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France in 2003

Historical records for France in 2003, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
6Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

12 March 2003Evaporating Exoplanet AtmosphereAlfred Vidal-Madjar

Science / Astronomy

Vidal-Madjar leads Hubble observations showing hydrogen escaping from HD 209458b in an extended comet-like atmosphere.

April

16 April 2003Treaty of AccessionJacques Chirac

Athens · Government / Government of France

Chirac backs France's participation in the treaty opening the final route to the 2004 enlargement.

May

17 May 20032003 FA Cup Final Winning GoalRobert Pires

Cardiff · Sport / Football

Scores the only goal as Arsenal defeat Southampton to retain the FA Cup.

June

20 June 2003Draft European ConstitutionValery Giscard dEstang

Thessaloniki · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Giscard dEstang presented the Convention's draft constitutional treaty to European leaders.

November

25 November 2003Two Goals in San Siro VictoryThierry Henry

Milan · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Arsenal defeat Inter Milan 5-1 in the Champions League at San Siro.

Other Events

2003Wenger Leads Arsenal Past SouthamptonArsene Wenger

Cardiff · Sport / Football

Wenger ends the tournament with Arsenal on top after the 1-0 final against Southampton.

Names involved

Alfred Vidal-MadjarArsene WengerJacques ChiracRobert PiresThierry HenryValery Giscard dEstang

Places involved

AthensCardiffMilanThessaloniki

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.