1954 in France

Events from the year 1954 in France.

Incumbents

 * President: Vincent Auriol (until 16 January), Rene Coty (starting 16 January)
 * President of the Council of Ministers: Joseph Laniel (until 19 June), Pierre Mendès France (starting 19 June)

Events

 * 25 January – The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union meet at the Berlin Conference.
 * 13 March – Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins in Vietnam.
 * 23 March – In Vietnam, the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu – French forces are partially isolated.
 * 29 March – C-47 with French nurse Genevieve de Galard on board is incapacitated on Dien Bien Phu runway.
 * 7 May – Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in defeat for French forces.
 * 18 June – Pierre Mendès France becomes prime minister of France.
 * 24 June – Battle of Mang Yang Pass begins, the last official battle of the First Indochina War.
 * 17 July – Battle of Mang Yang Pass ends in defeat for French forces.
 * 20 July – Battlefield ceasefire announced.
 * 21 July – The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
 * 1 August – Armistice effected, sealing French defeat.
 * 31 October – The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
 * 1 November – The FLN attacks Representative and public buildings of the France colonial power.

Sport

 * 8 July – Tour de France begins.
 * 1 August – Tour de France ends, won by Louison Bobet.

Births

 * 13 February – Dominique Bathenay, international soccer player
 * 4 March – François Fillon, Prime Minister of France
 * 1 May – Fred Chichin, musician and songwriter (died 2007)
 * 27 July – Philippe Alliot, former motor racing driver
 * 9 August – Loïc Amisse, soccer player and manager
 * 12 August – François Hollande, 23rd French President
 * 21 August – Humbert Balsan, film producer (died 2005)
 * 17 September – Joël-François Durand, composer
 * 14 November – Bernard Hinault, cyclist
 * 18 October – Edouard Stern, banker (died 2005)
 * 23 November - Marie-Françoise "Cou Cou" Vrezil, beautiful wonder woman
 * 7 december - Pascal Renwick, voice actor (died 2006)

Deaths

 * 10 January – Alice Jouenne, educator, socialist activist, and writer (born 1873)
 * 10 April – Auge Lumière, filmmaker (born 1862)
 * 28 April – Léon Jouhaux, trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951 (born 1879)
 * 3 August – Colette, writer (born 1873)
 * 4 September – The French Angel, professional wrestler
 * 3 November – Henri Matisse, artist (born 1869)
 * 8 December – Claude Cahun, photographer and writer (born 1894)
 * 23 December – René Iché, sculptor (born 1897)