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1953
The following events occurred in France in the year 1953.
Incumbents
President: Vincent Auriol
President of the Council of Ministers:
until 8 January: Antoine Pinay
8 January – 28 June: René Mayer
starting 28 June: Joseph Laniel
Events
4 January – Operation Bretagne ends, with French victory over the Viet Minh in Vietnam.
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.
17 July – Miss France Christiane Martel Won Miss Universe 1953Mihaela Dima 13 September 2009 Miss Universe: Finnish Armi Kuusela first beauty queen Adevărul https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=http://www.adevarul.ro/magazin_de_duminica/Finlandeza-Universe-Kunsela-Armi-Miss_0_115788444.html&ei=FyyuTLbKBoG4sAOD_YXXDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.adevarul.ro/magazin_de_duminica/Finlandeza-Universe-Kunsela-Armi-Miss_0_115788444.html%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd%3Div 7 October 2010
28 July – Operation Camargue, further French military action against the Viet Minh, begins.Windrow Martin The French Indochina War, 1946-1954 1998 Osprey Military 1-85532-789-9 Oxford 60180594
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.
Arts and literature
4 January – En Attendant Godot premiered at Théâtre de Babylone de fi fr
Sport
3 July – Tour de France begins.
27 July – Tour de France ends, won by Louison Bobet.
Births
28 January – Anicée Alvina, singer and actress (died 2006)
9 February – Michèle Rivasi, politician (died 2023)
20 February – Gérard Araud, diplomat
4 March – Rose Laurens, singer-songwriter (died 2018)
16 March – Isabelle Huppert, actress
15 July – Jean-Luc Fichet, politician
8 August – Jean Hélène, journalist (died 2003)
19 August – Benoît Régent, actor (died 1994)
22 September – Ségolène Royal, politician
12 October – Serge Lepeltier, politician
14 November – Dominique de Villepin, politician, 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
Deaths
24 March – Paul Couturier, priest and promoter of the concept of Christian unity (born 1881)
4 April – Rachilde, author (born 1860)
25 June – Francis Méano, footballer (born 1931)
4 July – Jean Becquerel, physicist (born 1878)
9 August – Auguste Giroux, rugby union player (born 1874)
29 November – Henri Gance, weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist (born 1888)
30 November – Francis Picabia, painter and poet (born 1879)
See also
List of French films of 1953
References
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