- 1966 in France
"See also:"
1965 in France ,
other events of 1966,1967 in France .----
Events from the year
1966 inFrance .Events
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4 January - Agas leak fire at the Feyzin oil refinery nearLyon , kills 18 and injures 84.
*10 January - "L'Express" publishes a story ofGeorges Figon , who took part in the kidnapping ofMehdi Ben Barka .
*18 January - Police announce thatGeorges Figon committed suicide, prior to his arrest for the kidnapping ofMehdi Ben Barka .
*7 March -Charles De Gaulle asks U.S. PresidentLyndon B. Johnson for negotiations about the state ofNATO equipment in France.
*11 March - PresidentCharles De Gaulle states that French troops will be taken out ofNATO and that all French NATO bases and HQ's must be closed within a year.
*17 June - AnAir France personnel strike begins.
*20 June - PresidentCharles De Gaulle starts visit to theSoviet Union .
*30 June -France formally leavesNATO .
*26 August - Riots occur inFrench Somaliland .
*30 August - France offers independence to French Somaliland.
*11 October - France and theSoviet Union sign a treaty for cooperation in nuclear research.
*26 October -NATO moves its HQ fromParis toBrussels .Arts and Literature
port
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21 June - Tour de France begins.
*14 July - Tour de France ends, won byLucien Aimar .Births
January to March
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17 January -Jean-Pierre Delaunay , soccer player and coach.
*24 January -Julie Dreyfus , actress.
*1 February -Laurent Garnier ,techno music producer and DJ.
*3 February -Jean-Jacques Eydelie , soccer player.
*4 February -Guillaume Dasquié , journalist and writer.
*28 February -Eric Dubus , athlete.
*29 March -Stéphane Bré , soccer referee.April to June
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3 April -Rémi Garde , soccer player and coach.
*19 April -Véronique Gens ,soprano .
*24 April -Pascale Paradis , tennis player.
*28 April -Jean-Luc Crétier , alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist.
*11 May -Estelle Lefébure ,supermodel .
*14 May -Marianne Denicourt , actress.
*17 May -Gilles Quénéhervé , athlete and Olympic medallist.
*24 May -Eric Cantona , soccer player.
*30 May -Frédéric Hantz , soccer manager.
*14 June -Thierry Bonalair , soccer player.
*14 June -Béatrice Mouthon , triathlete.
*14 June -Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys , triathlete.
*16 June -Patrice Killoffer , comics illustrator and writer.
*16 June -Stéphane Traineau , judoka and Olympic medallist.
*18 June -Catherine Fleury-Vachon , judoka and Olympic gold medallist.
*22 June -Emmanuelle Seigner , actress.July to September
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1 July -Stéphan Caron , swimmer and Olympic medallist.
*5 July -Laurence Ferrari , journalist.
*8 July -Jean-Philippe Jodard ,beach volleyball player.
*15 July -Irène Jacob , actress.
*4 August -Luc Leblanc , cyclist.
*5 August -Gilles Delion , cyclist.
*13 August -Pascal Lino , cyclist.
*28 August -Christophe Galtier , soccer player.
*31 August -Thierry Champion , tennis player.
*2 September -Olivier Panis , motor racing driver.
*3 September -Angelo Hugues , soccer player.
*4 September -Biréli Lagrène ,guitarist andbassist .
*24 September -Christophe Bouchut , motor racing driver.
*29 September -Laurent Chambertin , volleyball player.October to December
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10 October -Laurent Duhamel , soccer referee.
*18 October -Thierry Lamberton , ice speed skater.
*25 October -Lionel Charbonnier , soccer player.
*6 November -Laurent Lafforgue ,mathematician .
*17 November -Sophie Marceau , actress.
*19 November -Dominique Arnould , cyclist.
*23 November -Vincent Cassel , actor.
*30 November -Philippe Bozon , ice hockey player.
*10 December -Benjamin Clément , soccer player.
*20 December -Hélène Rollès , actress and singer.
*29 December -Laurent Boudouani , boxer and Olympic medallist.
*29 December -Patrice Rognon ,judo ka and Olympic medallist.Full date unknown
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Jean-Pascal Beintus , composer.
*Catherine Dufour , writer.
*Jean-Christophe Jeauffre , explorer, filmmaker and producer.Deaths
January to March
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1 January -Vincent Auriol , politician, President of France (b.1884).
*4 January -Marcel Tabuteau , oboist (b.1887).
*6 January -Jean Lurçat , painter andtapestry designer (b.1892).
*22 January -Jean Galtier-Boissière ,writer , polemist andjournalist (b.1891).
*11 March -Jean Laigret ,biologist (b.1893).
*16 March -Jean Neuberth , abstract painter (b.1915).
*31 March -Andre Richaume , archetier/bowmaker (b.1905).April to June
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13 April -Georges Duhamel , author (b.1884).
*4 May -Amédée Ozenfant ,cubist painter (b.1886).
*24 May -Henri Barbé , communist (b.1902).
*7 June -Jean Arp , sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (b.1886).
*13 June -Pierre Chaumié , politician (b.1880).
*19 June -Pierre Montet ,Egyptologist (b.1885).
*26 June -Francois Dupre , hotelier,art collector and horse breeder (b.1888).July to September
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14 July -Julie Manet , painter and art collector (b.1878).
*17 August -François Piétri , politician, Minister and diplomat (b.1882).
*14 September -Alexandre Bioussa , rugby union player (b.1901).
*21 September -Paul Reynaud , politician and lawyer (b.1878).
*28 September -André Breton ,writer ,poet , andsurrealist theorist (b.1896).October to December
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6 October -Pierre Couderc ,screenwriter ,actor ,acrobat andfilm producer (b.1896).
*8 October -Célestin Freinet , pedagogue, and educational reformer (b.1896).
*10 October -Robert Desoille , psychotherapist (b.1890).
*17 October -Cléo de Mérode , dancer (b.1875).
*28 October -Robert Charpentier , cyclist and Olympic gold medallist (b.1916).Full date unknown
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Charles Catteau ,industrial designer (b.1880).
*Frédéric Justin Collet ,pathologist andotolaryngologist (b.1870).
*Louis Couffignal , mathematician andcybernetics pioneer (b.1902).
*Edmond Locard , pioneer inforensic science (b.1877).
*Louis Renou ,indologist (b.1896).
*André Spire , poet, writer, andZionist activist (b.1868).References
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