1948 in France

See also: 1947 in France, other events of 1948, 1949 in France.

Events from the year 1948 in France.

Contents

1 Events
2 Sport
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 References

Events

17 March - Treaty of Brussels, is signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, aimed mainly at defending against possible German rearmament.
5 September - Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France.

Sport

30 June - Tour de France begins.
25 July - Tour de France ends, won by Gino Bartali of Italy.

Births

17 February - Philippe Khorsand, actor (d.2008).
10 March - Jean-Pierre Adams, international soccer player.
11 March - Dominique Sanda, actress.
9 April - Bernard-Marie Koltès, playwright and director (d.1989).
30 July - Jean Reno, actor.
3 August - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France.
8 October - Claude Jade, actress (d.2006).
27 December - Gérard Depardieu, actor.

Deaths

15 January - Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, astronomer (b.1853).
5 July - Georges Bernanos, author (b.1888).

References