| Year | Month | Day | Event |
|---|
| 842 |
Feb |
14 |
French And German Leaders Swear Oaths |
| 1051 |
May |
19 |
Henry I Of France Is Married To Anne Of Kiev |
| 1180 |
Sep |
18 |
Philip Augustus Becomes King Of France |
| 1199 |
Mar |
25 |
Richard I Wounded To Death Fighting France |
| 1214 |
Feb |
15 |
King John Invades La Rochelle |
| 1302 |
May |
18 |
Flemish Militia Massacres French Bruges Garrison |
| 1305 |
Jun |
23 |
Flemish And French Have Peace |
| 1315 |
Apr |
30 |
Enguerrand De Marigny Was Hanged |
| 1328 |
May |
29 |
Philip VI Is Crowned King Of France |
| 1393 |
Jan |
28 |
King Charles VI Nearly Killed At Masquerade Ball |
| 1476 |
Jul |
11 |
Rovere Appointed Bishop Of Coutances |
| 1492 |
Nov |
03 |
Henry VII And Charles VIII Declare Peace |
| 1503 |
Feb |
13 |
Italian And French Knights Battle At Barletta |
| 1504 |
Jan |
31 |
France Cedes Naples To Aragon |
| 1511 |
Jan |
19 |
Mirandola Surrenders To The French |
| 1515 |
Jan |
25 |
Coronation Of Francis I Of France |
| 1521 |
May |
20 |
Loyola Seriously Wounded In Pampeluna |
| 1522 |
Apr |
27 |
Spain Beats French/Venetians At Bicocca Battle |
| 1524 |
Apr |
17 |
Da Verrazzano Reaches New York Harbor |
| 1525 |
Feb |
24 |
Battle Of Pavia: Spanish Defeat French |
| 1532 |
Aug |
13 |
Duchy Of Brittany Absorbed Into France |
| 1543 |
Jul |
07 |
French Troops Invade Luxembourg |
| 1544 |
Apr |
11 |
French Defeat Spanish At Ceresole |
| 1547 |
Jul |
25 |
Henry II Of France Is Crowned |
| 1555 |
Nov |
01 |
Huguenots Established Antarctique Colony In Brazil |
| 1558 |
Jan |
07 |
France Take Calai From England |
| 1562 |
Jan |
17 |
France Recognizes Huguenots |
| 1574 |
May |
30 |
Henry III Becomes King Of France |
| 1578 |
Jan |
31 |
The Battle Of Gembloux Takes Place |
| 1585 |
Jul |
07 |
Treaty Abolishes Protestant Tolerance In France |
| 1593 |
Jul |
25 |
Henry IV Of France Becomes Catholic |
| 1594 |
Feb |
27 |
Henry IV Is Crowned King Of France |
| 1595 |
Jan |
17 |
Henry IV Of France Declares War On Spain |
| 1600 |
Dec |
17 |
Henry IV Marries De'Medici |
| 1624 |
Jun |
10 |
France And Netherlands Sign Treaty Of Compiegne |
| 1632 |
Mar |
29 |
Saint-Germain Treaty Returns Quebec To France |
| 1633 |
Mar |
01 |
Samuel De Champlain Becomes Commander |
| 1635 |
Jun |
28 |
Guadeloupe Becomes A French Colony |
| 1645 |
Aug |
03 |
French Forces Defeat Holy Roman Empire |
| 1647 |
Mar |
14 |
The Truce Of Ulm Is Signed |
| 1649 |
Mar |
11 |
French And Frondeurs Sign Peace Treaty |
| 1659 |
Nov |
17 |
France And Spain Sign Treaty Of Pyrenees |
| 1662 |
Oct |
17 |
Charles-II Sold €40,000 Dunkirk To France |
| 1672 |
May |
11 |
Franco-Dutch War And Louis XIV |
| 1675 |
Jan |
05 |
The French Army Beats Brandenburg |
| 1677 |
Mar |
17 |
France Takes Valenciennes, Ending Siege |
