1965 in France
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Events from the year 1965 in France.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Sport
- 22 June - Tour de France begins.
- 14 July - Tour de France ends, won by Felice Gimondi of Italy.
[edit] Births
- 20 October - Jil Caplan, singer and songwriter.
- 3 November - Ann Scott, writer.
[edit] Deaths
- 28 January - Maxime Weygand, military commander (b.1867).
- 7 August - Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (b.1872).
- 6 November - Edgard Varèse, composer (b.1883).
