1963 in France
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See also: 1962 in France, 1964 in France.
Events from the year 1963 in France.
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.
Sport
- 23 June - Tour de France begins.
- 14 July - Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil.
Births
January to March
- 1 January - Jean-Marc Gounon, motor racing driver.
- 6 January - Philippe Perrin, French Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut.
- 7 January - Christian Louboutin, shoe designer.
- 23 January - Éric Mura, soccer player.
- 9 February - Lolo Ferrari, dancer, porn star, actress, and singer (died 2000).
- 24 February - Laurent Ruquier, journalist and television and radio host.
- 19 March - Manu Bertin, one of the pioneers of Kite surfing.
- 21 March - Thierry Froger, soccer manager, former player.
April to June
- 6 April - Pauline Lafont, actress (died 1988).
- 7 April - Bernard Lama, soccer player.
- 23 April - Paul Belmondo, motor racing driver.
- 28 April - Sandrine Dumas, actress.
- 8 May - Michel Gondry, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, film, commercial and music video director.
- 10 May - Patrice Kuchna, tennis player.
- 20 May - Gérald J. Caussé, a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- 24 May - Ludovic Batelli, soccer player and manager.
- 28 May - Marc Antoine, jazz fusion guitarist.
- 30 May - Élise Lucet, investigative journalist and television host.
- 4 June - Nicolas Boukhrief, screenwriter, film director and actor.
- 7 June - Roberto Alagna, operatic tenor.
- 8 June - Agnes Clancier, novelist.
- 12 June - Philippe Bugalski, rally driver.
- 13 June - Nathalie Lupino, judoka and Olympic medallist.
- 17 June - Christophe Barratier, film producer, film director and screenwriter.
- 18 June - Christian Vadim, actor.
- 25 June - Thierry Marie, cyclist.
July to September
- 4 July - Henri Leconte, tennis player.
- 7 July - Pascal Payet, criminal.
- 10 July - Ronan Pensec, cyclist.
- 12 July - Thierry Tulasne, tennis player.
- 13 August - Édouard Michelin, businessman (died 2006).
- 14 August - Christophe Arleston, scenarist and editor.
- 14 August - Emmanuelle Béart, actress.
- 23 August - Marie-Christine Cazier, athlete.
- 31 August - Sylvain Kastendeuch, soccer player.
- August - Bertrand Latour, writer.
- 7 September - Éric Di Meco, politician, former soccer player.
- 8 September - Éric Poulat, soccer referee and computer scientist.
October to December
- 28 October - Christian Plaziat, decathlete.
- 1 November - Philippe Lucas, soccer player.
- 5 November - Jean-Pierre Papin, soccer manager, former player.
- 10 November
- Sophie Amiach, tennis player.
- Sylvain Chomet, animator and film director.
- 15 November - François Lemasson, soccer player.
- November - Pascal Parisot, songwriter and singer.
- 2 December - Eric Boyer, cyclist.
- 13 December - Philippe Collet, pole vaulter.
- 18 December - Pauline Ester, singer.
- 22 December - Christophe Lavainne, cyclist.
- 30 December - Xavier Mauméjean, writer.
Full date unknown
- Gilles Bourdos, film director, screenwriter and producer.
- Stéphane Derenoncourt, oenologist.
- Sophie Lacaze, composer.
- Jean-Yves Malmasson, composer and conductor.
- Pierre Maubouché, actor, voice over artist, producer and casting director.
- Xavier Veilhan, artist.
Deaths
January to March
- 23 January - Gustave Garrigou, cyclist and 1911 Tour de France winner (born 1884).
- 30 January - Francis Poulenc, composer (born 1899).
- 9 February - Marcel Godivier, cyclist (born 1887).
- 10 February - Louis Paulhan, pilot (born 1883).
- 4 March - Édouard Belin, photographic inventor (born 1876).
- 10 March - André Maschinot, soccer player (born 1903).
- 11 March - Jean Bastien-Thiry, attempted assassin of President Charles de Gaulle in 1962 (born 1927).
- 26 March - Pierre Lacau, Egyptologist and philologist (born 1873).
- 29 March - Henry Bordeaux, writer and lawyer (born 1870).
April to June
- 10 May - Léonce Crenier, Roman Catholic monk and theologian (born 1888).
- 1 June - Yves le Prieur, naval officer and inventor (born 1885).
- 3 June - Edmond Decottignies, weightlifter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).
- 8 June - Gaston Ramon, veterinarian and biologist (born 1886).
- 9 June - Jacques Villon, painter and printmaker (born 1875).
July to September
- 1 July - Camille Chautemps, politician and three times Prime Minister of France (born 1885).
- 7 July - Géo-Charles, poet (born 1892).
- 31 August - Georges Braque, painter and sculptor (born 1882).
- 6 September - Jules Isaac, historian (born 1877).
- 11 September - Suzanne Duchamp, painter (born 1889).
October to December
- 10 October - Édith Piaf, singer (born 1915).
- 11 October - Jean Cocteau, poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (born 1889).
- 17 October - Jacques Hadamard, mathematician (born 1865).
- 21 October - Jean Decoux, Governor-General of French Indochina (born 1884).
- 25 October - Roger Désormière, conductor (born 1898).
- 11 November - André Le Troquer, politician and lawyer (born 1884).
Full date unknown
- René Baudichon, sculptor and medallist (born 1878).
- René Guyon, jurist (born 1876).
References
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