2019 in France

This article lists major events that happened in 2019 in France.

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Incumbents

• President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
• Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe (LR)

Events

January

• 12 January – 2019 Paris explosion: An explosion occurs at a bakery on Rue de Trevise in Paris' 9th arrondissement, killing four people and injuring forty-seven others.[1]
• 14 January – The Brest University Hospital Center becomes the first hospital in the world to acquire a PET scan.
• 15 January – Launch of the Great National Debate
• 22 January – Signing of the Aachen Treaty in Aachen, 56 years to the day after the signing of the Élysée Treaty

February

• 5 February – February 2019 Paris fire: A suspected arson at an apartment block on Rue Erlanger in Paris' 16th arrondissement kills ten people, making it the deadliest fire in Paris since 2005.[2][3]
• 6 February – Matthieu Orphelin, member of the French National Assembly for Maine-et-Loire's 1st constituency, close to the former minister of ecology Nicolas Hulot, leaves the LREM's parliamentary group to protest against the government's ecological policy.
• 7 February – Following the growing diplomatic tensions between the French government and the Italian government, the French ambassador to Italy, Christian Masset is recalled to France.
• 8 February – 34th Victoires de la Musique
• 13 February –
  • Alain Juppé, Jacques Mézard and François Pillet are proposed to enter the Constitutional Council to replace Lionel Jospin, Michel Charasse and Jean-Jacques Hyest
  • 25th Victoires de la musique classique
• 19 February – Alexandre Benalla is remanded for violating the judicial review he was subjected to.
• 22 February – 44th César Awards
• 24 February – Nearly 2000 hectares ravaged by 49 fire departures in less than 24 hours in Corsica.
• 25 February – The Secretary of State for the Digital Sector, Mounir Mahjoubi, reveals that an attack on the central Internet directory ICANN is underway.

March

• 2 March – Riots in Grenoble, due to the death of two teenagers riding a scooter who collided with a bus while being pursued by a police patrol.
• 12 March – Cargo ship Grande America sinks after catching fire on 10 March in the Bay of Biscay, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of France, causing a 2,200-tonne oil spill.[4]
• 16 March – Yellow vests movement: Protests against President Emmanuel Macron enter a fourth month in Paris. Tear gas is fired at protesters throwing stones at riot police in front of the Arc de Triomphe, news stands are torched at the Champs-Élysées, and a branch of Banque Tarneaud is burned. More than 80 arrests are made. Businesses around the Champs-Élysées are looted.[5]
• 27 March – Nathalie Loiseau, Benjamin Griveaux and Mounir Mahjoubi leave the government.
• 31 March – Amélie de Montchalin, Sibeth Ndiaye and Cédric O enter the government to replace the previous three.

April

Notre-Dame de Paris fire

• 15 April – A major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.[6][7]

May

2019 Lyon bomb attack

• 14 May –
  • National tribute to Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, soldiers killed during the fight of Gorom-Gorom.
  • Beginning of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
• 24 May – The explosion of a parcel bombed in Lyon injures 14 people.
• 26 May – 2019 European Parliament election

June

Mobilization following the disappearance of Steve Maia Caniço

• 5 June – Valérie Pécresse, president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France and Robin Reda member of the French National Assembly for Essonne's 7th constituency quit The Republicans.
• 6 June – Commemorations mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
• 7 June –
  • A SNSM boat capsizes in front of Les Sables d'Olonne during a rescue mission of a fisherman caught in the Storm Miguel. 3 rescuers and the fisherman drown.[8]
  • Aina Kuric, member of the French National Assembly for Marne's 2nd constituency, quits the LREM, having been a prominent critic of the asylum-immigration bill proposed by the government in July 2018, but stays within the LREM's parliamentary group.
  • Beginning of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• 9 June – A driver refuses to obey a check and hits 2 children in Lorient after a chase, one of whom dies of his injuries.
• 12 June – Sandrine Josso, member of the French National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique's 7th constituency, quits LREM and the LREM parliamentary group to join the Liberties and Territories group.
• 22 June – Steve Maia Caniço's case begins after the latter's disappearance following a police charge against a group of party-goers.
• 24 June – France is affected by the early European heat wave, absolute temperature records are beaten. Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard, Hérault and Vaucluse have been put under red alert due to potentially very dangerous temperatures. On 25 June Paris reaches its hottest July day on record, with a temperature of 42.6 °C.
• 24 June – Agnès Thill, member of the French National Assembly for Oise's 2nd constituency, is excluded from LREM and the LREM's parliamentary group following homophobic remarks.
• 27 June – The 2019 National Diploma session, originally scheduled for 27 and 28 June, is postponed to 1 and 2 July due to the extreme heat.

