Events in France

1,736 notable events in France — criminal cases, murders and wars. Page 2 of 18.

• Montparnasse derailment
  Oct 22, 1895 · Rail accident
• Murder of Agnès Marin
  Nov 16, 2011 · Murder & homicide
• St Nazaire Raid
  Mar 28, 1942 · War & armed conflict
• Vercors Massif
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Tulle
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Battle for Caen
  Jun 6, 1944–Aug 6, 1944 · War & armed conflict
• Emma Fourreau
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Murder of Estelle Mouzin
  Jan 9, 2003 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Murder of Ilan Halimi
  Jan 20, 2006 · Murder & homicide
• French football bribery scandal
  May 20, 1993 · Scandal & controversy
• Marković affair
  Sep 22, 1968 · Murder & homicide
• Jacquerie
  May 1, 1358–Jun 1, 1358 · Riot & unrest
• May 1958 crisis in France
  May 13, 1958–Jun 3, 1958 · Crisis
• 2025 Paris Saint-Germain celebration riots
  May 31, 2025–Jun 1, 2025 · Riot & unrest
• Murder of Alexia Daval
  Oct 28, 2017 · Crime & justice
• Amoco Cadiz
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Courrières mine disaster
  Mar 10, 1906 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Patrick Poivre d'Arvor affair
  from 2021 · Crime & justice
• Women's March on Versailles
  Oct 5, 1789–Oct 6, 1789 · Riot & unrest
• Montceau-les-Mines
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Alain Lamare affair
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Toulouse chemical factory explosion
  Sep 21, 2001 · Bombing & explosion
• Mohammed Merah
  Mar 22, 2012 · Terrorism
• Superphénix
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 1851 French coup d'état
  Dec 2, 1851 · War & armed conflict
• 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans
  Jun 12, 1955 · Incident
• Thierry Paulin
  Jan 1, 1984–Jan 1, 1987 · Murder & homicide
• Financial Action Task Force
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Le Paradis massacre
  May 27, 1940 · Massacre
• XYZ Affair
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Fourmies massacre
  May 1, 1891 · Massacre
• Bazar de la Charité
  May 4, 1897 · Fire
• Auriol massacre
  Jul 18, 1981 · Murder & homicide
• Gérard Lebourg case
  Aug 1, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Alban Gervaise
  May 10, 2020 · Crime & justice
• Service d'Action Civique
  date unknown · Massacre
• Varig Flight 820
  Jul 11, 1973 · Aviation accident
• 13 Vendémiaire
  Oct 5, 1795 · War & armed conflict
• Great Plague of Marseille
  May 25, 1720–Aug 1722 · Epidemic & disease
• Jean-Marc Morandini
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Troadec family murders
  Feb 17, 2017 · Crime & justice
• Vincent Lambert case
  2010s · Crime & justice
• Flora Tristan
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Trans-Air Service Flight 671
  Mar 31, 1992 · Aviation accident
• R101
  Oct 4, 1930 · Aviation accident
• Drancy internment camp
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Robert Boulin case
  Oct 30, 1979 · Murder & homicide
• Gare de Perpignan murders
  1995–2001 · Murder & homicide
• French Bukkake affair
  2010 · Crime & justice
• Épuration légale
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 6 February 1934 crisis
  Feb 6, 1934 · Crisis
• Château de Montségur
  date unknown · Massacre
• XL Airways Germany Flight 888T
  Nov 27, 2008 · Aviation accident
• Christian Ranucci case
  Jun 3, 1974 · Crime & justice
• RMS Lancastria
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• La Cagoule
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Carole Prin affair
  May 17, 1995 · Crime & justice
• Amedy Coulibaly
  Jan 9, 2015 · Terrorism
• January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
  Jan 7, 2015–Jan 9, 2015 · Terrorism
• Murder of Delphine Jubillar
  Dec 16, 2020 · Disappearance
• Pierre Bodein
  Jun 18, 2004–Jun 25, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• Mechinaud family disappearance
  Dec 25, 1972 · Disappearance
• Magalie Part case
  Mar 1, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Edwige Alessandri affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Panama scandals
  1892 · Scandal & controversy
• Mohamed Medjahed case
  Oct 7, 2002 · Crime & justice
• Trial of Klaus Barbie
  May 11, 1987–Jul 3, 1987 · Crime & justice
• Assassination of Henry IV
  May 14, 1610 · Murder & homicide
• Air India Flight 101
  Jan 24, 1966 · Aviation accident
• Marcel Barbeault
  Jan 1, 1969–Jan 1, 1976 · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Maëlys de Araujo
  from Sep 1, 2017 · Crime & justice
• 2005 French riots
  Oct 27, 2005–Nov 17, 2005 · Riot & unrest
• 1917 French Army mutinies
  Apr 25, 1917 · War & armed conflict
• Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege
  Jan 9, 2015 · Terrorism
• Luc Tangorre cases
  May 23, 1988 · Scandal & controversy
• Tulle massacre
  Jun 9, 1944 · Murder & homicide
• Guillaume Mingaud case
  May 2005 · Murder & homicide
• Nazi roundup of the children of Izieu (1944)
  Apr 6, 1944 · Murder & homicide
• Patrick Tissier
  Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1993 · Murder & homicide
• 2024–2025 French political crisis
  Jun 9, 2024–Oct 10, 2025 · Crisis
• Gare de Lyon rail accident
  Jun 27, 1988 · Rail accident
• Murder of Cécile Bloch
  May 5, 1986 · Murder & homicide
• Lance Armstrong doping case
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Murder of Philippine Le Noir de Carlan
  Sep 20, 2024 · Crime & justice
• Operation Bulbasket
  Jun 6, 1944–Jul 24, 1944 · War & armed conflict
• Brother Roger
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• Bruay-en-Artois affair
  Apr 5, 1972 · Murder & homicide
• Beaune coach crash
  Jul 31, 1982 · Road accident
• Fillon affair
  from Jan 25, 2017 · Crime & justice
• Gérard Depardieu sexual abuse allegations
  2018 · Crime & justice
• Jacqueline Sauvage case
  Sep 10, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• Case Véronique Courjault
  1999–Jun 18, 2009 · Crime & justice
• Dominici affair
  Aug 5, 1952 · Murder & homicide
• Geneviève Montillet affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Champ de Mars massacre
  Jul 17, 1791 · Massacre
• CSS Alabama
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Joël Le Scouarnec case
  Jan 1, 1985 · Crime & justice
• Massacre at Béziers
  Jul 22, 1209 · Massacre
• Bétharram scandal
  1950 · Crime & justice
• Nahel Merzouk riots
  Jun 27, 2023–Jul 5, 2023 · Riot & unrest