1665 in France
Years in France: | 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
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Years: | 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 |
Events from the year 1665 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
Events
- January 5 – The Journal des sçavans begins publication in France, the first scientific journal.
- April 10 – The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication, the first scientific journal in English.
- September 22 – Molière's L'Amour médecin is first presented, before Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
- Colonisation of Réunion begins with the French East India Company sending twenty settlers.
Births
- March 17 – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichordist and composer (d. 1729)
- April 19 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)
Deaths
- January 12 – Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (b. 1601)
- November 19 – Nicolas Poussin, French painter (b. 1594)
- December 2 – Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. 1588)
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