| 1677 |
Apr |
19 |
French Capture Cambrai From Spanish |
| 1687 |
Dec |
31 |
Huguenots Sail To Cape Of Good Hope |
| 1689 |
May |
12 |
King William Joins The League Of Augsburg |
| 1693 |
Oct |
04 |
Marsaglia: Piedmontese Defeated By French |
| 1695 |
Aug |
15 |
French Forces Leave 1/3 Of Building In Brussels In Ruins |
| 1701 |
Jul |
09 |
Spanish Succession Austrians France Battle Of Capri |
| 1715 |
Sep |
01 |
French King's Death Ends Longest European Reign |
| 1717 |
Jan |
04 |
Triple Alliance Signed By Britain And France In Netherlands |
| 1729 |
Nov |
09 |
Treaty Of Seville Signed |
| 1756 |
May |
18 |
Great Britain First Declares War |
| 1758 |
Jun |
23 |
Krefeld: British Defeat French |
| 1762 |
Sep |
15 |
Battle Fought At Signal Hill |
| 1770 |
May |
16 |
Marie Antoinette Marries Future French King Louis-Auguste |
| 1774 |
May |
10 |
France: Louis XVI Becomes King |
| 1778 |
Jul |
27 |
Battle Of Ushant With British French Standoff |
| 1778 |
Aug |
21 |
British Siege Pondichéry Fort |
| 1779 |
Jul |
06 |
French Defeat British Navy In American Revolution |
| 1789 |
May |
05 |
Estates General Of France Convenes |
| 1789 |
Jun |
17 |
Third Estate Declares Itself National Assembly |
| 1789 |
Jun |
20 |
French Deputies Take Tennis Court Oath |
| 1789 |
Jul |
11 |
Necker Dismissed, Sparking Storming Of Bastille |
| 1790 |
Jul |
12 |
NCA Passes Civil Constitution Of Clergy |
| 1791 |
May |
15 |
French Revolutionist Robespierre Promotes Ordinance |
| 1792 |
Apr |
20 |
France Declares War Against King Of Hungary |
| 1792 |
May |
15 |
France Declares War On Sardinia |
| 1792 |
Sep |
20 |
Allied Invasion Of France Stopped By French Troops |
| 1792 |
Sep |
21 |
National Convention Abolishes Absolute Monarchy |
| 1792 |
Dec |
11 |
King Louis XVI Put On Trial |
| 1793 |
Apr |
06 |
Committee Of Public Safety, Executive Organ |
| 1793 |
Jun |
24 |
First Republican Constitution Adopted In France |
| 1793 |
Aug |
08 |
Insurrection Of Lyon Occurs |
| 1793 |
Aug |
10 |
Musee Du Louvre Opened In France |
| 1793 |
Sep |
17 |
The Battle Of Peyrestortes Is Fought |
| 1793 |
Oct |
05 |
France: French Disestablished Christianity |
| 1793 |
Oct |
16 |
French Win Battle Of Wattignies |
| 1793 |
Dec |
26 |
France Defeats Austria At Wissembourg |
| 1794 |
Sep |
17 |
The Battle Of Sprimont Is Fought |
| 1795 |
Oct |
01 |
Belgium Is Conquered By France |
| 1796 |
Aug |
04 |
Napoleon Leads French Army To Victory |
| 1797 |
Apr |
18 |
Neuwied: French Victorious Over Austrians |
| 1797 |
Sep |
04 |
Coup Of 18 Fructidor In France |
| 1797 |
Oct |
18 |
France And Austria Sign Treaty |
| 1798 |
Aug |
31 |
Irish Rebels Start Republic In 1798 |
| 1798 |
Sep |
05 |
Conscription Becomes Mandatory In France |
| 1799 |
Mar |
07 |
Napoleon Bonaparte Captures Jaffa |
