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Events from the year 1966 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 4 January - A gas leak fire at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyon, kills 18 and injures 84.
- 10 January - L'Express publishes a story of Georges Figon, who took part in the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.
- 18 January - Police announce that Georges Figon committed suicide, prior to his arrest for the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.
- 7 March - Charles De Gaulle asks U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson for negotiations about the state of NATO equipment in France.
- 11 March - President Charles De Gaulle states that French troops will be taken out of NATO and that all French NATO bases and HQ's must be closed within a year.
- 17 June - An Air France personnel strike begins.
- 20 June - President Charles De Gaulle starts visit to the Soviet Union.
- 30 June - France formally leaves NATO.
- 26 August - Riots occur in French Somaliland.
- 30 August - France offers independence to French Somaliland.
- 11 October - France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty for cooperation in nuclear research.
- 26 October - NATO moves its HQ from Paris to Brussels.
Sport
- 21 June - Tour de France begins.
- 14 July - Tour de France ends, won by Lucien Aimar.
Births
January to March
- 17 January - Jean-Pierre Delaunay, soccer player and coach.
- 24 January - Julie Dreyfus, actress.
- 1 February - Laurent Garnier, techno music producer and DJ.
- 3 February - Jean-Jacques Eydelie, soccer player.
- 4 February - Guillaume Dasquié, journalist and writer.
- 28 February - Eric Dubus, athlete.
- 29 March - Stéphane Bré, soccer referee.
April to June
- 3 April - Rémi Garde, soccer player and coach.
- 19 April - Véronique Gens, soprano.
- 24 April - Pascale Paradis, tennis player.
- 26 April - Jean-Christophe Jeauffre, explorer, filmmaker and producer.
- 28 April - Jean-Luc Crétier, alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist.
- 11 May - Estelle Lefébure, supermodel.
- 14 May - Marianne Denicourt, actress.
- 17 May - Gilles Quénéhervé, athlete and Olympic medallist.
- 24 May - Eric Cantona, soccer player.
- 30 May - Frédéric Hantz, soccer manager.
- 14 June
- Thierry Bonalair, soccer player.
- Béatrice Mouthon, triathlete.
- Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys, triathlete.
- 16 June
- Patrice Killoffer, comics illustrator and writer.
- Stéphane Traineau, judoka and Olympic medallist.
- 18 June - Catherine Fleury-Vachon, judoka and Olympic gold medallist.
- 22 June - Emmanuelle Seigner, actress.
July to September
- 1 July - Stéphan Caron, swimmer and Olympic medallist.
- 5 July - Laurence Ferrari, journalist.
- 8 July - Jean-Philippe Jodard, beach volleyball player.
- 15 July - Irène Jacob, actress.
- 4 August - Luc Leblanc, cyclist.
- 5 August - Gilles Delion, cyclist.
- 13 August - Pascal Lino, cyclist.
- 28 August - Christophe Galtier, soccer player.
- 31 August - Thierry Champion, tennis player.
- 2 September - Olivier Panis, motor racing driver.
- 3 September - Angelo Hugues, soccer player.
- 4 September - Biréli Lagrène, guitarist and bassist.
- 24 September - Christophe Bouchut, motor racing driver.
- 29 September - Laurent Chambertin, volleyball player.
October to December
- 10 October - Laurent Duhamel, soccer referee.
- 18 October - Thierry Lamberton, ice speed skater.
- 25 October - Lionel Charbonnier, soccer player.
- 6 November - Laurent Lafforgue, mathematician.
- 17 November - Sophie Marceau, actress.
- 19 November - Dominique Arnould, cyclist.
- 23 November - Vincent Cassel, actor.
- 30 November - Philippe Bozon, ice hockey player.
- 10 December - Benjamin Clément, soccer player.
- 20 December - Hélène Rollès, actress and singer.
- 29 December
- Laurent Boudouani, boxer and Olympic medallist.
- Patrice Rognon, judoka and Olympic medallist.
Full date unknown
- Jean-Pascal Beintus, composer.
- Catherine Dufour, writer.
Deaths
January to March
- 1 January - Vincent Auriol, politician, President of France (born 1884).
- 4 January - Marcel Tabuteau, oboist (born 1887).
- 6 January - Jean Lurçat, painter and tapestry designer (born 1892).
- 22 January - Jean Galtier-Boissière, writer, polemist and journalist (born 1891).
- 11 March - Jean Laigret, biologist (born 1893).
- 16 March - Jean Neuberth, abstract painter (born 1915).
- 31 March - Andre Richaume, archetier/bowmaker (born 1905).
April to June
- 13 April - Georges Duhamel, author (born 1884).
- 4 May - Amédée Ozenfant, cubist painter (born 1886).
- 24 May - Henri Barbé, communist (born 1902).
- 7 June - Jean Arp, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (born 1886).
- 13 June - Pierre Chaumié, politician (born 1880).
- 19 June - Pierre Montet, Egyptologist (born 1885).
- 26 June - Francois Dupre, hotelier, art collector and horse breeder (born 1888).
July to September
- 14 July - Julie Manet, painter and art collector (born 1878).
- 29 July - André Spire, poet, writer, and Zionist activist (born 1868).
- 17 August - François Piétri, politician, Minister and diplomat (born 1882).
- 18 August - Louis Renou, indologist (born 1896).
- 14 September - Alexandre Bioussa, rugby union player (born 1901).
- 21 September - Paul Reynaud, politician and lawyer (born 1878).
- 28 September - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist (born 1896).
October to December
- 6 October - Pierre Couderc, screenwriter, actor, acrobat and film producer (born 1896).
- 8 October - Célestin Freinet, pedagogue, and educational reformer (born 1896).
- 10 October
- Robert Desoille, psychotherapist (born 1890).
- Louise Thuliez, resistance fighter in World War I and World War II (born 1881)[1]
- 17 October - Cléo de Mérode, dancer (born 1875).
- 28 October - Robert Charpentier, cyclist and Olympic gold medallist (born 1916).
Full date unknown
- Charles Catteau, industrial designer (born 1880).
- Frédéric Justin Collet, pathologist and otolaryngologist (born 1870).
- Louis Couffignal, mathematician and cybernetics pioneer (born 1902).
- Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science (born 1877).
See also
References
- ↑ "Louise Thuliez (1881-1966)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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