1950 in France

Events from the year 1950 in France. == Incumbents == President: Vincent Auriol President of the Council of Ministers: until 2 July: Georges Bidault 2 July-12 July: Henri Queuille starting 12 July: René Pleven == Events == 11 February – Two Viet Cong battalions attack a French base in French Indochina. 12 February – Pro-communist riots in Paris. 9 April – Notre-Dame Affair, Lettrist movement anti-Catholic intervention. 3 June – Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. 15–18 September – Battle of Đông Khê, French defeat in First Indochina War. 30 September – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 begins. 18 October – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ends in decisive victory for the Việt Minh. 20 October – Henri Martin affair: a sailor is imprisoned for distributing propaganda hostile to the First Indochina War. == Sport == 13 July – Tour de France begins. 7 August – Tour de France ends, won by Ferdinand Kübler of Switzerland. == Births == 24 January – Daniel Auteuil, actor and director 15 February – Guy Touvron, trumpeter (died 2024) 22 February – Miou-Miou, actress. 5 March – Bernard Vera, politician 21 April – Michel Rougerie, motorcycle racer (died 1981) 8 May – Aimé Venel, painter 9 August Anémone, French actress, filmmaker and political activist (died 2019) Nicole Tourneur, French novelist (died 2011) 25 September – Philippe Peythieu, actor. == Deaths == 6 February – Georges Imbert, chemical engineer (born 1884) 2 March – Joseph d'Arbaud, poet (born 1874) 6 March – Albert Lebrun, politician and President of France (born 1871) 16 April – Arnaud Massy, golfer (born 1877) 28 September – Joë Bousquet, poet (born 1897) 10 November – Jean Biondi, politician (born 1900; car crash) 11 November – Pierre-Jules Boulanger, engineer and businessman (born 1885; car crash) == See also == List of French films of 1950 == References ==