| 1799 |
Sep |
19 |
French-Dutch Victorious In Battle Of Bergen |
| 1800 |
Oct |
01 |
Spain Cedes Louisiana To France |
| 1802 |
Mar |
25 |
France & UK Sign Treaty Of Amiens |
| 1802 |
May |
19 |
Legion Of Honour Founded By Napoleon |
| 1802 |
Sep |
11 |
France Annexes The Kingdom Of Piedmont |
| 1803 |
Oct |
20 |
Congress Enlarges The Nation With The Louisiana Purchase |
| 1805 |
Dec |
26 |
Austria And France Sign Treaty |
| 1806 |
Jan |
01 |
Abolishment Of French Republican Calendar |
| 1806 |
Apr |
21 |
French Frigate Escapes British |
| 1806 |
Oct |
09 |
Prussia Declares War On France |
| 1806 |
Oct |
14 |
France Defeats Prussia In Battle |
| 1806 |
Oct |
27 |
French Forces Enter Berlin |
| 1808 |
Nov |
23 |
French, Poles Defeat Spanish At Tudela |
| 1809 |
Mar |
27 |
Franco-Polish Force Defeats Spanish |
| 1809 |
Mar |
28 |
Medellin Battle: France Defeats Spain |
| 1809 |
Jul |
05 |
The Largest Battle Was Fought Between France And Austria |
| 1810 |
Aug |
09 |
Napoleon Annexes Wesphalia |
| 1811 |
May |
16 |
Albuera: Spain, Portugal, UK Defeat French |
| 1812 |
Aug |
11 |
France Fights British, Portuguese At Majadahonda |
| 1812 |
Sep |
15 |
Napoleon Army Reaches The Kremlin |
| 1812 |
Dec |
14 |
French Invasion Comes To An End |
| 1813 |
Jun |
21 |
Battle Of Victoria |
| 1813 |
Dec |
17 |
The Surete Nationale Is Founded |
| 1814 |
Feb |
10 |
Battle Of Champaubert Ends In French Victory |
| 1814 |
Feb |
18 |
The Battle Of Montereau |
| 1814 |
Mar |
10 |
Napolean Defeated At Battle Of Laon |
| 1814 |
Apr |
04 |
Napoleon Abdicates, Names Son Emperor |
| 1815 |
Feb |
26 |
Napoleon Bonaparte Escapes From Elba |
| 1830 |
Jun |
18 |
French Invasion Of Algeria |
| 1832 |
Jun |
06 |
National Guard Squelches Parisian June Rebellion |
| 1836 |
Jul |
29 |
Arc De Triomphe Is Inaugurated |
| 1848 |
Feb |
25 |
France: Louis Blanc's Government Guarantees Workers' Rights |
| 1848 |
Jun |
23 |
Commencement Of June Days Uprising In Paris |
| 1848 |
Jun |
26 |
End Of The June Days Uprising In Paris |
| 1851 |
Dec |
02 |
Napoleon Bonaparte Overthrows Second Republic |
| 1854 |
Mar |
28 |
France And Britain Declare War, Russia |
| 1854 |
Sep |
20 |
French And British Defeat Russians In Crimea |
| 1854 |
Oct |
09 |
Siege Of Sebastopol Begins |
| 1855 |
Apr |
19 |
Visit Of Napoleon III To Guildhall, London |
| 1855 |
Sep |
09 |
Russia Abandons Sevastopol And Ends Siege |
| 1857 |
Apr |
18 |
Kardec Publishes 'The Spirits Book' |
| 1859 |
Apr |
25 |
British And French Starts Suez Canal |
| 1860 |
Sep |
21 |
British, French Defeat Chinese At Palikao |
| 1870 |
Jul |
19 |
France Begins War With Prussa |
| 1870 |
Aug |
16 |
The Prussians Won At Mars-la-Tour |
| 1870 |
Sep |
01 |
Prussians Win The Battle Of Sedan |
| 1871 |
Mar |
28 |
