1951 in France

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

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

• 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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