Events from the year 1965 in France.
Incumbents
President: Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister: Georges Pompidou
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 (died 2006)
April to June
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
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 (died 2017) 29 June – Véronique Laury, businesswoman
July to September
2 July – Luc Borrelli, soccer player (died 1999) 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 (d. 2018) 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 (died 2020)