1965 in France
Events from the year 1965 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 5 January – Launch of the Renault 16, the world's first production hatchback car.
- 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.
- 21 November – Mireille Mathieu sings on France's "Télé-Dimanche" and begins her successful singing career.
- 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
- 4 January – Yvan Attal, actor and director
- 8 January – Pascal Obispo, singer-songwriter
- 11 January – Bertrand de Billy, conductor
- 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
April to June
- 19 April – Natalie Dessay, soprano
- 23 April – René Piller, racewalker
- 27 April – Patrick Rémy, cross-country skier
- 14 May – Zahia Hamdane, politician
- 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
- 7 June – Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
- 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
- 29 June – Véronique Laury, businesswoman
July to September
- 2 July – Luc Borrelli, soccer player
- 3 July – Bertrand Layec, soccer referee
- 16 July – Michel Desjoyeaux, sailor
- 20 July – Laurent Lucas, actor
- 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
- 1 September – Jean-François Ballester, figure skating coach
- 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
- 14 November – Ariel Besse, actress
- 19 November – Laurent Blanc, international soccer player
- 22 November – Vincent Guérin, soccer player, coach
Full date unknown
- Nicolas Bourriaud, curator and art critic
- Sylvain Luc, jazz guitarist
Deaths
January to March
- 17 January – Pierre-Marie Gerlier, Cardinal
- 21 January – André Godard, archeologist and architect
- 28 January – Maxime Weygand, military commander
- 14 February – Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, composer and conductor
- 20 February
- *Théophile Marie Brébant, military officer
- *René Jeannel, entomologist
- March Claude-Léon Mascaux, sculptor
- 6 March – Jules Goux, motor racing driver
- 10 March – Jean Boyer, film director and author
- 20 March – Louis de Fleurac, athlete and Olympic medallist
- 22 March – Pierre Courant, politician
April to June
- 1 April – Daniel Barbier, astronomer
- 20 April – Arsène Alancourt, cyclist
- 23 April – Georges Périnal, cinematographer
- 24 April – Pierre Wertheimer, businessman and racehorse owner
- 12 May – Roger Vailland, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter
- 20 May – Charles Camoin, painter
- 15 June – Maurice Monney-Bouton, rower and Olympic medallist
- 25 June – Jacques Bacot, explorer and Tibetologist
- 26 June – Maurice Brocco, cyclist
July to September
- 9 July – Jacques Audiberti, playwright, poet and novelist
- 17 July – Eugène Bigot, composer and conductor
- 27 July – Henri Daniel-Rops, writer and historian
- 7 August – Jean Dargassies, racing cyclist
- 19 August – René Lasserre, rugby union player
- 31 August – Henri Mignet, aircraft designer and builder
- 2 September – Émile Muselier, Admiral
- 15 September – Noël Delberghe, water polo player and Olympic medallist
- 23 September – Lionel Terray, climber
October to December
- November – Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier, painter and sculptor
- 6 November – Edgard Varèse, composer
- 18 November – Jean Médecin, lawyer and politician
Full date unknown
- Albert Besson, hygienist and physician
- Donatien Bouché, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
- Marcel Boucher, jewellery designer
- Aimée Antoinette Camus, botanist
- Jean Favard, mathematician
- Colette Reynaud, journalist