1953 in France

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Events from the year 1953 in France.

Events

4 January - Operation Bretagne ends, with French victory over the Viet Minh in Vietnam.
24 March - Death of Paul Couturier, architect of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
9 May – France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with the king Norodom Sihanouk.
5 July - First meeting of the assembly of the European Economic Community in Strasbourg.
28 July - Operation Camargue, further French military action against the Viet Minh, begins.
10 August - Operation Camargue ends.
13 August - 4 million workers go on strike in France to protest against austerity measures.
25 August - General strike ends in France.
9 November - Cambodia becomes independent from France.
20 November - Operation Castor, airborne operation to establish a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province, starts.
22 November - Operation Castor ends.

28 January - Anicée Alvina, singer and actress (died 2006).
16 March - Isabelle Huppert, actress.
19 August - Benoît Régent, actor (died 1994).
22 September - Ségolène Royal, politician.
12 October - Serge Lepeltier, politician.
14 November - Dominique de Villepin, politician, former Prime Minister of France.
23 November - Francis Cabrel, singer-songwriter.
29 November - Christine Pascal, actress, writer and director (died 1996).
1 December - Antoine de Caunes, television presenter, actor, writer and film director

24 March - Paul Couturier, priest and promoter of the concept of Christian unity (born 1881).
4 April - Rachilde, author (born 1860).
4 July - Jean Becquerel, physicist (born 1878).
9 August - Auguste Giroux, rugby union player (born 1874).
30 November - Francis Picabia, painter and poet (born 1879).

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