July

• 6 July – Death of Patricia Gallerneau, member of the French National Assembly for Vendée's 2nd constituency. She is replaced by her substitute.
• 6 to 28 July – 2019 Tour de France.
• 11 July – After a decade, the end of Vincent Lambert case following the death of the latter, who had been brain dead for 10 years.
• 16 July – Resignation of the Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition François de Rugy following Mediapart's revelations of his use of public funds. Élisabeth Borne succeeds him.

August

• 2 August – Crash of a Tracker 22, water bomber plane, near Générac. Franck Chesneaux, a former fighter pilot and a Tracker 22's pilot, died in an operation fighting major fires around Générac. During his national tribute, he is awarded the Legion of Honour and the Medal for internal security (gold medal), posthumously.
• 4 August – Franky Zapata becomes the first person to fly over English Channel on his own invention, the Flyboard Air.
• 6 August – Jean-Mathieu Michel, Mayor of Signes, is overturned by a van that illegally deposited rubble on the side of the road. The mayor will die soon after.
• 28 August –
  • A chemical accident injures 14 people, two of them seriously, in a company located in Avon and Samois-sur-Seine.
  • Emmanuel Macron nominates Sylvie Goulard as candidate for France as European Commissioner.

September

Loupian's fire

Coffin of Jacques Chirac exposed to the Invalides.

• 3 September – Jean-Paul Delevoye and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari enter the government.
• 8 September – A fire ravages 300 hectares and a house in Loupian.
• 9 September – Albane Gaillot, member of the French National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 11th constituency, quits the LREM, deploring the vote on "laws restricting individual freedoms".
• 13 September – The mayor of Levallois-Perret Patrick Balkany is sentenced to 4 years in prison with immediate incarceration and 10 years of ineligibility for tax evasion, after a highly publicized three-month trial.
• 26 September – Rouen Lubrizol factory fire : Fire in a chemical factory of the company Lubrizol classified Seveso II high threshold ("high risk"). A thick plume of black smoke forms, reaching more than 20 km. As part of the management of the accident, various measures are taken for the protection of the population (confinement, school closures, suspension of certain agricultural activities, etc.).
• 29 September – popular tribute to Jacques Chirac, who died on 26 September ; then national mourning and funeral on 30 September.

October

• 3 October – Paris police headquarters stabbing
• 28 October – Bayonne mosque shooting

November

the War Memorial for France in External Operations

• 11 November – the War Memorial for France in External Operations is inaugurated in Paris.
• 25 November – 2019 Ménaka helicopter crash : a collision between two helicopters results in the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali.
• 29 November – Pascale Fontenel-Personne, member of the French National Assembly for Sarthe's 3rd constituency, quits LREM, following her disagreement with the functioning of the party.

December

Demonstration against pension reform in Bordeaux and Besançon

• 5 December – Start of a social movement (numerous strikes and demonstrations) to protest against a reform of the pension system.
• 14 December – Miss France 2020.
• 16 December – Resignation of Jean-Paul Delevoye, High Commissioner for Pensions.
• 18 December – Laurent Pietraszewski is appointed Secretary of State for Pensions.
• 31 December –final shutdown of the Longwave transmitter Europe 1.