The Commune Is Founded In Paris |
| 1877 |
May |
16 |
May 1877 Political Crisis In France |
| 1880 |
Jan |
01 |
Frenchman De Lesseps Begins Panama Canal Work |
| 1880 |
Jun |
29 |
France Annexes Tahiti |
| 1883 |
Aug |
25 |
France Allies With Annam And Tonkin |
| 1885 |
Mar |
02 |
French Victorious In Battle Of Hoa Moc |
| 1885 |
Mar |
12 |
France Is Victorious In Tonkin Campaign |
| 1885 |
Mar |
23 |
Chinese Forces Won The Battle Of Phu Lam Tao |
| 1889 |
Mar |
31 |
The Eiffel Tower Is Officially Opened |
| 1891 |
Jul |
26 |
France Annexes Tahiti |
| 1894 |
Jun |
24 |
Marie Carnot Assassinated |
| 1894 |
Dec |
22 |
Dreyfus Affair Begins In France |
| 1895 |
Sep |
30 |
Madagascar Now French Protectorate |
| 1897 |
Feb |
28 |
Queen Ranavalona III Is Deposed |
| 1898 |
Sep |
18 |
Fashoda Incident: Lord Kitchener's Ships Reach Sudan |
| 1902 |
Sep |
01 |
French Movie A Trip To The Moon Released |
| 1904 |
Apr |
08 |
France, UK, And Ireland Sign Entente Cordiale |
| 1906 |
Sep |
07 |
Alberto First Flies Aircraft From France |
| 1908 |
Aug |
17 |
First Cartoon Debuts In Paris |
| 1915 |
Mar |
10 |
The First Large Scale Operation By The British Army |
| 1915 |
Oct |
13 |
Battle Of Hohenzollern Ends Loos Battle |
| 1916 |
Feb |
21 |
Battle Of Verdun, France |
| 1919 |
Jan |
18 |
Paris Peace Conference Opens In Versailles, France |
| 1920 |
Feb |
02 |
France Occupies Memel |
| 1920 |
Jul |
25 |
France Captures Damascus |
| 1922 |
Jul |
20 |
Mandates Of Togoland And Tanganyika Awarded |
| 1924 |
Jan |
25 |
1924 Winter Olympics Inauguration Opens In Chamonix |
| 1930 |
Feb |
10 |
Yên Bái Mutiny In French Indochina |
| 1931 |
Aug |
24 |
France And Soviet Union Sign Neutrality Treaty |
| 1931 |
Aug |
28 |
French And Soviets Sign Non-aggression Treaty |
| 1935 |
Jan |
07 |
France, Italy Reach Agreement |
| 1940 |
May |
09 |
U-9 Sinks Doris Near Den Helder |
| 1940 |
May |
26 |
Siege Of Calais Ends With The Surrender |
| 1940 |
Jun |
03 |
The Luftwaffe Bombs Paris |
| 1940 |
Jun |
10 |
Italy Declares War On France And Uk |
| 1940 |
Jun |
18 |
Appeal Of June 18 By Charles De Gaulle |
| 1940 |
Jun |
20 |
WWII: Italians Unsuccessfully Attempt France Invasion |
| 1940 |
Jun |
22 |
France Forced Into Armistice With Germany |
| 1940 |
Jun |
23 |
WWII: Hitler Surveys Defeated Paris |
| 1940 |
Jun |
24 |
Operation Collar, British Commando Raid, Takes Place |
| 1940 |
Jun |
25 |
France Surrenders To Germany In World War II |
| 1940 |
Jul |
05 |
United Kingdom, France Break Off Diplomacy |
| 1940 |
Sep |
12 |
Cave Paintings Found At Lascaux |
| 1942 |
Apr |
18 |
Laval Named Prime Minister Of Vichy France |
| 1942 |
Jun |
11 |
French Forces Retreat From Bir Hakeim |
| 1942 |
Nov |
11 |
Nazi Germany Occupies France |
| 1942 |
Nov |
27 |
