Ina MEDIAPRO calendar
See what will be in the news tomorrow ! Find all the highlights of the year in our selected events.-
- 20 March 1974
- 20 March 2024
Release of the film, "Les Valseuses"
- “Les Valseuses" was Bertrand Blier's third full-length feature film, which met with resounding success among younger spectators.
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- 21 March 1994
- 21 March 2024
United Nations convention on climate change
- The United Nations framework convention on climate change came into force signed by 50 countries, with a view to stabilising greenhouse emissions.
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- 22 March 1944
- 22 March 2024
The death of Pierre Brossolette
- Tortured by the Gestapo, the French journalist and resistant Pierre Brossolette jumped out of the window of his jail to kill himself so that he wouldn’t speak.
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- 24 March 1999
- 24 March 2024
Fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel: 39 dead
- A huge fire breaks out in the Mont Blanc tunnel causing the death of 39 people
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- 25 March 1949
- 25 March 2024
The first-ever Paris Match magazine
- The weekly illustrated news magazine Paris Match first appeared in 1949, and is well known for its slogan: “The weight of words, the shock of photos”. In 2008, the slogan was changed to “Life is a true story”.
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- 25 March 1974
- 25 March 2024
Invention of the smart card
- The Frenchman Roland Moreno applied for the first smart card patent.
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- 26 March 1984
- 26 March 2024
The first television programme of "La chance aux chansons"
- "La chance aux chansons", hosted by Pascal Sevran, was first broadcast on the television channel, TF1, from 26 March 1984 to September 1991, then on the second channel, Antenne 2 and France 2 until September 2000.
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- 28 March 1924
- 28 March 2024
The founding of Radio Paris
- Radio-Paris was the first private commercial radio station until 17 Decembre 1933, then a national French radio station until 17 June 1940. It was under German control in occupied France from 18 July 1940 to 17 August 1944.
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- 28 March 1994
- 28 March 2024
Death of Eugène Ionesco
- Romanian-French dramatist Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) was the leading exponent of the Theatre of the Absurd in France, with plays including The Bald Soprano, The Chairs and Rhinoceros.
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- 29 March 2019
- 29 March 2024
The death of Agnès Varda
- Agnès Varda (1928-2019) was a French photographer, film director and plastic artist.
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- 31 March 1999
- 31 March 2024
Creation of the Renault-Nissan Alliance
- The Alliance is a partnership between French car maker Renault and Japanese auto maker Nissan.
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- 01 April 1979
- 01 April 2024
Iran becomes an Islamic Republic
- Following a referendum held on 1st April 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran was established, with Khomeini instated as its Supreme Leader.
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- 01 April 1994
- 01 April 2024
The death of Robert Doisneau
- One of the most popular photographers of the post-war period, (1912-1994). Along with Willy Ronis, Édouard Boubat, Izis and Émile Savitry , he was one of the main representatives of the French humanist photography movement.
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- 02 April 1974
- 02 April 2024
Death of Georges Pompidou
- Georges Pompidou (1911-1974) was a French statesman and the 19th President of the Republic from June 1969 to 2 April 1974, on his death.
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- 02 April 2009
- 02 April 2024
The death of Jacqueline Baudrier
- A French journalist (1922 -2009) who worked for the ORTF, several TV channels, and chaired Radio France from 1974 to 1981.