Ina MEDIAPRO calendar
See what will be in the news tomorrow ! Find all the highlights of the year in our selected events.-
- 14 September 2024
The Lille jumble sale
- The Lille jumble sale is a popular event that takes place every year in Lille on the first weekend of September.
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- 15 September 1974
- 15 September 2024
Attack on the Publicis drugstore at Saint Germain, in Paris
- An explosion at the Publicis Drugstore in the Saint Germain area of central Paris left two dead and 34 people wounded.
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- 16 September 1924
- 16 September 2024
The birth of actress Lauren Bacall
- Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) was an American actress, and the embodiment of the “femme fatale”.
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- 16 September 1974
- 16 September 2024
First broadcast of “L'Ile aux enfants”
- Broadcast from 16th September 1974 on the ORTF’s third channel, FR3, then called TF1. This children's programme, created by Christophe Izard, features Casimir, a friendly orange dinosaur, and his friends.
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- 17 September 1994
- 17 September 2024
The first broadcast of the programme “Les Enfants de la Télé”
- An entertainment programme, which presents its guest with the things in their lives they would rather forget. For a long time, it was hosted by Arthur and Pierre Tchernia, and taken up again by Laurent Ruquier in 2017.
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- 20 September 1974
- 20 September 2024
First broadcast of “Maîtres du Mystère”
- An unusual weekly radio drama directed by Pierre Billard and produced by Germaine Beaumont.
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- 21 September 2024
European Heritage Days
- The European Heritage days are annual national events set up by the national organs of about fifty countries mirroring the "Historic Monuments Open Doors days" created in 1984 by the French Ministry of Culture.
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- 22 September 1984
- 22 September 2024
The handshake between François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl
- François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl shook hands at the Douaumont ossuary, during a commemoration for the people who died during the First World War – a symbolic gesture marking the Franco-German reconciliation.
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- 24 September 2004
- 24 September 2024
Death of Françoise Sagan
- Novelist and playwright, Françoise Sagan (1935-2004), published her first novel, "Bonjour Tristesse" (Hello Sadness) in 1954 and sold several million copies.
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- 26 September 2019
- 26 September 2024
The fire at the Lubrizol factory in Rouen
- The fire at the Lubrizol factory in Rouen took place in a chemical products factory, Lubrizol, classified as Seveso high risk.
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- 26 September 2019
- 26 September 2024
Death of Jacques Chirac
- Jacques Chirac (1932) was 30 when he first worked in Georges Pompidou's cabinet. He continuously held local mandates or ministerial positions, and was Prime Minister under both Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and François Mitterrand. He was elected President of the Republic in 1995 and 2002.
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- 28 September 1934
- 28 September 2024
Birth of Brigitte Bardot
- Brigitte Bardot, known as “BB”, is one of the best known post-war French film stars. In 1973, she put an end to her career as an actress to devote her time to the protection of animals.
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- 30 September 1994
- 30 September 2024
Death of Pierre Sabbagh
- A trailblazer and major figure in French TV, the journalist, director, producer and presenter Pierre Sabbagh created France's and the world's first TV news bulletin in 1949. He also directed "Au théâtre ce soir", which proved highly successful.
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- 30 September 1994
- 30 September 2024
Inauguration of the Grande Mosquée in Lyon
- Several building permits had been cancelled, but after the opposition was overcome, the first stone of the Lyon mosque was laid in June 1992. It was inaugurated by Charles Pasqua, France’s minister of religious affairs, Michel Noir, the mayor of Lyon, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia, and the civil and religious authorities.
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- 01 October 1949
- 01 October 2024
Proclamation of the Chinese People’s Republic
- Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China and became president of the central Chinese government. The Communists coming to power marked the end of a long civil war. The day became a national holiday in the People’s Republic.