Events in France

1,736 notable events in France — criminal cases, murders and wars. Page 7 of 18.

• Siege of Lyon
  Aug 9, 1793–Oct 9, 1793 · War & armed conflict
• Massacre in the Rue Haxo
  May 26, 1871 · Massacre
• Liliane and Maurice Barrard
  date unknown · Disappearance
• Pont-sur-Seine assassination attempt
  Sep 8, 1961 · Murder & homicide
• Pierre Dufour affair
  Jan 1, 1993 · Crime & justice
• 2017 Marseille stabbing
  Oct 1, 2017 · Terrorism
• 2020s French farmers' protests
  Jan 2024 · Riot & unrest
• Urba affair
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Martine Escadeillas case
  Dec 8, 1986 · Crime & justice
• Angélique case
  Apr 25, 2018 · Crime & justice
• ToomuchLucile affair
  Jan 1, 2021 · Crime & justice
• Christine Malèvre
  Feb 1, 1997 · Scandal & controversy
• Perrine Vigneron case
  Jun 3, 1987 · Murder & homicide
• Éric Peugeot affair
  Apr 12, 1960 · Crime & justice
• 1962 French Évian Accords referendum
  Apr 8, 1962 · War & armed conflict
• 1974 Paris bombing
  Sep 15, 1974 · Bombing & explosion
• Puisseguin road crash
  Oct 23, 2015 · Road accident
• Louvet-Sajdi affair
  from Jan 18, 2005 · Murder & homicide
• Saint-Genis-Laval massacre
  Aug 20, 1944 · Massacre
• Preynat child abuse affair
  Jan 1, 1972 · Crime & justice
• Grasse school shooting
  Mar 16, 2017 · Massacre
• 1978 Palace of Versailles bombing
  Jun 26, 1978 · Bombing & explosion
• Killing of Sohane Benziane
  Oct 4, 2002 · Crime & justice
• SOS Méditerranée
  date unknown · Crisis
• 2021 English Channel disaster
  Nov 24, 2021 · Maritime disaster
• Courrier de Lyon case
  Apr 27, 1796 · Murder & homicide
• Charles Martel Group
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Réveillon riots
  Apr 26, 1789–Apr 29, 1789 · Riot & unrest
• Disappearance of Jean-Christophe Morin
  Sep 11, 2011 · Disappearance
• Michelade
  Sep 29, 1567 · Massacre
• 2023 Paris attack
  Dec 2, 2023 · Terrorism
• Francazal murders
  Jul 18, 1989 · Murder & homicide
• Nadir Sedrati
  May 19, 1982–Jul 19, 1999 · Murder & homicide
• Avignonet massacre
  May 28, 1242–May 29, 1242 · Massacre
• French frigate Sémillante (1841)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Léo Balley affair
  Jul 19, 1996 · Crime & justice
• Commando Delta
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Antisemitism in 21st-century France
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Zoé's Ark
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Mohamed Faleh
  Sep 29, 1995–Feb 28, 1999 · Murder & homicide
• MV Tricolor
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 1909 Provence earthquake
  Jun 11, 1909 · Earthquake
• Manchinha case
  Nov 28, 2018 · Crime & justice
• Flood of Grenoble (1219)
  date unknown · Natural disaster
• SS Drummond Castle
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Battle of Graignes
  Jun 10, 1944–Jun 12, 1944 · War & armed conflict
• France-Algeria Association
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Michel Zecler affair
  Nov 26, 2020 · Attack (other)
• Jean-François André case
  Aug 6, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• Mathieu Haulbert disappearance
  Jun 25, 1983 · Disappearance
• Saint-Michel cinema attack
  Oct 22, 1988 · Attack (other)
• MV Arctic Sea
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Perruche affair
  Nov 17, 2000 · Crime & justice
• Battle of Savenay
  Dec 23, 1793 · War & armed conflict
• Elysée wiretap scandal
  1983–1986 · Scandal & controversy
• Roland Bondonny
  Jan 1, 1997–Jan 1, 2001 · Scandal & controversy
• Murder of Philippe Monguillot
  Jul 5, 2020 · Crime & justice
• Alerte Enlevement
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Luisenthal mine disaster
  Feb 7, 1962 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Christophe Dalmasso case
  from Sep 2, 2003 · Murder & homicide
• Jacques Maire case
  1980s · Murder & homicide
• Nicolas Blondiau case
  Nov 5, 2011 · Murder & homicide
• Kaas affair
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey
  Jul 22, 2007 · Road accident
• Bergmann-Pierru case
  Sep 1, 2011 · Crime & justice
• Marcel Lechien affair
  Jan 1, 1977 · Scandal & controversy
• Lievin mine explosion of 27 December 1974
  Dec 27, 1974 · Bombing & explosion
• Assault of Dammartin-en-Goële
  Jan 9, 2015 · War & armed conflict
• Christelle Blétry case
  Dec 28, 1996 · Crime & justice
• Marey case
  Dec 4, 1983 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Honoré Zanchi
  Jan 1, 1992–Jan 1, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• 1947 strikes in France
  Apr 25, 1947–Dec 9, 1947 · War & armed conflict
• Antoine Léger (cannibal)
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• First Massacre of Machecoul
  Mar 11, 1793 · Massacre
• Rémy Roy
  Jan 1, 1990–Jan 1, 1991 · Murder & homicide
• Orsini affair
  Jan 14, 1858 · Murder & homicide
• Choisy-le-Roi Seine bodies case
  Aug 2025 · Crime & justice
• Bourdin-Fasquel case
  Dec 27, 1985 · Murder & homicide
• Pierre Conty
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Nathalie Boyer case
  Aug 3, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• Mis and Thiennot affair
  Dec 29, 1946 · Murder & homicide
• Cuba Libre bar fire
  Aug 6, 2016 · Fire
• 1815 War in Vendée and Chouannerie
  May 15, 1815–Jun 26, 1815 · War & armed conflict
• Labastide-de-Virac
  date unknown · Massacre
• Dieppe high school gang affair
  Mar 26, 2012 · Crime & justice
• Killing of Cédric Chouviat
  from Jan 2020 · Crime & justice
• Murder of Christelle Bancourt
  Jun 1, 1982–Mar 1, 1985 · Murder & homicide
• Condé-sur-Sarthe prison attack
  Mar 5, 2019 · Terrorism
• SS Afrique
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• HMCS Athabaskan (G07)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Alfred Petit case
  May 18, 2001 · Crime & justice
• Bombing of Normandy
  1944 · War & armed conflict
• 1832 War in the Vendée and Chouannerie
  May 24, 1832–Jun 9, 1832 · War & armed conflict
• Massacre of 14 July 1953 in Paris
  Jul 14, 1953 · Riot & unrest
• 1995 Vercors massacre
  Dec 16, 1995 · Shooting
• Operation Wellhit
  Sep 17, 1944–Sep 22, 1944 · War & armed conflict
• Deportation of Roma migrants from France
  from 2010 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Raoul Becquerel affair
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Vierzy tunnel disaster
  Jun 16, 1972 · Rail accident
• Boulevard Vincent-Auriol fire
  Aug 26, 2005 · Fire