1946 in France

"See also:"
1945 in France,
other events of 1946,
1947 in France.

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Events from the year 1946 in France.

Events

*16 January - Charles de Gaulle resigns as a head of a French provisional government.
*20 January - Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
*6 March - Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
*19 March - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
*7 April - Syria's independence from France is officially recognised.
*5 May - Constitutional Referendum held and proposed constitution rejected.
*2 June - Legislative Election held.
*5 July - Bikinis go on sale in Paris.
*13 October - Constitutional Referendum held and constitution approved, creating the French Fourth Republic.
*10 November - Legislative Election held for the first National Assembly of the Fourth Republic.
*12 December - Léon Blum founds a government of socialist parties in France.
*24 December - French Fourth Republic founded.

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Births

January to June

*14 February - Tina Aumont, actress (d.2006).
*7 April - Colette Besson, Olympic athlete (d.2005).
*13 May - Jean Rondeau, motor racing driver and constructor (d.1985).
*16 May - Jean-Michel Gaillard, politician (d.2005).
*19 May - André the Giant, professional wrestler (d.1993).
*17 June - Gérard Grisey, composer (d.1998).

July to December

*22 July - Mireille Mathieu, singer.
*30 September - Claude Vorilhon, leader of Raëlian Movement.
*6 November - Romain Argyroudis, soccer player.
*18 November - Pierre Chanal, soldier and suspected serial killer (d.2003).
*8 December - Jacques Bourboulon, photographer.
*17 December - François Lamoureux, European civil servant (d.2006).
*24 December - Roselyne Bachelot, politician.

Deaths

*9 June - Charles Burguet, film director (b.1878).
*9 August - Léon Gaumont, inventor, engineer, film pioneer and industrialist (b.1864).

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