1965 in France

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Events from the year 1965 in France.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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