Events from the year 1955 in France.
Incumbents President: Rene Coty President of the Council of Ministers: until 17 February: Pierre Mendès France 17 February-23 February: Christian Pineau starting 23 February: Edgar Faure
Events 28 March – SNCF sets a new world rail speed record of 331 km/h using electric traction. 5 May – Bonn–Paris conventions come into force, putting an end to the Allied occupation of West Germany. 11 June – 1955 Le Mans disaster. Driver Pierre Levegh and 82 spectators killed in a crash during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race. 28 July – The first Interlingua congress in Tours, France, leads to the founding of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua. 28 August – Murder of Janet Marshall. 6 October – The Citroen DS, a large saloon car, is launched at the Paris Motor Show.
Arts and literature 25 June – Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, designed by Le Corbusier, is dedicated. 15 September – Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is published in Paris by Olympia Press.
Sport 7 July – Tour de France begins. 30 July – Tour de France ends, won by Louison Bobet.
Births 28 January Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France Chantal Sébire, teacher and euthanasia campaigner (died 2008) 24 February – Alain Prost, motor racing driver 4 March – Dominique Pinon, actor 9 March – Jean-Luc Arribart, soccer player 17 March – Élie Baup, soccer player and manager 21 June – Michel Platini, soccer player 27 June – Isabelle Adjani, actress 2 August – Anne Lacaton, architect 7 August – Chantal Réga, athlete 24 August – Sylvie Perrinjaquet, politician 8 September – Olivia Dutron, actress 17 September – Olivier Chandon de Brailles, motor racing driver (died 1983) 7 October – Yo-Yo Ma, cellist 14 December – Hervé Guibert, writer (died 1991)
Deaths 15 January – Yves Tanguy, surrealist painter (born 1900) 23 February – Paul Claudel, poet, dramatist and diplomat (born 1868) 22 March – Maurice Schutz, actor (born 1866) 19 June – Adrienne Monnier, poet and publisher (born 1892) 5 November – Maurice Utrillo, painter (born 1883) 27 November – Arthur Honegger, composer (born 1892)
See also List of French films of 1955 1955 in French television
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