21st Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 January | Introduction of the first euro coins and bills replacing the legacy currency, the franc. The use of the franc currency was legal until February 17. |
| 2007 | 15 May | Nicolas Sarkozy began his term as president of France. |
| 2012 | 15 May | François Hollande began his term as president of France. |
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Famous quotes containing the word century:
“In this century the writer has carried on a conversation with madness. We might almost say of the twentieth-century writer that he aspires to madness. Some have made it, of course, and they hold special places in our regard. To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It’s the drowning out of false voices.”
—Don Delillo (b. 1926)