French Sink Ships To Dupe Nazis |
| 1943 |
Nov |
22 |
Lebanon Gains Independence From France |
| 1944 |
Aug |
21 |
Canadian And Polish Units Capture Falaise |
| 1944 |
Aug |
23 |
Marseille Liberated By Allies |
| 1944 |
Aug |
24 |
Allied Troops Attack Paris In WWII |
| 1944 |
Aug |
26 |
De Gaulle Enters Paris During WW2 |
| 1944 |
Oct |
05 |
Suffrage Is Extended To Women In France |
| 1945 |
Mar |
09 |
Japanes Coup D'etat Removes French |
| 1945 |
Oct |
21 |
Women Legally Vote In France For First Time |
| 1947 |
Mar |
29 |
Madagascar Revolution Against French Colonists |
| 1951 |
May |
15 |
Polish Attache Milosz Asks French For Asylum |
| 1953 |
Nov |
09 |
Cambodia Gains Independence From France |
| 1954 |
Jun |
18 |
Mendès-France Becomes French Prime Minister |
| 1955 |
Jul |
28 |
The Union Mundial Pro Interlingua Founded In France |
| 1956 |
Mar |
02 |
Morocco Gains Its Independence From France |
| 1956 |
Mar |
20 |
Tunisia Gains Independence From France |
| 1958 |
Oct |
04 |
Fifth Republic Of France Is Established |
| 1960 |
Apr |
04 |
France Grants Mali Independence |
| 1960 |
Apr |
27 |
Togo Gains Independence From UN Trusteeship |
| 1960 |
Jun |
26 |
Madagascar Gains Independence |
| 1960 |
Jul |
11 |
Dahomey, Upper Volta, And Niger Gain French Independence |
| 1960 |
Aug |
01 |
Benin Became Independent From France |
| 1960 |
Aug |
03 |
Niger Gains Independence From France |
| 1960 |
Aug |
13 |
Central Africa Declares Independence From France |
| 1960 |
Aug |
17 |
Gabon Independent From France |
| 1960 |
Nov |
28 |
Mauritanias' Independence From France |
| 1961 |
Apr |
23 |
Algiers Putsch By French Generals |
| 1962 |
Jul |
05 |
Algeria Becomes Independent From France |
| 1962 |
Aug |
22 |
Charles De Gaulle Assassination Attempt Fails |
| 1963 |
Oct |
10 |
France Cedes Control Naval Base |
| 1965 |
Jul |
16 |
France, Italy Linked By Mont Blanc Tunnel |
| 1970 |
Mar |
04 |
French Submarine Explodes; All Hands Lost |
| 1974 |
Feb |
08 |
Military Coup In Upper Volta |
| 1974 |
Mar |
03 |
Airliner Crash Near Paris Kills 346 |
| 1975 |
Jul |
06 |
The Comoros Declares Independence From France |
| 1977 |
Jun |
05 |
A Coup Takes Place In Seychelles |
| 1977 |
Jun |
27 |
France Grants Independence To Djibouti |
| 1981 |
Oct |
09 |
Abolition Of Capital Punishment In France |
| 1990 |
May |
18 |
French TGV Train Fastest Ever At 515.3 Km/h |
| 1990 |
Sep |
15 |
France Sends Troops To Persian Gulf |
| 1990 |
Dec |
01 |
United Kingdom And France Channel Tunnel Sections |
| 1999 |
Mar |
24 |
Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire Kills 39 People |
| 2002 |
Oct |
06 |
The Limburg Is Bombed Off Yemen |
| 2005 |
Nov |
27 |
First Human Face Transplant - Amiens, France |
| 2014 |
Feb |
15 |
Frenchman Breaks Pole Vault Record: 6.16m |