Deaths

January

Henri, Count of Paris

Jean Guillou

Michel Legrand

• 3 January
  • Roger Bastié, French rugby coach and player (b. 1932)[9]
  • Anne-Marie Minvielle, French journalist (b. 1943)[10]
  • Christine de Rivoyre, French journalist and writer (b. 1921)[11]
• 7 January
  • Guy Charmot, French military doctor and member of the French resistance during World War II (b. 1914)[12]
  • Aline Kiner, French journalist and novelist (b. 1959)[13]
  • Bernard Tchoullouyan, French judoka (b. 1953)[14]
• 8 January – Pierre Barillet, French playwright (b. 1923)[15]
• 10 January
  • Patrick Malrieu, French activist of Breton traditional culture (b. 1945)[16]
  • René Mouille, French aeronautical and space engineer (b. 1924)[17]
• 11 January – Michel Dejouhannet, French professional road bicycle racer (b. 1935)[18]
• 13 January
  • Pierre Alard, French athlete (b. 1937)[19]
  • Guy Sénac, French footballer (b. 1932)[20]
• 15 January – José Souto, French professional footballer and manager (b. 1959)[21]
• 16 January – Denis Sire, French comics artist and illustrator (b. 1953)[22]
• 20 January – François Perrot, French actor (b. 1924)[23]
• 21 January
  • Marcel Azzola, French accordionist (b. 1927)[24]
  • Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933)[25]
• 26 January
  • Jean Guillou, French composer, organist, and pianist (b. 1930)[26]
  • Michel Legrand, French composer (b. 1932)[27]
• 27 January – Henry Chapier, French journalist (b. 1933)[28]
• 29 January – Jean-Pierre Boccardo, French sprinter (b. 1942)[29]
• 31 January
  • Pierre Nanterme, French business executive (b. 1959)[30]
  • Georges Sarre, French politician (b. 1935)[31]

February

Tomi Ungerer

• 4 February
  • Sandrine Doucet, French politician (b. 1959)[32]
  • Véronique Schiltz, French archaeologist and historian of art (b. 1942)[33]
• 9 February – Tomi Ungerer, French illustrator (b. 1931)[34]
• 14 February – Michel Bernard, French middle- and long-distance runner (b. 1931)[35]
• 16 February – Serge Merlin, French actor (b. 1933)[36]
• 18 February – Jean Périsson, French conductor (b. 1924)[37]
• 19 February – Marie-Claire Bancquart, French poet (b. 1932)[38]
• 21 February – Jean-Christophe Benoît, French baritone (b. 1925)[39]
• 25 February – Roland Leroy, French journalist and politician (b. 1926)[40]
• 27 February
  • Pierrette Fleutiaux, French writer (b. 1941)[41]
  • Michel Sainte-Marie, French politician (b. 1938)[42]

March

Guillaume Faye

Agnès Varda

• 5 March – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (b. 1934)[43]
• 7 March – Guillaume Faye, French journalist and writer (b. 1949)[44]
• 8 March – Raoul Barrière, French rugby union player and coach (b. 1928)[45]
• 9 March
  • Patrick Grandperret, French film director (b. 1946)[46]
  • Robert Lemaître, French professional footballer (b. 1929)[47]
  • Pierre de Saintignon, French politician (b. 1948[48]
• 15 March
  • Dominique Noguez, French writer (b. 1942)[49]
  • Jean-Pierre Richard, French writer and literary critic (b. 1922)[50]
• 16 March – Yann-Fañch Kemener, French Breton's traditional singer (b. 1957)[51]
• 17 March – René Fontès, French rugby executive and politician (b. 1941)[52]
• 18 March – Marcel-Pierre Cléach, French politician (b. 1934)[53]
• 23 March – Jacques Dessemme, French basketball player (b. 1925)[54]
• 26 March
  • Michel Bacos, French pilot (b. 1924[55]
  • François Dubanchet, French politician (b. 1923)[56]
• 27 March – Pierre Bourguignon, French politician (b. 1942)[57]
• 28 March – Pierre Lacroix, French rugby union player (b. 1935)[58]
• 29 March – Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)[59]
• 30 March – Maurice Hardouin, French professional footballer (b. 1947)[60]

April

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Anémone

• 1 April – Caravelli, French conductor and composer (b. 1930)[61]
• 3 April
  • Jacqueline Lichtenstein, French philosopher and art historian (b. 1946)[62]
  • Gabriel Piroird, French Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1932)[63]
  • Maurice Pon, French lyricist (b. 1921)[64]
• 8 April
  • Gaston Rousseau, French racing cyclist (b. 1925)[65]
  • Turgeon, French racehorse (b. 1986)[66]
• 16 April – Francis Croissant, French archaeologist and art historian (b. 1935)[67]
• 20 April – Enrico Alberto, French-Italian footballer (b. 1933)[68]
• 23 April – Charles Gheerbrant, French politician (b. 1924)[69]
• 24 April
  • Françoise Barrière, French composer (b. 1943)[70]
  • Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (b. 1932)[71]
  • Dick Rivers, French rock and roll singer (b. 1945)[72]
• 28 April – Daniel Horlaville, French footballer (b. 1946)[73]
• 29 April – Albert-Marie de Monléon, French Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1937)[74]
• 30 April – Anémone, French actress, filmmaker and political activist (b. 1950)[75]

