1952 in France

"See also:"
1951 in France,
other events of 1952,
1953 in France.

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Events from the year 1952 in France.

Events

*25 February - Battle of Hoa Binh ends in defeat for French forces by the Viet 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 December 23.
*29 October - Operation Lorraine begins.
*October - Battle of Na San begins.
*8 November - Operation Lorraine ends with no decisive result.
*2 December - Battle of Na San ends in French victory.

Arts and Literature

*1 June - Roman Catholic church bans books of André Gide.

port

*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.
*26 March - Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (d.1987).
*1 April - Bernard Stiegler, philosopher.
*2 April - Thierry Le Luron, impersonator and humorist (d.1986).
*23 April - Jean-Dominique Bauby, journalist, author and editor (d.1997).
*11 May - Renaud Séchan, singer.
*3 June - Dominique Laffin, actress (d.1985).
*7 June - Hubert Auriol, motor racing driver.
*27 June - Lydia Schenardi, politician and Member of the European Parliament.
*23 October - Pierre Moerlen, drummer and percussionist (d.2005).
*October - François Ovide, guitarist (d.2002).
*4 December - Farid Chopel, actor, comedian and singer (d.2008).

Full date unknown

*Didier Dubois, mathematician.
*René Renou, wine expert (d.2006).

Deaths

*11 January - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, general, military hero of World War II (b.1889).
*3 November - Louis Verneuil, playwright and screenwriter (b.1893).
*18 November - Paul Éluard, poet (b.1895).

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