1952 in France

none August 2022 September 2022 1952 Events from the year 1952 in France. Incumbents President: Vincent Auriol President of the Council of Ministers: until 20 January: René Pleven 20 January-8 March: Edgar Faure starting 8 March: Antoine Pinay Events 25 February – Battle of Hòa Bình ends in defeat for French forces by the Việt 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 Nà Sản begins. 8 November – Operation Lorraine ends with no decisive result. 2 December – Battle of Nà Sản ends in French victory. Luxury brand Givenchy is founded by fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy. 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. 2 February – Christiane Taubira, politician. 4 February – Gabriel Yacoub, musician and visual artist. (died 2025) 15 February – Dominique Mouillot, business leader.http://www.en-viesdefemmes.book.fr/news/portrait-de-dominique-mouillot-onet-technologies Portrait de Dominique Mouillot - ONET TECHNOLOGIES 7 September 2022 8 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220908175506/https://en-viesdefemmes.book.fr/news/portrait-de-dominique-mouillot-onet-technologies dead 26 March – Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (died 1987) 27 March – Maria Schneider, actress (died 2011) 1 April – Bernard Stiegler, philosopher (died 2020) 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 31 May – Carole Achache, writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)Achache, Carole (1952-....) https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14406672c 1 December 2023 Bibliothèque nationale de France fr 3 June – Dominique Laffin, actress (died 1985) 7 June – Hubert Auriol, motor racing driver (died 2021) 16 June – René Renou, wine expert (died 2006) 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) 7 December – Gisèle Pelicot, mass rape victim 12 December – Roland Roche, alpine skier Full date unknown Didier Dubois, mathematician Françoise Thébaud, historian, professor emeritus 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)Paul Eluard 1895-1952 https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/paul-eluard-8147 Tate 27 March 2019 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) Full date unknown Gabrielle Petit (feminist), feminist activist, anticlerical, libertarian socialist, and newspaper editor (born 1860) See also List of French films of 1952 References 1952 France France Category:1950s in France Category:Years of the 20th century in France