer, Lviv, born in France.
On this day in 1930
- BIRTHS
- Georges Aber, French lyricist; singer-songwriter, Brest, born in France.
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- Louis Nucéra, French writer (1928-2000), Nice, born in France.
On this day in 1927
- EVENTS
- 21st Tour de France: Nicolas Frantz of Luxembourg claims first of 2 consecutive titles by 1h 48'21" from Belgian Maurice De Waele.
- BIRTHS
- Jean Casadesus, Pianist, born in France.
On this day in 1926
- BIRTHS
- Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian pro wrestler (NWA 1956-57, WWA heavyweight champion), born in Roanne, Rhône-Alpes, France (d. 2010).
On this day in 1924
- BIRTHS
- Max Urbini, French association football player, Clermont, born in France.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Léon Aimé Taverdet, Roman Catholic Bishop, Avanne-Aveney, born in France.
- Alain Terrane, French actor, Bandol, born in France.
On this day in 1921
- BIRTHS
- Louis Lachenal, French mountain climber, Annecy, born in France.
- Richard Jeranian, Armenian painter, Sivas, born in France.
On this day in 1919
- BIRTHS
- Nordine Ben Ali, Footballer, Bologhine, born in France.
- Jean Leymarie, French art historian, Lot, born in France.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Christiane Rochefort, French writer,14th arrondissement of Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1913
- BIRTHS
- Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and politician, Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1911
- BIRTHS
- Jean Couturier, French basketball player, Trosly-Breuil, born in France.
On this day in 1906
- POLITICS
- Clement Armand Fallieres is elected President of France, but power lies with Georges Clémenceau.
- Armand Fallieres is elected President of France, but power lies with Georges Clémenceau.
On this day in 1901
- BIRTHS
- Véra Korène, actress, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, born in France.
On this day in 1900
- BIRTHS
- Marcel Dalio, actor, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1898
- BIRTHS
- Pierrette Caillol, French actress, Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Mario Cazes, French conductor, composer, violinist and musician, Béziers, born in France.
- Auguste Hoël, gymnast, Cambrai, born in France.
On this day in 1889
- BIRTHS
- Joe Dawson, American racing driver, Indiana, born in France.
- Robert Moor, French actor, Rouen, born in France.
On this day in 1881
- BIRTHS
- Alexandre Arnaudy, French actor, Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1877
- BIRTHS
- Paul Follot, French designer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1874
- BIRTHS
- André Barde, French writer, Meudon, born in France.
On this day in 1870
- BIRTHS
- Émilienne D’alençon, French dancer, actress and courtesan, Paris, born in France.
- Max Sainsaulieu, French architect, Péronne, born in France.
On this day in 1854
- BIRTHS
- Armand Dutertre, French actor, Lublin, born in France.
On this day in 1853
- BIRTHS
- Léon Jehin, French conductor and composer, Spa, born in France.
On this day in 1850
- BIRTHS
- Frédéric Bataille, French mycologist, Mandeure, born in France.
On this day in 1848
- BIRTHS
- Isaac Bloch, French rabbi, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, born in France.
On this day in 1840
- BIRTHS
- Édouard André, French horticulturalist, landscape designer, as well as a leading landscape architect, Bourges, born in France.
On this day in 1839
- BIRTHS
- Hector Monréal, French chansonnier, playwright and illustrator (1839-1910), Carcassonne, born in France.
On this day in 1834
- BIRTHS
- François Coillard, Zimbabwean missionary, Asnières-lès-Bourges, born in France.
On this day in 1831
- BIRTHS
- Amédée Mannheim, French mathematician, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1824
- BIRTHS
- Adolphe-Ernest Fould, French-Jewish banker, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1821
- BIRTHS
- Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval, French painter and politician, Carhaix-Plouguer, born in France.
On this day in 1817
- BIRTHS
- Ignace Leybach, French musician, Gambsheim, born in France.
On this day in 1813
- BIRTHS
- Charles Marville, French photographer, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1797
- BIRTHS
- Paul Delaroche, French painter, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1794
- BIRTHS
- René-François Régnier, French catholic priest, Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire, born in France.
On this day in 1779
- BIRTHS
- William Corbet, French general, Ireland, born in France.
On this day in 1776
- BIRTHS
- René Théodore Berthon, French painter, Tours, born in France.
On this day in 1768
- BIRTHS
- Stephen Badin, American priest, Orléans, born in France.
On this day in 1759
- BIRTHS
- Étienne Eustache Bruix, French admiral, Saint-Domingue, born in France.
On this day in 1758
- BIRTHS
- Eugène Hus, French ballet dancer and choreographer, Brussels metropolitan area, born in France.
On this day in 1751
- BIRTHS
- Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine, French artist, Rouen, born in France.
On this day in 1748
- BIRTHS
- Jean Marie, Duke Of Châteauvillain, French nobleman, Hôtel de Toulouse, born in France.
On this day in 1743
- BIRTHS
- Jean Castelbert De Castelverd, French general, Montauban, born in France.
On this day in 1741
- BIRTHS
- Suzette Defoye, French actor and dancer, Lille, born in France.
On this day in 1736
- BIRTHS
- Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier, French politician, Pamiers, born in France.
On this day in 1729
- BIRTHS
- Laurent Pécheux, French painter, Lyon, born in France.
- Pierre André De Suffren, French admiral, Saint-Cannat, born in France.
On this day in 1712
- EVENTS
- Great Britain, Portugal and France sign ceasefire [or 19th].
On this day in 1705
- BIRTHS
- Antoine Clet, French printer, Le Puy-en-Velay, born in France.
On this day in 1698
- BIRTHS
- Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters, Saint-Malo, born in France.
On this day in 1676
- BIRTHS
- César Chesneau Dumarsais, Early eighteenth century French philosopher and grammarian, Marseille, born in France.
On this day in 1666
- BIRTHS
- Joseph Henri Marie De Prémare, Jesuit missionary to China, Cherbourg, born in France.
On this day in 1618
- BIRTHS
- Willem Ogier, Flemish playwright, Antwerp, born in France.
On this day in 1601
- BIRTHS
- Emmanuel Maignan, French physicist and theologian, Genillé, born in France.
On this day in 1531
- BIRTHS
- Antoine De Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal, France, born in France.
On this day in 1429
- EVENTS
- Dauphin crowned King Charles VII of France (despite having been king since 1422).
On this day in 1385
- WEDDINGS
- King Charles VI of France at the age of 17 marries Isabeau of Bavaria at the age of 16.