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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.
15 February – Dominique Mouillot, business leader.
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)
3 June – Dominique Laffin, actress (died 1985)
7 June – Hubert Auriol, motor racing driver (died 2021)
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)
12 December – Roland Roche, alpine skier




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Didier Dubois, mathematician
René Renou, wine expert (died 2006)
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)
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




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