1952 in France
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Events from the year 1952 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 25 February - Battle of Hoa Binh ends in defeat for French forces by the Viet Minh in Vietnam.
- 1 October - Operation Bretagne begins in Vietnam.
- 19 October - Alain Bombard begins to sail from Canary Islands to Barbados in 65 days; he reaches them December 23.
- 29 October - Operation Lorraine begins.
- October - Battle of Na San begins.
- 8 November - Operation Lorraine ends with no decisive result.
- 2 December - Battle of Na San ends in French victory.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- 1 June - Roman Catholic church bans books of André Gide.
[edit] Sport
- 25 June - Tour de France begins.
- 19 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fausto Coppi of Italy.
[edit] Births
- 25 January - Sara Mandiano, singer and songwriter.
- 1 April - Bernard Stiegler, philosopher.
- 11 May - Renaud Séchan, singer.
- 7 June - Hubert Auriol, motor racing driver.
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- Didier Dubois, mathematician.
- René Renou, wine expert (d.2006).
[edit] Deaths
- 11 January - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, general, military hero of World War II (b.1889).
- 3 November - Louis Verneuil, playwright and screenwriter (b.1893).
- 18 November - Paul Éluard, poet (b.1895).
