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France in 2001

Historical records for France in 2001, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
5Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

26 February 2001Treaty of Nice SignatureJacques Chirac

Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Chirac joined European leaders in signing the Treaty of Nice, designed to prepare the institutions for enlargement.

July

9 July 2001World RecordZinedine Zidane

Sport / Football

The highest transfer fee for a player at 47 million pounds for Zidane from Juventus to Real Madrid

December

15 December 2001Convention Chair SelectionValery Giscard dEstang

Laeken · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

European leaders selected former French President Giscard dEstang to chair the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Other Events

2001AmelieJean-Pierre Jeunet

Arts / Cinema

Directs Amelie, a Paris-set romantic comedy that becomes an international success.

2001Houllier Oversees Liverpool Cup TriumphGerard Houllier

Cardiff · Sport / Football

Houllier ends the tournament with Liverpool on top after the 2-1 final against Arsenal.

Names involved

Gerard HoullierJacques ChiracJean-Pierre JeunetValery Giscard dEstangZinedine Zidane

Places involved

CardiffLaekenNice

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.