1965 in France

"See also:"
1964 in France,
other events of 1965,
1966 in France.

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Events from the year 1965 in France.

Events

*14 March - Municipal elections held.
*21 March - Municipal elections held.
*16 July - The Mont Blanc Tunnel is inaugurated by presidents Giuseppe Saragat and Charles de Gaulle.
*22 October - Authors André Figueras and Jacques Laurent are fined for their comments against Charles De Gaulle.
*28 October - Foreign Minister Couve de Murville travels to Moscow.
*29 October - Mehdi Ben Barka, a Moroccan politician, is kidnapped in Paris and never seen again.
*3 November - President Charles de Gaulle announces that he will stand for re-election.
*26 November - At the Hammaguir, a launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, "Asterix-1" on board, becoming the third country to enter space.
*5 December - Charles de Gaulle is re-elected as French president.

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*22 June - Tour de France begins.
*14 July - Tour de France ends, won by Felice Gimondi of Italy.

Births

January to March

*8 January - Pascal Obispo, singer-songwriter.
*15 January - Jean-Yves Béziau, philosopher.
*25 January - Pascal Lefèvre, javelin thrower.
*23 February - Sylvie Guillem, ballet dancer.
*28 February - Philippe Gaillot, soccer player.
*9 March - Benoît Campargue, judoka.
*15 March - Pascal Tayot, judoka.
*21 March - Xavier Bertrand, politician and Minister.
*31 March - Jean-Christophe Lafaille, mountaineer (d.2006).

April to June

*19 April - Natalie Dessay, soprano.
*27 April - Patrick Rémy, cross country skier.
*20 May - Bruno Marie-Rose, athlete and Olympic medallist.
*20 May - Jean-Charles Trouabal, athlete.
*26 May - Christophe Kalfayan, swimmer.
*5 June - Sandrine Piau, soprano.
*12 June - Florence Guérin, actress.
*17 June - Pascal Despeyroux, soccer player.
*21 June - François Baroin, politician.
*23 June - Stéphane de Gérando, composer, conductor, multimedia artist and researcher.
*27 June - Stéphane Paille, soccer player.

July to September

*2 July - Luc Borrelli, soccer player (d.1999).
*3 July - Bertrand Layec, soccer referee.
*16 July - Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor.
*24 July - Olivier Py, stage director, actor and writer.
*25 July - Laurent Lucas, actor.
*5 August - Jean-Marc Morandini, journalist.
*6 August - Luc Alphand, alpine skier, motor racing driver.
*7 August - Jocelyn Angloma, international soccer player.
*13 August - Éric Durand, soccer player.
*14 August - Emmanuelle Béart, actress.
*16 August - Stéphane Picq, composer of computer game music.
*10 September - Pierre Camara, triple jumper.
*10 September - Pascal Pinard, swimmer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist.
*11 September - Jean-Philippe Fleurian, tennis player.
*17 September - Franck Piccard, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist.
*19 September - Gilles Panizzi, rally driver.
*19 September - Sabine Paturel, singer and actress.
*21 September - Frédéric Beigbeder, writer, commentator, literary critic and pundit.
*24 September - Fabrice Philipot, cyclist.

October to December

*1 October - Jean-Philippe Ruggia, motorcycle racer.
*10 October - Éric Blanc, impersonator and comedian.
*20 October - Jil Caplan, singer and songwriter.
*25 October - Mathieu Amalric, actor and film director.
*28 October - Franck Sauzée, soccer player.
*1 November - Christophe Clement, horse trainer.
*2 November - Samuel Le Bihan, actor.
*3 November - Ann Scott, novelist.
*19 November - Laurent Blanc, international soccer player.
*22 November - Vincent Guérin, soccer player, coach.

Full date unknown

*Bertrand de Billy, conductor.
*Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic.
*Sylvie Giry Rousset, cross country skier.
*Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist.

Deaths

January to March

*17 January - Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal (b.1880).
*28 January - Maxime Weygand, military commander (b.1867).
*20 February - Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer (b.1889).
*20 February - René Jeannel, entomologist (b.1879).
*6 March - Jules Goux, motor racing driver (b.1885).
*20 March - Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (b.1876).
*22 March - Pierre Courant, politician (b.1897).

April to June

*1 April - Daniel Barbier, astronomer (b.1907).
*20 April - Arsène Alancourt, cyclist (b.1904).
*23 April - Georges Périnal, cinematographer (b.1897).
*24 April - Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner (b.1888).
*15 June - Maurice Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist (b.1892).
*26 June - Maurice Brocco, cyclist (b.1885).

July to September

*9 July - Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist (b.1899).
*17 July - Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor (b.1888).
*27 July - Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian (b.1901).
*7 August - Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (b.1872).
*19 August - René Lasserre, rugby union player (b.1895).
*31 August - Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (b.1893).
*2 September - Émile Muselier, Admiral (b.1882).
*15 September - Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist (b.1897).
*23 September - Lionel Terray, climber (b.1921).

October to December

*6 November - Edgard Varèse, composer (b.1883).
*18 November - Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician (b.1890).

Full date unknown

*Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (b.1877).
*Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (b.1896).
*Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1882).
*Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer (b.1898).
*Jean Boyer, film director and author (b.1901).
*Charles Camoin, painter (b.1879).
*Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist (b.1897).
*Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor (b.1886).
*Jean Favard, mathematician (b.1902).
*André Godard, archeologist and architect (b.1881).
*Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor (b.1880).
*Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor (b.1882).
*Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (b.1907).

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