The following events occurred in France in the year 1953.
Incumbents President: Vincent Auriol President of the Council of Ministers: until 8 January: Antoine Pinay 8 January – 28 June: René Mayer starting 28 June: Joseph Laniel
Events 4 January – Operation Bretagne ends, with French victory over the Viet Minh in Vietnam. 9 May – France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with the king Norodom Sihanouk. 5 July – First meeting of the assembly of the European Economic Community in Strasbourg. 17 July – Miss France Christiane Martel Won Miss Universe 1953 28 July – Operation Camargue, further French military action against the Viet Minh, begins. 10 August – Operation Camargue ends. 13 August – 4 million workers go on strike in France to protest against austerity measures. 25 August – General strike ends in France. 9 November – Cambodia becomes independent from France. 20 November – Operation Castor, airborne operation to establish a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province, starts. 22 November – Operation Castor ends.
Arts and literature 4 January – En Attendant Godot premiered at
Sport 3 July – Tour de France begins. 27 July – Tour de France ends, won by Louison Bobet.
Births 28 January – Anicée Alvina, singer and actress (died 2006) 9 February – Michèle Rivasi, politician (died 2023) 20 February – Gérard Araud, diplomat 4 March – Rose Laurens, singer-songwriter (died 2018) 16 March – Isabelle Huppert, actress 15 July – Jean-Luc Fichet, politician 8 August – Jean Hélène, journalist (died 2003) 19 August – Benoît Régent, actor (died 1994) 22 September – Ségolène Royal, politician 12 October – Serge Lepeltier, politician 14 November – Dominique de Villepin, politician, Prime Minister of France 23 November – Francis Cabrel, singer-songwriter 29 November – Christine Pascal, actress, writer and director (died 1996) 1 December – Antoine de Caunes, television presenter, actor, writer and film director
Deaths 24 March – Paul Couturier, priest and promoter of the concept of Christian unity (born 1881) 4 April – Rachilde, author (born 1860) 25 June – Francis Méano, footballer (born 1931) 4 July – Jean Becquerel, physicist (born 1878) 9 August – Auguste Giroux, rugby union player (born 1874) 29 November – Henri Gance, weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist (born 1888) 30 November – Francis Picabia, painter and poet (born 1879)
See also List of French films of 1953
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