May

Jean Vanier

• 2 May – Michel Crauste, French rugby player (b. 1934)[76]
• 4 May – Claude Cadart, French sinologist (b. 1927)[77]
• 7 May – Jean Vanier, Canadian Catholic philosopher, theologian and humanitarian (b. 1928)[78]
• 10 May – Geneviève Raugel, French mathematician (b. 1951)[79]
• 11 May – Jean-Claude Brisseau, French film director (b. 1944)[80]
• 14 May – Étienne Perruchon, French composer (b. 1958)[81]
• 16 May
  • André Lurton, French winemaker (b. 1924)[82]
  • Mick Micheyl, French actress, singer and sculptor (b. 1922)[83]
• 22 May – François-René Tranchefort, French musicologist (b. 1933)[84]
• 24 May – Bertrand P. Collomb, French business executive (b. 1942)[85]
• 26 May – Rémi Gazel, French video game composer (b. 1977)[86]
• 28 May – Jean Juventin, French politician (b. 1928)[87]

June

Michel Serres

Édith Scob

• 1 June – Michel Serres, French philosopher, theorist and writer (b. 1930)[88]
• 2 June – Yannick Bellon, French film director, editor and screenwriter (b. 1924)[89]
• 9 June – Yves Bot, French magistrate(b. 1947)[90]
• 10 June – Michel Sitjar, French rugby player (b. 1942)[91]
• 14 June
  • Maurice Bénichou, French actor (b. 1943)[92]
  • Roger Béteille, French aeronautical engineer and businessman (b. 1921)[93]
• 15 June – Daniel Colin, French politician (b. 1933)[94]
• 17 June
  • Jean-Marie Hullot, French computer scientist and programmer (b. 1954)[95]
  • Pierre Pardoën, Frech racing cyclist (b. 1930)[96]
• 18 June – François Doubin, French politician (b. 1933)[97]
• 19 June – Philippe Zdar, French electronic musician and record producer (b. 1968)[98]
• 25 June – Bruno de Keyzer, French cinematographer (b. 1949)[99]
• 26 June – Édith Scob, French actress (b. 1937)[100]

July

Pierre Lhomme

• 1 July – Pierre Lenhardt, French theologian (b. 1927)[101]
• 2 July – Élie Brousse, French rugby league player (b. 1921)[102]
• 3 July – Raymond Tarcy, French politician (b. 1936)[103]
• 4 July – Pierre Lhomme, French cinematographer (b. 1930)[104]
• 7 July – Patricia Gallerneau, French politician (b. 1954)[105]
• 12 July – Jean-Pierre Worms, French sociologist and politician (b. 1934)[106]
• 18 July – Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud, French lawyer and politician (b. 1925)[107]
• 21 July – Éric Névé, French film producer (b. 1961)[108]
• 25 July – Pierre Péan, French journalist and author (b. 1938)[109]
• 31 July
  • Marcel Berlins, French legal journalist (b. 1941)[110]
  • Armand Jung, French politician (b. 1950)[111]
  • Jean-Luc Thérier, French rally driver (b. 1945)[112]

August

Jean-Pierre Mocky

• 2 August – Schoschana Rabinovici, French-born Lithuanian Holocaust survivor and writer (b. 1932)[113]
• 3 August
  • Henri Belolo, French music producer and songwriter (b. 1936)[114]
  • Jean-Claude Bouttier, French boxer and actor (b. 1944)[115]
• 7 August – Michel Che, French chemist (b. 1941)[116]
• 8 August – Jean-Pierre Mocky, French film director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1929)[117]
• 13 August – Josette Arène, French Olympic swimmer (b. 1924)[118]
• 19 August – Philippe Leroy, French politician (b. 1940)[119]
• 26 August
  • Pal Benko, French-born Hungarian chess grandmaster (b. 1928)[120]
  • Christian Bonaud, French Islamologist and philosopher (b. 1957)[121]
• 27 August – Philippe Madrelle, American politician (b. 1937)[122]
• 28 August
  • Michel Aumont, French actor (b. 1936)[123]
  • Pascal Gnazzo, French racing cyclist (b. 1920)[124]
• 29 August – Jean Guillou, French Olympic gymnast (b. 1931)[125]
• 31 August – Anthoine Hubert, French professional racing driver (b. 1996)[126]

