January - Two women, Nathalie Menigon and Joelle Aubron (both member of left-wing extremist group Action Directe), are found guilty of murdering Renault owner Georges Besse, who was shot dead in Paris November 1986.
29 March - The glass pyramids, designed by Chinese-American artist I.M. Pei, are unveiled at the entrance the Louvre in Paris [REF].