Events from the year 1964 in France .
27 January – France and the People's Republic of China announce their decision to establish diplomatic relations.
11 February – The Republic of China (Taiwan) drops diplomatic relations with France because of French recognition of the People's Republic of China.
8-15 March – Cantonal elections held.
23 May – Mrs. Madeleine Dassault , 63, wife of French plane manufacturer and politician Marcel Dassault , is kidnapped while leaving her car in front of her Paris home; she is found unharmed the next day in a farmhouse 27 miles from Paris.[ 1]
6 January – Loïc Courteau , tennis player
7 January – Hervé Balland , cross-country skier
10 January – Claude Morinière , long jumper
11 January – Albert Dupontel , actor and film director
24 January – Gérald Passi , soccer player
1 February – Philippe Casado , cyclist (died 1995)
12 February – Stéphane Franke , athlete (died 2011)
14 February – Frédéric Delcourt , swimmer and Olympic medallist
17 February – Thierry Laurey , soccer player
27 February – Christian Penigaud , beach volleyball player
28 February – Pierre Hantaï , conductor and harpsichordist
1 March – Paul Le Guen , soccer manager
5 March – Bertrand Cantat , singer and songwriter
9 March – Juliette Binoche , actress
16 March – Franck Fréon , motor racing driver
24 March – Chantal Mauduit , alpinist (died 1998)
30 March – Christophe Robert , soccer player
2 April – Didier Tholot , soccer manager
14 April – Emmanuel Villaume , conductor
5 May – Jean-François Copé , politician
10 May – Emmanuelle Devos , actress
12 May – Pierre Morel , film director and cinematographer
23 May – Laurent Naouri , bass-baritone
27 May – Yves Caumon , film director
31 May – Stéphane Caristan , athlete
3 June – Jérôme Pradon , actor and singer
5 June – Jean-François Remésy , golfer
11 June – Jean Alesi , motor racing driver
12 June – Philippe Bouvatier , cyclist.
21 June – Patrice Bailly-Salins , biathlete and Olympic medallist
24 June – Philippe Fargeon , soccer player
27 June – Serge Le Dizet , soccer player, coach
1 July – Bernard Laporte , rugby union player and coach, Secretary of State for Sport
3 July – Yeardley Smith , voice actress
13 July – Pascal Hervé , cyclist
21 July – Fabrice Colas , cyclist
4 August – Sebastian Roché , actor
24 August – Éric Bernard , motor racing driver
September – Olivier Zahm , art critic , curator , fashion editor , and art director
2 September – Jean-Christophe Spinosi , conductor and violinist
14 September – Laurent Fournier , soccer player, manager
16 September – Nicolas Hénard , sailor and Olympic gold medallist
October to December [ edit ]
11 January – André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien , cardinal (born 1882)
13 January – Pierre Yvert , philatelic editor (born 1900)
10 February – Paul Baudouin , banker and politician (born 1894)
15 February – Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange , Catholic theologian (born 1877)
17 February – Philippe Cattiau , fencer and Olympic gold medallist (born 1892)
25 February – Maurice Farman , motor racing driver, aviator , aircraft manufacturer and designer (born 1877)
17 May – Honoré Barthélemy , cyclist (born 1890)
30 May – René-Yves Creston , artist, designer and ethnographer (born 1898)
17 June – René Crabos , rugby union player (born 1899)
1 July – Pierre Monteux , conductor (born 1875)
7 July – Charles Bozon , alpine skier and world champion (born 1932)
11 July – Maurice Thorez , communist politician (born 1900)
21 July – Jean Fautrier , painter and sculptor (born 1898)
4 September – Clément-Emile Roques , cardinal (born 1880)
7 September – Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu , Admiral (born 1889)
9 September – Maurice Le Boucher , organist , composer , and pedagogue (born 1882)
20 September – Lazare Lévy , pianist, composer and teacher (born 1882)
27 October – Gabriel Benoist , writer (born 1891)
8 November – Fernand Baldet , astronomer (born 1885)
22 December – Paul Tournon , architect (born 1881)
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