2013 Event In one of the largest jewelry heists in recent years, nearly 103 million euros in diamonds and other jewels were stolen from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel diamond show in Cannes, France 2013 Event At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the French film, 'Blue is the Warmes Colour' wins the Palme d'Or 2012 Event At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, screenwriter and filmmaker Michael Haneke wins the Palm D'Or for 'Love' 2011 Event In the French city of Cannes, the 2011 G-20 summit commences; discussions will focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis 1968 Event "Wonderwall" with George Harrison premieres at Cannes Film Festival 1945 Death Paul Valery, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931, dies at 73 1926 Event Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France 1922 Birthday Gerard Philipe, Cannes France, actor, Caligula, Le Diable au Corps 1922 Event Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended 1922 Event Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments 1871 Birthday Paul Valery, born in France, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931