September

Jacques Chirac

• 3 September – Peter Lindbergh, German fashion photographer and film director (b. 1944)[127][128]
• 4 September
  • Patrick Dehornoy, French mathematician (b. 1952)[129]
  • Roger Etchegaray, French cardinal (b. 1922)[130]
• 7 September – Roger Boutry, French composer and conductor (b. 2019)[131]
• 8 September – Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist (b. 1926)[132]
• 14 September – Sam Szafran, French artist (b. 1934)[133]
• 15 September – André Jourdain, French politician (b. 1935)[134]
• 19 September – Charles Gérard, French actor and director (b. 1922)[135]
• 26 September – Jacques Chirac, 84th Prime Minister and 22nd President of France (b. 1932)[136]

October

Marie-José Nat

• 3 October – Roger Taillibert, French architect (b. 1926)[137]
• 6 October – Joseph Gourmelon, French politician (b. 1938)[138]
• 8 October – Georgette Elgey, French journalist and historian (b. 1929)[139]
• 9 October
  • Lorand Gaspar, Hungarian–born French poet (b. 1925)[140]
  • Robert Guestier Goelet, French-born American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)[141]
  • Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof, Polish-French civil engineer and esperantist (b. 1925)[142]
• 10 October – Marie-José Nat, French actress (b. 1940)[143]
• 26 October – Pascale Roberts, French actress (b. 1930)[144]
• 28 October – Annick Alane, French actress (b. 1925)[145]

November

Marie Laforêt

Raymond Poulidor

• 2 November – Marie Laforêt, French-Swiss singer and actress (b. 1939)[146]
• 3 November – Yvette Lundy, member of the French Resistance during World War II (b. 1916)[147]
• 4 November – Jacques Dupont, French racing cyclist, Olympic champion (b. 1928)[148]
• 5 November
  • Dominique Farran, French radio host and journalist (b. 1947).[149]
  • André Zimmermann, French racing cyclist, Tour de l'Avenir winner (b. 1939)[150]
• 8 November – Lucette Destouches, ballet dancer and instructor (b. 1912)[151]
• 13 November – Raymond Poulidor, French bicycle racer (b. 1936)[152]
• 21 November – Jean Douchet, French film director, historian, and film critic (b. 1929)

December

Anna Karina

Ibrahim Diarra

• 3 December – André Daguin, 84, French chef, cancer.[153]
• 5 December – Gérard Detourbet, 73, French automotive executive and engineer (Renault), cancer.[154]
• 7 December
  • Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist (b. 1926)[155]
  • Bertrand Landrieu, French politician and prefect (b. 1945)[156]
• 11 December
  • Nicole de Buron, 90, French writer.[157]
  • Guy Laporte, 71, French actor (French Fried Vacation, French Fried Vacation 2), Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease.[158]
• 13 December – Jean-Claude Carle, French politician (b. 1948)[159]
• 14 December
  • Anna Karina, Danish-French film actress, director, writer, and singer (b. 1940)[160]
  • Bernard Lavalette, French actor (b. 1926)[161]
• 15 December
  • Bertrand Lemennicier, French economist (b. 1943)
  • Jean de Viguerie, French historian (b. 1935)
• 16 December – Bernard Lefèvre, French footballer (b. 1930)
• 17 December – Jacques Grimbert, French conductor and choral conductor (b. 1929)
• 18 December
  • Claudine Auger, French actress (b. 1941)
  • Alain Barrière, French singer (b. 1935)
  • Jacques Bravo, French politician (b. 1943)
  • Ibrahim Diarra, French rugby union player (b. 1983)
• 21 December
  • François Autain, French politician (b. 1935)
  • Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer (b. 1933)
• 27 December
  • Bernard Lavigne, French rugby union player (b. 1954)
  • Fabien Thiémé, French politician (b. 1952)
• 30 December – Pierre Galet, French ampelographer (b. 1921)

