See also: 1964 in France, other events of 1965, 1966 in France.

Events from the year 1965 in France.

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.

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.
• 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 (d.2006).

April to June

• 19 April - Natalie Dessay, soprano.
• 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 (d.1999).
• 3 July - Bertrand Layec, soccer referee.
• 16 July - Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor.
• 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

• Bertrand de Billy, conductor.
• Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic.
• Sylvie Giry Rousset, cross country skier.
• Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist.

Deaths

January to March

• 17 January - Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal (b.1880).
• 28 January - Maxime Weygand, military commander (b.1867).
• 20 February - Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer (b.1889).
• 20 February - René Jeannel, entomologist (b.1879).
• 6 March - Jules Goux, motor racing driver (b.1885).
• 20 March - Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist (b.1876).
• 22 March - Pierre Courant, politician (b.1897).

April to June

• 1 April - Daniel Barbier, astronomer (b.1907).
• 20 April - Arsène Alancourt, cyclist (b.1904).
• 23 April - Georges Périnal, cinematographer (b.1897).
• 24 April - Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner (b.1888).
• 15 June - Maurice Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist (b.1892).
• 26 June - Maurice Brocco, cyclist (b.1885).

July to September

• 9 July - Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist (b.1899).
• 17 July - Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor (b.1888).
• 27 July - Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian (b.1901).
• 7 August - Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist (b.1872).
• 19 August - René Lasserre, rugby union player (b.1895).
• 31 August - Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder (b.1893).
• 2 September - Émile Muselier, Admiral (b.1882).
• 15 September - Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist (b.1897).
• 23 September - Lionel Terray, climber (b.1921).

October to December

• 6 November - Edgard Varèse, composer (b.1883).
• 18 November - Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician (b.1890).

Full date unknown

• Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist (b.1877).
• Albert Besson, hygienist and physician (b.1896).
• Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1882).
• Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer (b.1898).
• Jean Boyer, film director and author (b.1901).
• Charles Camoin, painter (b.1879).
• Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist (b.1897).
• Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor (b.1886).
• Jean Favard, mathematician (b.1902).
• André Godard, archeologist and architect (b.1881).
• Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor (b.1880).
• Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor (b.1882).
• Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (b.1907).

References

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