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.

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.
• 26 March - Didier Pironi, motor racing driver (died 1987).
• 27 March - Maria Schneider, actress (died 2011)
• 1 April - Bernard Stiegler, philosopher.
• 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.
• 3 June - Dominique Laffin, actress (died 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 (died 2005).
• 25 October - Florence Picaut, athlete.
• October - François Ovide, guitarist (died 2002).
• 4 December - Farid Chopel, actor, comedian and singer (died 2008).

Full date unknown

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

Deaths

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