Events in France

1,736 notable events in France — criminal cases, murders and wars. Page 5 of 18.

• Maillé massacre
  Aug 25, 1944 · Massacre
• Siege of Montségur
  May 1, 1243–Mar 16, 1244 · War & armed conflict
• Vincenzo Aiutino
  Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1992 · Attack (other)
• Day of the Tiles
  Jun 7, 1788 · Riot & unrest
• Black Prince's chevauchée of 1355
  Dec 2, 1355 · War & armed conflict
• Carpentras Jewish cemetery desecration affair
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Bombing of France during World War II
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Terrorism in France
  Sep 15, 1958 · Terrorism
• Théo affair
  Feb 2, 2017 · Crime & justice
• Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash
  Jul 12, 2013 · Rail accident
• Case of the missing people of Fontainebleau
  Oct 31, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• 1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing
  Jun 18, 1961 · Bombing & explosion
• Murder of Loïc Kamtchouang
  Jul 6, 2018 · Murder & homicide
• Paris Descartes University body parts scandal
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Avaricum
  52 BC · War & armed conflict
• 2022 UEFA Champions League final chaos
  May 28, 2022 · Riot & unrest
• Cottrez affair
  Jan 1, 1989 · Crime & justice
• Uprising of March 18, 1871
  Mar 18, 1871 · War & armed conflict
• Poisoned Josacine affair
  Jun 11, 1994 · Murder & homicide
• Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
  Mar 23, 2018 · Terrorism
• Thérouanne
  date unknown
• Angers Bridge
  date unknown · Industrial & structural disaster
• Deveaux case
  Jul 7, 1961 · Murder & homicide
• Émile Dubois (murderer)
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Murder of Valentin Crémault
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Death of William Dogbey
  Sep 10, 2024 · Crime & justice
• Francis Évrard affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Fleury-Rolland affair
  from Jul 10, 2010 · Murder & homicide
• Killing of Rémi Fraisse
  Oct 26, 2014 · Murder & homicide
• Assassination in Marseilles
  Oct 9, 1934 · Murder & homicide
• Unit for serial or unsolved crimes
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Murder of Mireille Knoll
  Mar 23, 2018 · Murder & homicide
• Théâtre Mogador
  date unknown · Fire
• Karachi affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Farewell Dossier
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Free Tariq Ramadan
  Jan 1, 2008 · Crime & justice
• 1985–86 Paris attacks
  Dec 7, 1985–Sep 17, 1986 · Terrorism
• Assassination of Henry III of France
  Aug 1, 1589 · Murder & homicide
• Ardenne Abbey massacre
  Jun 7, 1944 · Massacre
• Martin Dumollard
  Jan 1, 1855–Jan 1, 1861 · Murder & homicide
• Aer Lingus Flight 164
  May 2, 1981 · Aviation accident
• Hautefaye case
  Aug 16, 1870 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• 2025 Corbières Massif wildfire
  from Aug 5, 2025 · Fire
• Versailles affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Alain Kernoa affair
  Jun 26, 2005 · Scandal & controversy
• Lubrizol factory fire in Rouen
  from Sep 26, 2019 · Fire
• German auxiliary cruiser Komet
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Affair of the Duke of Enghien
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• UEFA Euro 2016 riots
  from Jun 2016 · Riot & unrest
• Feyzin disaster
  Jan 4, 1966 · Bombing & explosion
• Battle of Jargeau
  Jun 20, 1429–Jun 21, 1429 · War & armed conflict
• Col du Lautaret
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Joseph Messina affair
  Sep 1, 1993 · Crime & justice
• Empain affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Maurice Sachs
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2008 Channel Tunnel fire
  Sep 11, 2008 · Fire
• Tonglet-Castellano Case
  Aug 21, 1974 · Crime & justice
• Jean-Claude Bonnal
  Jan 1, 1973–Jan 1, 2001 · Murder & homicide
• Iacono affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Assassination of Louis I, Duke of Orléans
  Nov 23, 1407 · Murder & homicide
• Killing of Ashur Sarnaya
  Sep 10, 2025 · Murder & homicide
• Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention
  1793 · War & armed conflict
• Barbot-Livet affair
  Mar 15, 2013 · Crime & justice
• Murder of Hichem Miraoui
  May 31, 2025 · Terrorism
• Storm Alex
  Sep 30, 2020–Oct 3, 2020 · Natural disaster
• Appolonia fraud
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Angers pedophile network
  Jan 1, 1999 · Crime & justice
• Revolt of 1 Prairial Year III
  May 20, 1795 · Riot & unrest
• Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers
  Mar 11, 1907–Sep 22, 1907 · War & armed conflict
• Christophe Lejard affair
  Nov 24, 2010 · Crime & justice
• 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
  Oct 3, 1980 · Bombing & explosion
• Chahinez Daoud affair
  May 4, 2021 · Crime & justice
• Bar du Téléphone massacre
  Oct 3, 1978 · Murder & homicide
• Rue de Rennes bombing
  Sep 17, 1986 · Bombing & explosion
• Xavier Philippe (criminal)
  Nov 18, 1988–May 17, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• 2022 Paris shooting
  Dec 23, 2022 · Shooting
• Karine Schaaff affair
  Jul 22, 2001 · Scandal & controversy
• Jeune Nation
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Fires in the Paris Commune
  May 1871 · Fire
• À la lanterne
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Murder of Chloé Ansel
  Apr 15, 2015 · Crime & justice
• Dominique Aubry case
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Murder of Djamel Bendjaballah
  Aug 31, 2024 · Crime & justice
• Patrick Salameh
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• February 2019 Paris fire
  Feb 5, 2019 · Fire
• Collège Édouard-Pailleron fire
  Feb 6, 1973 · Fire
• Denis Waxin
  Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1992 · Murder & homicide
• Anarchist demonstration of 1 May in Paris
  date unknown · Riot & unrest
• Hattab-Sarraud-Subra case
  Dec 1, 1984 · Crime & justice
• 1979 Nice tsunami
  Oct 16, 1979 · Natural disaster
• Dibrani case
  2013 · Scandal & controversy
• Case of Montigny-lès-Metz
  Sep 28, 1986 · Murder & homicide
• SS Léopoldville (1928)
  date unknown · Massacre
• Zawadzki affair
  Mar 11, 1998 · Scandal & controversy
• 1998 World Cup terror plot
  Jun 15, 1998 · Terrorism
• Claire Geronimi affair
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Franck Siegler
  Feb 12, 1986–Jan 9, 2017 · Murder & homicide
• Normandy massacres
  Jan 1, 1944 · Massacre
• Action of 13 January 1797
  Jan 13, 1797–Jan 16, 1797 · War & armed conflict
• Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour
  date unknown · Massacre