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France in 1958

Historical records for France in 1958, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
11Events
8Named people
3Places
7Categories

Historical records

January

8 January 1958President of FranceCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Government / Republic, 5th

Appointed President of the 5th Republic

March

19 March 1958European Parliamentary Assembly PresidencyJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Strasbourg · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Schuman became the first President of the European Parliamentary Assembly created for the new European Communities.

June

1 June 1958ReferendumCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Paris · Warfare / Algerian Independence

Offers the Algerians a referendum to decide their future

28 June 1958World Cup Scoring RecordJust Fontaine

Sweden · Sport / Football

Finishes the tournament with a record thirteen goals in six matches.

August

14 August 1958Death of Frederic Joliot-CurieFrederic Joliot-Curie

Paris · Science / Physics

Dies after a career in nuclear chemistry and physics.

September

17 September 1958French Membership of NATOCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

This record states: De Gaulle protested against the USA's strong role in the organization and what he perceived as a special relationship between it and the United Kingdom.

17 September 1958French Membership of NATOCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

This record states: Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on 17 September 1958, he argued for the creation of a tripartite directorate that would put France on an equal footing with the US and the UK.

17 September 1958French Membership of NATOCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

This record states: In a memorandum sent to President Dwight D.

17 September 1958French Membership of NATOCharles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle

Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

This record states: NATO's unity was breached early in its history with a crisis occurring during Charles de Gaulle's presidency of France.

Other Events

1958Constitution of FranceGuy Alcide Mollet

Government / Republic, 5th

One of the authors of the Constitution of the 5th Republic

1958Elevator to the GallowsLouis Malle

Arts / Cinema

Directs Elevator to the Gallows.

1958Minister of StateGuy Alcide Mollet

Government / Republic, 5th

Appointed Minister of State

1958Mon OncleJacques Tati

Arts / Cinema

Directs Mon Oncle.

1958President of FranceJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman

Government / Republic, 5th

Appointed President of France

1958Prime Minister of FranceGeorges Bidault

Government / Republic, 5th

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 3rd term

Names involved

Charles Andre Marie Joseph de GaulleFrederic Joliot-CurieGeorges BidaultGuy Alcide MolletJacques TatiJean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert SchumanJust FontaineLouis Malle

Places involved

ParisStrasbourgSweden

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.