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Categories: Years of the 20th century in France > 1959 in France

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See also: 1958 in France, other events of 1959, 1960 in France.

Events from the year 1959 in France.

Contents

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Sport
4 Births
5 Deaths
- 5.1 Full date unknown
6 References

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).

References

Categories: 1959 in France | Years of the 20th century in France

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