1965 in France
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Events from the year 1965 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 5 January - Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.[1]
- 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.
Sport
- 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
- 11 January - Bertrand de Billy, conductor
- 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 (died 2006)
April to June
- 19 April - Natalie Dessay, soprano
- 23 April - René Piller, racewalker
- 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 (died 1999)
- 3 July - Bertrand Layec, soccer referee
- 16 July - Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor
- 21 July - Sylvie Giry Rousset, cross-country skier
- 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
- Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic
- Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist
Deaths
January to March
- 17 January - Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal (born 1880)
- 21 January - André Godard, archeologist and architect (born 1881)
- 28 January - Maxime Weygand, military commander (born 1867)
- 14 February - Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor (born 1880)
- 20 February
- Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer (born 1889)
- René Jeannel, entomologist (born 1879)
- March Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor (born 1882)
- 6 March - Jules Goux, motor racing driver (born 1885)
- 10 March - Jean Boyer, film director and author (born 1901)
- 20 March - Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (born 1876)
- 22 March - Pierre Courant, politician (born 1897)
April to June
- 1 April - Daniel Barbier, astronomer (born 1907)
- 20 April - Arsène Alancourt, cyclist (born 1904)
- 23 April - Georges Périnal, cinematographer (born 1897)
- 24 April - Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner (born 1888)
- 12 May - Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (born 1907)
- 20 May - Charles Camoin, painter (born 1879)
- 15 June - Maurice Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist (born 1892)
- 25 June - Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (born 1877)
- 26 June - Maurice Brocco, cyclist (born 1885)
July to September
- 9 July - Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist (born 1899)
- 17 July - Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor (born 1888)
- 27 July - Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian (born 1901)
- 7 August - Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (born 1872)
- 19 August - René Lasserre, rugby union player (born 1895)
- 31 August - Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (born 1893)
- 2 September - Émile Muselier, Admiral (born 1882)
- 15 September - Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist (born 1897)
- 23 September - Lionel Terray, climber (born 1921)
October to December
- November - Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor (born 1886)
- 6 November - Edgard Varèse, composer (born 1883)
- 18 November - Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician (born 1890)
Full date unknown
- Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (born 1896)
- Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882)
- Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer (born 1898)
- Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist (born 1897)
- Jean Favard, mathematician (born 1902)