22 October 1964Refusal of Nobel PrizeJean-Paul Sartre
Sartre declines the Nobel Prize in Literature to preserve his independence from institutions.
Historical records for France in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Sartre declines the Nobel Prize in Literature to preserve his independence from institutions.
Desroches Noblecourt advocates international cooperation to save Abu Simbel and other monuments.
Maheu supports the international operation to cut and relocate the Abu Simbel temples.
Refuses to attend the Twentieth anniversary because too few French troops partake
Directs Band of Outsiders.
De Gaulle pressed for stable Community financing of the Common Agricultural Policy, a major French priority.
Directs The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, a fully sung romantic musical.
Publication of "The Wretched of the Earth"
Winner of the Tour de France, 4th time
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