See also: 1947 in France, other events of 1948, 1949 in France.

Events from the year 1948 in France.

Events

• 17 March - Treaty of Brussels, is signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, aimed mainly at defending against possible German rearmament.
• 5 September - Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France.

Sport

• 30 June - Tour de France begins.
• 25 July - Tour de France ends, won by Gino Bartali of Italy.

Births

• 17 February - Philippe Khorsand, actor (d.2008).
• 10 March - Jean-Pierre Adams, international soccer player.
• 11 March - Dominique Sanda, actress.
• 30 July - Jean Reno, actor.
• 3 August - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France.
• 8 October - Claude Jade, actress (d.2006).
• 27 December - Gérard Depardieu, actor.

Deaths

• 15 January - Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, astronomer (b.1853).
• 5 July - Georges Bernanos, author (b.1888).

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