2008_in_France

2008 in France

Events from the year 2008 in France.

Incumbents

1 January - Smoking banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in France.
2 February - Wedding of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni. ^[1]
9 March and 16 March - Cantonal elections held. ^[2]
4 October - Fiftieth Anniversary of the French Constitution of 1958 (French Fifth Republic).

3 January - Henri Chopin, avant-garde poet and musician (b.1922).
5 January - Raymond Forni, Socialist politician (b.1941).
5 January - Louis Hon, soccer player (b.1924).
7 January - Maryvonne Dupureur, Olympic athlete (b.1937).
7 January - Marcel Mouly, artist (b.1918).
7 January - Jean-Claude Vrinat, restauranteur (b.1936).
12 January - Louis Alexandre Raimon, hair stylist (b.1922).
16 January - Raymond Cambefort, one of the last three fully verified World War I veterans living in France (b.1900).
16 January - Pierre Lambert, Trotskyist leader (b.1920).
17 January - Carlos, singer, entertainer and actor (b.1943).
17 January - Madeleine Milhaud, actress (b.1902).
20 January - Louis de Cazenave, at the time of his death, the oldest French poilu still alive (b.1897).
29 January - Philippe Khorsand, actor (b.1948).