1961 in France
Events from the year 1961 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- 8 January – French referendum on Algerian self-determination is approved by three-quarters of voters.
- 18 March – A ceasefire takes effect in the Algerian War of Independence.
- 21 April-26 April – Algiers putsch, failed coup d'état attempt organized by four retired French army generals.
- 31 May
- Rebel generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zelelr are sentenced to 15 years in prison.
- President John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle meet in Paris.
- 17 June – A Paris-to-Strasbourg train derails near Vitry-le-François; 24 are killed, 109 injured.
- 21 September – Organisation armée secrète (OAS) slips an anti-de Gaulle message into TV programming.
- October – The Renault 4, a small estate car similar in concept to the Citroen 2CV saloon, is launched at the Paris Salon.[1]
- 10 October – Simca launches the Simca 1000, a small rear-engined four-door family saloon.[2]
- 17 October – Paris massacre, French police attacked an unarmed and peaceful demonstration of some 30,000 Algerians. Government acknowledged 40 deaths in 1998, although there are estimates of up to 200.
- Fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent is launched by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé.
Arts and literature
- 4 May – Phenomenological philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty dies, age 53, of a stroke, apparently while preparing for a class on Descartes.
Sport
- 18 June – French Grand Prix won by Giancarlo Baghetti of Italy.
- 25 June – Tour de France begins.
- 19 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil.
Births
- 15 April – José Anigo, soccer player and sporting director
- 16 May – Solveig Dommartin, actress (died 2007)
- 21 September – Philippe Anziani, soccer player and coach
- 29 September – Jean-Marie Neff, racewalker
- 9 October – Martial Fesselier, racewalker
- 25 December – Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite[3][4]
Deaths
- 3 May – Maurice Merleau-Ponty, phenomenological philosopher (born 1908)
- 29 June – Georges Guillain, neurologist (born 1876)
- 1 July – Louis-Ferdinand Céline, writer (born 1894)
References
- "Renault 4 Register". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- Thompson, Andy. "Simca 1000 cars". Rootes/Chrysler. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- Ghislaine Maxwell: How did she go from socialite to the shadowy figure in a sex crime investigation?
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