Events from the year 1947 in France.
Incumbents
President: Léon Blum (until 16 January), Vincent Auriol (starting 16 January) President of the Council of Ministers: until 22 January: Léon Blum 22 January – 24 November: Paul Ramadier starting 24 November: Robert Schuman
Events
16 January – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as President of France. 10 February – Paris peace treaties are signed between the World War II Allies and Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Finland. 12 February – Christian Dior introduces The "New Look" in women's fashion, in Paris. 28 February – United States gives France a military base in Casablanca. 29 March – Malagasy Uprising: Nationalist "tribesmen" began a revolt in the eastern part of Madagascar against French rule. 6 May – Malagasy Uprising: In Moramanga, the French military machine-gun Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache (MDRM) officials detained in wagons, killing 124 to 160 mostly unarmed activists. 11 July – SS Exodus departs France for Palestine with 4,500 Jewish Holocaust survivor refugees. 27 July – Ocean Liberty explodes in Brest harbour causing at least 26 deaths and extensive damage. July – Five North-African regiments arrive in Madagascar to assist in quelling the Malagasy Uprising. 27 August – Government lowering of the bread ration to 200 grammes causes riots in Verdun and Le Mans. 30 August – Fire at a cinema in Rueil, a suburb of Paris, kills 87. September – Festival d'Avignon first staged. 7 October – Operation Léa begins in Vietnam, an attempt by the French to crush the Viet Minh. 10 November – The arrest of four steel workers in Marseille begins a communist riot that spreads to Paris. 20 November – Paul Ramadier resigns as Prime Minister of France – he is succeeded by Robert Schuman. Schuman calls 80,000 reservists to quell rioting miners. 27 November – In Paris, police occupy the editorial offices of communist newspapers. 3 December – French communist strikers derail the Paris-Tourcoing express train because of false rumours that it is transporting soldiers – 21 dead. 4 December – Interior minister Jules Moch secures emergency measures against riots after six days of violent arguments in the National Assembly of France. 9 December – Labour unions call off the general strike and begin negotiations with the French government. 22 December – Operation Lea ends with a tactical success for the French forces.
Sport
25 June – Tour de France begins. 20 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jean Robic.
Births
16 January – Juliet Berto, actress (died 1990) 17 January – Alain Payet, adult film director (died 2007) 31 January – Bernard Guignedoux, football player and manager (died 2021) 25 February – Marc Sautet, philosopher and writer (died 1998) 1 April – Alain Connes, mathematician 4 April – Jacques Frantz, actor (died 2021) 13 April – Jean-Jacques Laffont, economist (died 2004) 15 June – Alain Aspect, quantum physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 4 July – Jacques Morali, music producer (died 1991) 10 July – Michel Étiévent, journalist, historian and writer (died 2021) 24 July – Jacques Fouroux, international rugby union player, coach (died 2005) 30 July – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine*2 *2 August – Marie-Laure de Decker, photographer (died 2023) 3 September – Gérard Houllier, football manager (died 2020) 20 September – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, television news presenter 9 October – France Gall, singer (died 2018) 28 November – Michel Berger, singer and songwriter (died 1992) 2 December – Isaac Bitton, drummer
Deaths
23 January – Pierre Bonnard, painter and printmaker (born 1867) 19 February – Pierre Besnard, revolutionary syndicalist (born 1886) 15 March – Jean-Richard Bloch, critic, novelist and playwright (born 1884) 13 April – Jean Chassagne, racing driver (born 1881) 14 June – Albert Marquet, painter (born 1875) 21 September – Marcel Astier, politician (born 1885) 24 November – Léon-Paul Fargue, poet and essayist (born 1876) 7 December – Tristan Bernard, playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer (born 1866)
Full date unknown
Mary Bonaparte, eldest daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino (born 1870)