See also

• 2019 European Parliament election in France

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38. La mort de la poète Marie-Claire Bancquart (in French)
39. Décès de Jean-Christophe Benoît (in French)
40. Ancien député communiste de la Seine-Maritime, Roland Leroy est décédé à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)
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53. Nécrologie. Marcel-Pierre Cléach, ancien sénateur, est décédé (in French)
54. Jacques Dessemme est décédé (in French)
55. Triste nouvelle : mort à 95 ans de Michel Bacos, l’héroïque commandant pilote d’Air France de la prise d’otages d’Entebbe (in French)
56. L'ancien maire de Saint-Etienne François Dubanchet est décédé (in French)
57. Le décès de l'ex député maire de Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Pierre Bourguignon (in French)
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62. Disparition de l’historienne de l’art, Jacqueline Lichtenstein (in French)
63. Bishop Gabriel Piroird
64. Maurice Pon Le Parolier de Henri Salvador est mort (in French)
65. Gaston Rousseau (in French)
66. World's oldest active thoroughbred stallion Turgeon dies aged 33
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69. Député-maire de Saint-Nicolas, Charles Gheerbrant n’est plus (in French)
70. Disparition de Françoise Barrière, figure de la musique électro-acoustique (in French)
71. "L'acteur Jean-Pierre Marielle est mort à l'âge de 87 ans". BFMTV.
72. Dick Rivers, icône du rock’n’roll à la française, est mort (in French)
73. Ancienne légende de Quevilly et du FC Rouen, Daniel Horlaville est mort (in French)
74. Décès de Mgr Albert-Marie de Monléon, o.p., évêque émérite de Meaux (in French)
75. "Mort de l'actrice Anémone à 68 ans mardi d'une "longue maladie"". Nord Littoral (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
76. Michel Crauste, dit «Le Mongol», est mort (in French)
77. Le sinologue Claude Cadart est mort (in French)
78. "Passing away of Jean Vanier – News – L'Arche internationale". www.larche.org.
79. Décès de Geneviève Raugel (in French)
80. Le cinéaste Jean-Claude Brisseau est mort (in French)
81. Décès d'Etienne Perruchon, compositeur de Dogora (in French)
82. Décès d’André Lurton, figure de la viticulture bordelaise (in French)
83. Décès de la chanteuse Mick Micheyl, interprète d'Un gamin de Paris (in French)
84. Disparition du musicologue François-René Tranchefort, auteur des fameux guides des éditions Fayard (in French)
85. L'ancien PDG de Lafarge Bertrand Collomb est mort (in French)
86. Rayman's Original Composer Passes Away
87. Jean Juventin est décédé Archived 29 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
88. "French philosopher Michel Serres dies at 88". France 24. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
89. Mort de la cinéaste féministe Yannick Bellon (in French)
90. Décès d’Yves Bot : il avait été procureur de la République à Dieppe (in French)
91. Michel Sitjar s'est fait une dernière malle (in French)
92. Mort de Maurice Bénichou, alias monsieur Bretodeau dans Amélie Poulain, à 76 ans (in French)
93. Décès de Roger Béteille, père fondateur d'Airbus (in French)
94. Daniel Colin, ancien député du Var, est décédé (in French)
95. Jean-Marie Hullot Avis de décès (in French)
96. Pierre Pardoën est décédé (in French)
97. François Doubin, ancien maire d’Argentan et ancien ministre, est décédé (in French)
98. Cassius’ Philippe Zdar Dead Following Fall From Paris Building
99. Bruno de Keyzer, le chef opérateur fétiche de Bertrand Tavernier est décédé près de Deauville (in French)
100. Décès d'Edith Scob, éternelle héroïne des Yeux sans visage (in French)
101. Le théologien et spécialiste du judaïsme Pierre Lenhardt est mort (in French)
102. Rugby à XIII : Élie Brousse, le "Tigre de Sydney", est décédé à l'âge de 97 ans (in French)
103. Raymond Tarcy, est décédé, l’ancien sénateur de la Guyane disparaît à l'âge de 83 ans. (in French)
104. Pierre Lhomme Dies: Celebrated French Cinematographer Of ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’ Was 89
105. Mort de Patricia Gallerneau, députée MoDem de Vendée (in French)
106. Décès de Jean-Pierre Worms : Les Radicaux de Gauche viennent de perdre un ami (in French)
107. Décès de l'ancien maire de Puteaux Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud (in French)
