1951 in France

"See also:"
1950 in France,
other events of 1951,
1952 in France.

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Events from the year 1951 in France.

Events

*13 January - Battle of Vinh Yen begins in Vietnam.
*17 January - Battle of Vinh Yen ends in decisive defeat for the Viet Minh forces.
*23 March - Battle of Mao Khe begins.
*28 March - Battle of Mao Khe ends in the defeat of Viet Minh forces.
*18 April - Treaty of Paris adopted, establishing European Coal and Steel Community.
*17 June - Legislative Election is held to elect the second National Assembly of the Fourth Republic.
*11 August - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.
*10 November - Battle of Hoa Binh begins.
*December - Engagements in the Battle of Hoa Binh continue.

port

*4 July - Tour de France begins.
*29 July - Tour de France ends, won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland.

Births

*13 January - Bernard Loiseau, chef (d.2003).
*6 February - Jacques Villeret, actor (d.2005).
*11 October - Jean-Jacques Goldman, singer and songwriter.
*6 November - Alain Etchegoyen, philosopher and novelist (d.2007).

Deaths

*7 January - René Guénon, orientalist and philosopher (b.1886).
*26 January - Henri Bard, international soccer player (b.1892).
*19 February - André Gide, author and winner of Nobel Prize in literature in 1947 (b.1869).
*2 June - Émile Chartier, philosopher, journalist and pacifist (b.1868).
*23 July - Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France, later Chief of State of Vichy France (b.1856).

References