Events in France

1,736 notable events in France. Page 1 of 18.

• French Revolution
  Jul 14, 1789–Nov 9, 1799 · France
• Notre-Dame de Paris
  date unknown · France
• Murder of Samuel Paty
  Oct 16, 2020 · France
• Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
  Aug 31, 1997 · France
• November 2015 Paris attacks
  Nov 13, 2015 · France
• Germanwings Flight 9525
  Mar 24, 2015 · France
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  Jul 31, 1944 · France
• Dreyfus affair
  1894–1906 · France
• Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance
  Apr 21, 2011 · France
• Paris Commune
  Mar 18, 1871–May 28, 1871 · France
• Dancing plague of 1518
  1518 · France
• St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
  Aug 23, 1572–Oct 5, 1572 · France
• Reign of Terror
  Sep 2, 1793–Jul 28, 1794 · France
• Omar Raddad Affair
  Jun 23, 1991 · France
• Air France Flight 4590
  Jul 25, 2000 · France
• Notre-Dame fire
  Apr 15, 2019–Apr 16, 2019 · France
• Pelicot rape case
  Jul 2011–Oct 2020 · France
• Gabriel Matzneff
  date unknown · France
• May 68
  May 2, 1968–Jun 23, 1968 · France
• Storming of the Bastille
  Jul 14, 1789 · France
• Glenn Miller
  Dec 15, 1944 · France
• 1955 Le Mans disaster
  Jun 11, 1955 · France
• Charlie Hebdo shooting
  Jan 7, 2015 · France
• July Revolution
  Jul 26, 1830–Jul 29, 1830 · France
• 2025 Louvre heist
  Oct 19, 2025 · France
• Albigensian Crusade
  Nov 30, 1209–Nov 30, 1229 · France
• Oradour-sur-Glane
  date unknown · France
• Jean-Claude Romand
  Oct 23, 1988–Jan 10, 1993 · France
• Gallic Wars
  58 BC–51 BC · France
• French Revolution of 1848
  Feb 22, 1848–Dec 2, 1848 · France
• 2016 Nice truck attack
  Jul 14, 2016 · France
• Michel Fourniret
  Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 2003 · France
• War in the Vendée
  Mar 3, 1793–Jul 16, 1796 · France
• Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
  Jun 10, 1944 · France
• Hamida Djandoubi
  Jan 1, 1973–Jul 3, 1974 · France
• Execution of Louis XVI
  Jan 21, 1793 · France
• Paris syndrome
  date unknown · France
• Lochnagar mine
  Jul 1, 1916 · France
• Murder of Lola Daviet
  Oct 14, 2022 · France
• Coup of 18 Brumaire
  Nov 9, 1799–Nov 10, 1799 · France
• Air France Flight 8969
  Dec 26, 1994 · France
• Jacques Mesrine
  date unknown · France
• Affair of the Diamond Necklace
  1780s · France
• François Darlan
  date unknown · France
• Zone rouge
  date unknown · France
• Turkish Airlines Flight 981
  Mar 3, 1974 · France
• Leprince case
  Sep 4, 1994 · France
• GIGN
  date unknown · France
• Liberation of Paris
  Aug 19, 1944–Aug 25, 1944 · France
• Killing of Quentin Deranque
  Feb 14, 2026 · France
• Sans-culottes
  date unknown · France
• The Fronde
  1648–1653 · France
• Fall of Maximilien Robespierre
  Jul 26, 1794 · France
• Yellow vests protests
  from Nov 17, 2018 · France
• 2023 Arras school stabbing
  Oct 13, 2023 · France
• June Rebellion
  Jun 5, 1832–Jun 6, 1832 · France
• Murder of Jonathan Coulom
  Apr 7, 2004 · France
• Bataclan (theatre)
  date unknown · France
• Steinheil affair
  May 31, 1908 · France
• Outreau case
  Jan 1, 1997 · France
• Henri Désiré Landru
  Jan 1, 1915–Jan 13, 1919 · France
• Murder of Grégory Villemin
  from Oct 16, 1984 · France
• Flight to Varennes
  Jun 1791 · France
• Paul-Henri Nargeolet
  date unknown · France
• Air France Flight 296Q
  Jun 26, 1988 · France
• Paul Doumer
  date unknown · France
• The Mountain
  date unknown · France
• Malpasset Dam
  Dec 2, 1959 · France
• Vel' d'Hiv roundup
  Jul 16, 1942–Jul 17, 1942 · France
• 2015 Thalys train attack
  Aug 21, 2015 · France
• Siege of Toulon (1793)
  Aug 29, 1793–Dec 19, 1793 · France
• 1961 Paris massacre
  Oct 17, 1961 · France
• Furiani disaster
  May 5, 1992 · France
• September Massacres
  Sep 2, 1792–Sep 7, 1792 · France
• Siege of La Rochelle
  Sep 10, 1627–Oct 28, 1628 · France
• Air Inter Flight 148
  Jan 20, 1992 · France
• Élodie Kulik affair
  Jan 10, 2002 · France
• Death of Émile Soleil
  Jul 8, 2023 · France
• 2012 Alps killings
  Sep 5, 2012 · France
• Insurrection of 10 August 1792
  Aug 10, 1792 · France
• Flactif family murders
  Apr 11, 2003 · France
• Georges Pouille case
  date unknown · France
• Thomas family murders
  Aug 4, 2014 · France
• Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election
  2007 · France
• Bettencourt affair
  from Jun 2010 · France
• Christine and Léa Papin
  Feb 2, 1933 · France
• Genocide Convention
  Dec 9, 1948 · France
• Killing of Nahel Merzouk
  Jun 27, 2023 · France
• Loudun possessions
  date unknown · France
• Évian Accords
  Mar 18, 1962 · France
• Harki
  date unknown · France
• Semaine sanglante
  May 21, 1871–May 28, 1871 · France
• 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning
  Aug 16, 1951 · France
• Disappearance of Ludovic Janvier
  Mar 17, 1983 · France
• 1973 Paris Air Show Tupolev Tu-144 crash
  Jun 3, 1973 · France
• Athanor case
  date unknown · France
• Petit-Clamart attack
  Aug 22, 1962 · France
• Patrick Dils
  date unknown · France
• Extracurricular school activities affair in Paris
  from Feb 2026 · France
• Trial of Joan of Arc
  Jan 9, 1431–May 29, 1431 · France