108. French Producer, Co-Founder of Indie Sales Eric Névé Dies at 57
109. Mort de l’écrivain et journaliste d’investigation Pierre Péan (in French)
110. Marcel Berlins obituary (registration required)
111. Mort de l'ancien député socialiste Armand Jung : un “régionaliste convaincu“ qui ”prônait le travail” (in French)
112. Jean-Luc Thérier est mort (in French)
113. Zum Tod von Schoschana Rabinovici (in German)
114. Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82
115. Jean-Claude Bouttier est mort à 74 ans (in French)
116. Michel Che (1941–2019)
117. Le réalisateur Jean-Pierre Mocky est mort Archived 9 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
118. Madame Josette Arène née Delmas (in French)
119. Philippe Leroy, ancien président du département de la Moselle, est mort Archived 19 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
120. Pal Benko, 1928–2019
121. Iran's Larijani condoles death of French philosopher Yahya Bonaud
122. Gironde : le sénateur socialiste et ancien président du département Philippe Madrelle est décédé (in French)
123. L’acteur Michel Aumont est mort (in French)
124. Cyclisme : le Marseillais Pascal Gnazzo s'est éteint à 98 ans (in French)
125. Une figure de La Seyne s’éteint quelques jours avant de donner son nom à un gymnase (in French)
126. Statement: Incident during FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race, Spa-Francorchamps
127. "Fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh dies at 74". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
128. "German Fashion Photographer Peter Lindbergh Dies at 74". Time. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
129. Décès de Patrick Dehornoy 1952–2019 (in French)
130. French Cardinal Etchegaray, former vice-dean of College of Cardinals, dead at 96
131. Disparition de Roger Boutry, compositeur et président honoraire de l’Orchestre de la Garde républicaine (in French)
132. Comte Henri de CONTENSON
133. Le peintre français Sam Szafran est mort (in French)
134. L'ancien sénateur du Jura André Jourdain est mort (in French)
135. "The actor Charles Gerard, accomplice of Belmondo, is dead". Retrieved 26 September 2019.
136. Jacques Chirac, former French president, dies aged 86
137. Designer of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium dead at 93
138. Brest. L’ancien député Jo Gourmelon est décédé (in French)
139. L'historienne Georgette Elgey est morte (in French)
140. Les Entrelacs d’Aymen Hacen : Lorand Gaspar n’est plus (in French)
141. Robert Goelet, New York Grandee and Naturalist, Dies at 96
142. Zmarł Ludwik Krzysztof Zaleski-Zamenhof. Był Honorowym Obywatelem Białegostoku (in Polish)
143. L'actrice Marie-José Nat, star des annèes 60 et 70 est morte (in French)
144. Pascale Roberts, actrice dans "Plus belle la vie", est morte Archived 27 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
145. Le monde du cinéma en deuil: l’actrice Annick Alane, connue pour son rôle dans «Hibernatus» ou «Les trois frères», est décédée (in French)
146. Marie Laforêt, la « Fille aux yeux d’or », est morte (in French)
147. "'Great lady of the French Resistance' dies at 103". 3 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
148. "Jacques Dupont, sacré champion olympique en 1948, est mort". L’Equipe (in French). 4 November 2019.
149. "RTL salue la mémoire de Dominique Farran". RTL (in French). 5 November 2019.
150. "L'ancien coureur André Zimmermann est décédé". L’Equipe (in French). 6 November 2019.
151. Lucette Destouches, la veuve de Louis-Ferdinand Céline, est morte (in French)
152. L’ancien champion cycliste Raymond Poulidor est mort (in Spanish)
153. French chef who 'invented' magret de canard dies aged 84
154. Gerard Detourbet, father of the Renault Kwid, passes away
155. Denis Lalanne, mémorialiste de l’Ovalie (in French)
156. Décès de Bertrand Landrieu, ancien directeur de cabinet de Jacques Chirac (in French)
157. Décès de l'autrice à succès Nicole de Buron (in French)
158. Mort de Guy Laporte, acteur des « Bronzés », à 71 ans : la troupe du Splendid lui devait tant (in French)
159. Haute-Savoie : l'ancien sénateur Jean-Claude Carle est mort (in French)
160. L'actrice Anna Karina est morte d'un cancer à 79 ans (in French)
161. Mort de l'acteur, chansonnier et humoriste Bernard Lavalette (in French)