1948 in France
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Events from the year 1948 in France.
Incumbents
- President: Vincent Auriol
- President of the Council of Ministers:
- until 24 July: Robert Schuman
- 24 July-2 September: André Marie
- 2 September-11 September: Robert Schuman
- starting 11 September: Henri Queuille
Events
- 17 March – Treaty of Brussels, is signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, aimed mainly at defending against possible German rearmament.
- 5 September – Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 7 October – Citroën 2CV economy car introduced at the Paris Motor Show.
Sport
- 30 June – Tour de France begins.
- 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Gino Bartali of Italy.
Births
- 17 February – Philippe Khorsand, actor (died 2008)
- 10 March – Jean-Pierre Adams, international soccer player (died 2021)
- 11 March – Dominique Sanda, actress
- 9 April – Bernard-Marie Koltès, playwright and director (died 1989)
- 20 June – Véronique de Montchalin, politician
- 30 July – Jean Reno, actor
- 3 August – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France
- 8 October – Claude Jade, actress (died 2006)
- 27 December – Gérard Depardieu, actor
- Full date unknown:
- Bernard Drubay, sailor[1]
Deaths
- 7 January – Jean-Baptiste Chabot, priest and Syriac scholar (born 1860)
- 15 January – Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, astronomer (born 1853)
- 12 February – Caroline Lacroix, courtesan (born 1883)
- 4 March
- Antonin Artaud, dramatist, poet, actor and director (born 1896; cancer)
- Lucien Rouzet, physicist and inventor (born 1886)
- 12 March – Antoine Lacroix, mineralogist and geologist (born 1863)
- 5 July – Georges Bernanos, author (born 1888)
- 6 July – René de Labarrière, first UN soldier killed in action (born 1899; killed by landmine)
- 31 July – Georges Blondel, historian (born 1856)
- 25 September – Pierre Frondaie, poet, novelist and playwright (born 1884)
- 11 October – André Bloch, mathematician (born 1893; leukaemia)
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1948 in France". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.