# 1946 in France

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive
Events from the year 1946 in France.

## Incumbents

* Chairman of the Provisional Government (also Prime Minister):
** until 26 January: Charles de Gaulle
** 26 January-24 June: Félix Gouin
** 24 June-28 November: Georges Bidault
** 28 November-16 December: Vincent Auriol (interim)
** starting 16 December: Leon Blum

## Events

* 16 January – Charles de Gaulle resigns as a head of a French provisional government.
* 20 January – Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
* 6 March – Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
* 19 March – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
* 7 April – Syria's independence from France is officially recognised.
* 5 May – Constitutional Referendum held and proposed constitution rejected.
* 2 June – Legislative Election held.
* 5 July – The bikini, designed by Louis Réard, is first modeled by Micheline Bernardini at the Piscine Molitor in Paris.
* 13 October – Constitutional Referendum held and constitution approved, creating the French Fourth Republic.
* 10 November – Legislative Election held for the first National Assembly of the Fourth Republic.
* December – Severe winter weather.
* 12 December – Léon Blum founds a government of socialist parties in France.
* 16 December – Luxury brand Christian Dior is established in Paris by designer Christian Dior.
* 24 December – French Fourth Republic founded.

## Births
### January to June

* 14 February – Tina Aumont, actress (died 2006)
* 2 March – Paul-Henri Nargeolet, explorer (died 2023)
* 7 April – Colette Besson, Olympic athlete (died 2005)
* 13 May – Jean Rondeau, motor racing driver and constructor (died 1985)
* 16 May – Jean-Michel Gaillard, politician (died 2005)
* 17 May – Philippe Tillous-Borde, entrepreneur and engineer (died 2022)
* 19 May – André the Giant, professional wrestler (died 1993)
* 17 June – Gérard Grisey, composer (died 1998)

### July to December

* 22 July – Mireille Mathieu, singer
* 25 July – Nicole Farhi, sculptor and fashion designer
* 9 August - Alain Dorval, voice actor of Sylvester Stallone (died 2024).
* 30 September – Claude Vorilhon, leader of Raëlian Movement
* 8 October – Jean-Jacques Beineix, film director (died 2022)
* 6 November – Romain Argyroudis, soccer player
* 18 November – Pierre Chanal, soldier and suspected serial killer (died 2003)
* 8 December – Jacques Bourboulon, photographer
* 17 December – François Lamoureux, European civil servant (died 2006)
* 24 December :
** Daniel Beretta, retired voice actor and singer (died 2024)
** Roselyne Bachelot, politician

### Full date unknown

* Denise Pumain, geographer

## Deaths

* 11 February – Ludovic-Oscar Frossard, socialist, communist politician (born 1889)
* 12 February – Georges Dumas, doctor, psychologist (born 1866)
* 9 June – Charles Burguet, film director (born 1878)
* 9 August – Léon Gaumont, inventor, engineer, film pioneer and industrialist (born 1864)
* 16 September – Henri Gouraud, general (born 1867)
* 20 September – Raimu, actor (born 1883)
* 5 October – Cécile Brunschvicg, politician (born 1877)
* 12 December – Renée Jeanne Falconetti, actress (born 1892)