1949 in France
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Events from the year 1949 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 27 October - An airliner flying from Paris to New York crashes in the Azores island of São Miguel. Among the victims are violinist Ginette Neveu and boxer Marcel Cerdan.
[edit] Sport
- 30 June - Tour de France begins.
- 21 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fausto Coppi of Italy.
[edit] Births
- 18 January - Philippe Starck, designer.
- 10 February - Maxime Le Forestier, singer.
- 22 March - Fanny Ardant, actress.
- 1 April - Gérard Mestrallet, businessman.
- 24 April - Véronique Sanson, singer-songwriter.
- 17 June - Serge Vinçon, politician (d.2007).
- 22 October - Arsène Wenger, soccer manager.
[edit] Deaths
- 28 January - Jean-Pierre Wimille, motor racing driver and resistance member (b.1908).
- 4 June - Maurice Blondel, philosopher (b.1861).
- 24 September - Pierre de Bréville, composer (b.1861).
- 27 October - Marcel Cerdan, boxer (b.1916).
- 27 October - Ginette Neveu, violinist (b.1919).
