1963 in France
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See also: 1962 in France, other events of 1963, 1964 in France.
Events from the year 1963 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 22 January - Élysée Treaty signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
- 29 January - President Charles de Gaulle vetoes the United Kingdom's entry into the EEC.
- 4 March - In Paris, 6 people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle pardons 5 of them but the other conspirator is executed by firing squad few days later.
[edit] Sport
- 23 June - Tour de France begins.
- 14 July - Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil.
[edit] Births
- 13 August - Édouard Michelin, businessman (d.2006).
- 14 August - Emmanuelle Béart, actress.
- 18 December - Pauline Ester, singer.
[edit] Deaths
- 30 January - Francis Poulenc, composer (b.1899).
- 31 August - Georges Braque, painter and sculptor (b.1882).
- 11 September - Suzanne Duchamp, painter (b.1889).
- 10 October - Édith Piaf, singer (b.1915).
- 11 October - Jean Cocteau, poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (b.1889).
- 25 October - Roger Désormière, conductor (b.1898).
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- René Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (b.1878).
