1951 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.
Sport
- The 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand is conducted.
- 4 July - Tour de France begins.
- 29 July - Tour de France ends, won by Hugo Koblet of Switzerland.
Births
- 13 January - Bernard Loiseau, chef (died 2003)
- 6 February - Jacques Villeret, actor (died 2005)
- 11 October - Jean-Jacques Goldman, singer and songwriter
- 6 November - Alain Etchegoyen, philosopher and novelist (died 2007)
Deaths
- 7 January - René Guénon, orientalist and philosopher (born 1886)
- 26 January - Henri Bard, international soccer player (born 1892)
- 19 February - André Gide, author and winner of Nobel Prize in literature in 1947 (born 1869)
- 2 June - Émile Chartier, philosopher, journalist and pacifist (born 1868)
- 23 July - Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France, later Chief of State of Vichy France (born 1856)
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References
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