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Events
- 8 January - Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as the first president of French Fifth Republic.
- 2 December - Dam collapses at Malpasset, killing 421 people in the resultant flood.
Arts and Literature
- 11 March - Eurovision Song Contest held in Cannes.
Sport
- 25 June - Tour de France begins.
- 18 July - Tour de France ends, won by Federico Bahamontes of Spain.
Births
- 7 February - Christine Angot, novelist and playwright.
- 18 March - Luc Besson, film director, writer and producer.
- 14 May - Patrick Bruel, singer and actor.
- 6 July - Richard Dacoury, former basketball player.
Deaths
- 21 January - Yves Le Febvre, writer and politician (b.1874).
- 23 June - Boris Vian, writer, poet and musician (b.1920).
Full date unknown
- Paul Dujardin, water polo player and Olympic medallist (b.1894).
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