Singer Charles Trenet Arrested in France on Morals Charge
July 12, 1963 - Singer Charles Trenet (pictured) was arrested last night at his country residence near Aix-en-Provence in the south of...
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- Feb 15
Another Plot to Assassinate De Gaulle Is Foiled
Feb. 15, 1963 - Swift, secret arrests early today broke up a plot to assassinate President de Gaulle of France. At least three army...
- Jan 30
Composer Francis Poulenc Is Dead
Jan. 30, 1963 - Francis Poulenc (pictured in 1952), one of the most important French contemporary composers, died of a heart attack at...
- Dec 15, 2022
Formerly Banned Singer Yves Montand to Sing at White House Gala
Dec. 15, 1962 - Yves Montand, who at one time could not even get a visa to come to the United States, disclosed today he has been invited...
- Nov 28, 2022
De Gaulle Commutes Jouhaud’s Death Sentence
Nov. 28, 1962 - President de Gaulle commuted today to life imprisonment the death sentences imposed on former Gen. Edmond Jouhaud...
- Sep 19, 2022
French Cave Explorer Still Weak
Sept. 19, 1962 - A French cave explorer, still weakened by two months of underground isolation from which he was carried Monday, was able...
- Sep 15, 2022
Failed De Gaulle Assassin Hangs Self in Cell
Sept. 15, 1962 - A former French army officer, named as the organizer of the attempt to kill President Charles de Gaulle on Aug. 22,...
- Aug 29, 2022
De Gaulle Authorizes Protection Measures from Assassination Attempts
Aug. 29, 1962 - President de Gaulle authorized today increased measures to protect himself from assassination. He also promised action to...
- Aug 22, 2022
De Gaulle Survives Assassination Attempt
Aug. 22, 1962 - President de Gaulle emerged unscathed tonight from a hail of submachine-gun bullets fired at his car (pictured) in a...
- Jul 5, 2022
OAS Leader Executed in France
July 5, 1962 - Roger Degueldre (pictured), 37-year-old commando leader of the Right-wing extremist Secret Army Organization (OAS), was...
- May 23, 2022
OAS Terrorists Launch Another Attack in Algiers
May 23, 1962 - European Secret Army Organization (OAS) terrorists killed a special security policeman and wounded four others today in a...
- May 23, 2022
OAS Terrorist Salan Sentenced Gets Life Sentence
May 23, 1962 - Raoul Salan (pictured after his arrest last month), former chief of the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS), was...
- May 21, 2022
Another Attempt To Assassinate De Gaulle Is Foiled
May 21, 1962 - A plot to assassinate President de Gaulle (pictured) of France was reported today to have been foiled by the police....
- Apr 21, 2022
Movies: Godard's "Vivre sa Vie" ("Her Life to Live")
Apr. 21, 1962 - Shooting in the streets of Paris, in people’s apartments, and in his own apartment is Jean-Luc Godard, at work on his...
- Apr 21, 2022
Salan Indicted in Paris
Apr. 21, 1962 - Raoul Salan (pictured in 1958), captured in Algiers as the head of the Secret Army Organization (OAS), was indicted by...
- Apr 20, 2022
Raoul Salan, Commander of Secret Army Organization, Arrested in Algiers
Apr. 20, 1962 - Former General Raoul Salan (pictured), his wife and daughter, and an aide were arrested in Algiers today. Salan was flown...
- Apr 13, 2022
Edmond Jouhaud Condemned to Death in Paris
Apr. 13, 1962 - Edmond Jouhaud, second in command of the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS) in Algeria, was condemned to death...
- Apr 8, 2022
France Approves Peace Settlement with Algerian Rebels
Apr. 8, 1962 - The French people approved the peace settlement with the Algerian nationalist rebels by a heavy majority today. More than...
- Mar 26, 2022
50 Deaths in Algerian Violence
Mar. 26, 1962 - At least 50 French civilians were killed and about 150 wounded in Algiers today as French Army forces clashed with...
- Mar 23, 2022
De Gaulle: Smash the Terrorists
Mar. 23, 1962 - President de Gaulle ordered today the “pitiless” repression of “the armed insurrection” in Algeria. He declared that...
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