1946 in France
Events from the year 1946 in France.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Provisional Government (also Prime Minister):
- * until 26 January: Charles de Gaulle
- * 26 January-24 June: Félix Gouin
- * 24 June-28 November: Georges Bidault
- * 28 November-16 December: Vincent Auriol
- * starting 16 December: Leon Blum
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 – The bikini, designed by Louis Réard, is first modeled by Micheline Bernardini at the Piscine Molitor 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.
- December – Severe winter weather.
- 12 December – Léon Blum founds a government of socialist parties in France.
- 16 December – Luxury brand Christian Dior is established in Paris by designer Christian Dior.
- 24 December – French Fourth Republic founded.
Births
January to June
- 11 January – Gilles Gaetner, politician
- 14 February – Tina Aumont, actress
- 2 March – Paul-Henri Nargeolet, explorer
- 7 April – Colette Besson, Olympic athlete
- 13 May – Jean Rondeau, motor racing driver and constructor
- 16 May – Jean-Michel Gaillard, politician
- 17 May – Philippe Tillous-Borde, entrepreneur and engineer
- 19 May – André the Giant, professional wrestler
- 17 June – Gérard Grisey, composer
July to December
- 22 July – Mireille Mathieu, singer
- 25 July – Nicole Farhi, sculptor and fashion designer
- 9 August - Alain Dorval, voice actor of Sylvester Stallone.
- 23 September – Roger Rossat-Mignod, alpine skier
- 30 September – Claude Vorilhon, leader of Raëlian Movement
- 8 October – Jean-Jacques Beineix, film director
- 6 November – Romain Argyroudis, soccer player
- 18 November – Pierre Chanal, soldier and suspected serial killer
- 8 December – Jacques Bourboulon, photographer
- 17 December – François Lamoureux, European civil servant
- 24 December :
- * Daniel Beretta, retired voice actor and singer
- * Roselyne Bachelot, politician
Full date unknown
- Denise Pumain, geographer
Deaths
- 11 February – Ludovic-Oscar Frossard, socialist, communist politician
- 12 February – Georges Dumas, doctor, psychologist
- 9 June – Charles Burguet, film director
- 9 August – Léon Gaumont, inventor, engineer, film pioneer and industrialist
- 16 September – Henri Gouraud, general
- 20 September – Raimu, actor
- 5 October – Cécile Brunschvicg, politician
- 12 December – Renée Jeanne Falconetti, actress