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List of events
Events from the year
1945 in
France .
Incumbents
Events
1 January? –
Jean-Paul Sartre refuses the
Legion of Honour .
6 February – Writer
Robert Brasillach executed for
collaboration with the Germans.
9 March – Japanese
overthrow the
Vichy French
Decoux Government in
Vietnam .
2 May –
Colette is the first woman to be admitted to the
Académie Goncourt .
7 May – General
Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at
Rheims , ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.
8 May – World War II ends in Europe.
8–29 May – In
Algeria , French troops kill an estimated 6,000 Algerian citizens in the
Sétif massacre .
23 July – Marshal
Philippe Pétain , who headed the
Vichy government during World War II, goes on trial, charged with treason.
31 July –
Pierre Laval , fugitive former leader of
Vichy France , surrenders to
Allied soldiers in Austria.
19–30 August –
Việt Minh under
Hồ Chí Minh carry out the
August Revolution in Vietnam.
October –
École nationale d'administration established.
15 October – Former premier of
Vichy France ,
Pierre Laval , is executed by
firing squad for
treason .
21 October –
Legislative Election held. Women are allowed to vote for the first time.
13 November –
Charles de Gaulle elected head of a French
provisional government .
2 December – French banks (
Banque de France ,
BNCI ,
CNEP ,
Crédit Lyonnais , and
Société Générale ) nationalized.
21 December –
André Malraux is appointed minister of information by de Gaulle.
Duralex glass tableware manufacturers established in
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin .
La tennis Bensimon business is founded.
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Births
22 January –
Jean-Pierre Nicolas , racing driver and manager
17 February –
Bernard Rapp ,
film director and television
news presenter (died 2006)
4 April –
Daniel Cohn-Bendit , political activist and politician
7 April –
Joël Robuchon , chef (died 2018)
15 April –
Christian Bergelin , politician (died 2008)
15 June –
Françoise Chandernagor , writer
20 June –
Jean-Claude Izzo , poet, playwright, screenwriter and novelist (died 2000)
30 July –
Patrick Modiano , novelist, Nobel laureate
12 August –
Jean Nouvel , architect
27 August –
Catherine Leroy , photojournalist and photographer (died 2006)
12 October –
Aurore Clément , actress
13 October –
Christophe (Daniel Bevilacqua), singer-songwriter (died 2020)
16 October –
Pascal Sevran , television presenter and author (died 2008)
28 October –
François-Xavier Verschave , a founder of
NGO
Survie (died 2005)
Deaths
5 February -
6 February –
Robert Brasillach , author, executed for collaboration (born 1909)
23 March –
Elisabeth de Rothschild , World War II heroine (born 1902)
30 March –
Élise Rivet , nun and World War II heroine (born 1890)
8 June –
Robert Desnos , surrealist poet (born 1900)
20 July –
Paul Valéry , poet, essayist and philosopher (born 1871)
8 August –
Le Pétomane (Joseph Pujol),
flatulist (born 1857)
15 October –
Pierre Laval , politician and Prime Minister, executed (born 1883)
26 October –
Paul Pelliot , sinologist and explorer (born 1878)
See also
References
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