1952 in France
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See also: 1951 in France, other events of 1952, 1953 in France.
Events from the year 1952 in France.
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 23 December.
- 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.
Arts and literature
- 1 June - Roman Catholic church bans books of André Gide.
Sport
- 25 June - Tour de France begins.
- 19 July - Tour de France ends, won by Fausto Coppi of Italy.
Births
- 25 January - Sara Mandiano, singer and songwriter.
- 26 March - Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (died 1987).
- 27 March - Maria Schneider, actress (died 2011)
- 1 April - Bernard Stiegler, philosopher.
- 2 April - Thierry Le Luron, impersonator and humorist (died 1986).
- 23 April - Jean-Dominique Bauby, journalist, author and editor (died 1997).
- 11 May - Renaud, singer.
- 3 June - Dominique Laffin, actress (died 1985).
- 7 June - Hubert Auriol, motor racing driver.
- 27 June - Lydia Schenardi, politician and Member of the European Parliament.
- 16 July - Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion designer
- 31 August - Edwy Plenel, journalist and editor of Le Monde
- 23 October - Pierre Moerlen, drummer and percussionist (died 2005).
- 25 October - Florence Picaut, athlete.
- October - François Ovide, guitarist (died 2002).
- 4 December - Farid Chopel, actor, comedian and singer (died 2008).
Full date unknown
- Didier Dubois, mathematician.
- René Renou, wine expert (died 2006).
Deaths
- 11 January - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, general, military hero of World War II (born 1889).
- 18 May - Henry Bérenger, diplomat (born 1867)
- 16 July - Jean Chantavoine, musicologist and biographer (born 1877)
- 3 November - Louis Verneuil, playwright and screenwriter (born 1893).
- 18 November - Paul Éluard, poet (born 1895).
- 19 November - Marcel Henriot, World War I flying ace (born 1896)
- 27 November - Abel Lefranc, literary historian (born 1863)
- 5 December - André Lefaur, actor (born 1879)
References
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