1954 in France

"See also:"
1953 in France,
other events of 1954,
1955 in France.

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Events from the year 1954 in France.

Events

*25 January - The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union meet at the Berlin Conference.
*13 March - Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins in Vietnam.
*23 March - In Vietnam, the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu - French forces are partially isolated.
*29 March - C-47 with French nurse Genevieve de Galard on board is incapacitated on Dien Bien Phu runway.
*7 May - Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in defeat for French forces.
*18 June - Pierre Mendès-France becomes prime minister of France.
*24 June - Battle of Mang Yang Pass begins, the last official battle of the First Indochina War.
*17 July - Battle of Mang Yang Pass ends in defeat for French forces.
*20 July - Battlefield ceasefire announced.
*21 July - The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
*1 August - Armistice effected, sealing French defeat.
*31 October - The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
*1 November - The FLN attacks Representative and public buildings of the France colonial power.

port

*8 July - Tour de France begins.
*1 August - Tour de France ends, won by Louison Bobet.

Births

*13 February - Dominique Bathenay, international soccer player.
*4 March - François Fillon, Prime Minister of France.
*1 May - Fred Chichin, musician and songwriter (d.2007).
*27 July - Philippe Alliot, former motor racing driver.
*9 August - Loïc Amisse, soccer player and manager.
*21 August - Humbert Balsan, film producer (d.2005).
*17 September - Joël-François Durand, composer.
*8 October - Frédéric Antonetti, soccer player and manager.
*18 October - Edouard Stern, banker (d.2005).

Deaths

*10 April - Auguste Lumière, filmmaker (b.1862).
*28 April - Léon Jouhaux, trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951 (b.1879).
*3 August - Colette, writer (b.1873).
*3 November - Henri Matisse, artist (b.1869).
*8 December - Claude Cahun, photographer and writer (b.1894).
*23 December - René Iché, sculptor (b.1897).

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