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| Mar.23 |
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French officer who offered himself for a hostage now fights for his life |
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Macron defeats Le Pen to become president Paris: Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen
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| Apr.23 |
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Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off'. Paris
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| Apr.20 |
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Gunman shot dead policeman in Paris |
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| Jul.14 |
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85 dead as truck hits crowd in Nice 
Map of Promenade des Anglais Nice France Southern France: 307 more injured when a 19 tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais
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| Jul.10 |
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Portugal grinds its way to Euro 2016 title, overcoming Ronaldo injury |
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| May.18 |
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar' Map of Cairo| 56 passengers, 7 crew members and 3 security personnel on board Flight MS804. The Airbus A320 was flying at 11,300m when it went missing | |
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| Dec.13 |
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French far right National Front routed in key vote |
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| Nov.13 |
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Paris attacks: 120 dead and hostages held at Bataclan Map of Bataclan France| France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after at least 60 people were killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks. At least 15 people were killed near the arts centre, where up to 60 people are being held ... | |
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| Mar.24 |
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Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps Map of Digne France| Southern France: Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps. The flight 4U 9525 had been en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf with 144 passengers and 6 crew. No one is expected to have survived. The plane crashed after an 8-minute descent. ... | |
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| Jan.11 |
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Charlie Hebdo: Vast Paris rally for France unity |
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| Jan.7 |
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Gunmen shot dead 12 people at satirical magazine Map of 10 rue Nicolas-Appert 11th arrondissement of Paris France Paris: Eight journalists and two policemen were among the dead. Police issued photos of two suspects, describing them as 'armed and dangerous'
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| Jul.1 |
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Sarkozy held over influence claims |
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| Jun.6 |
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D-Day anniversary: Veterans mark historic invasion |
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| May.25 |
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Eurosceptic 'earthquake' rocks EU |
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| Dec.29 |
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Schumacher injured in skiing accident in France |
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| Oct.28 |
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Hurricane-force winds batter northern Europe |
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| Jul.28 |
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Cannes thief in jewel heist |
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| May.6 |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande |
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| Mar.19 |
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4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school Map of Toulouse France Southern France: A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
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| May.14 |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack' New York: The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
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Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil Northeastern Brazil: The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn |
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| May.6 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election |
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| Oct.26 |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots |
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| May.29 |
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French voters reject EU charter |
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| Nov.10 |
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Arafat died |
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| Aug.14 |
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10,000 dead in heat wave |
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| Jul.25 |
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Concorde crash kills 113 |
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| Oct. 23, 1983 |
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Beirut barracks bombing Map of Beirut%96Rafic Hariri International Airport Lebanon During the Lebanese Civil War 2 truck bombs struck separate buildings housing U.S. and French military forces killing 299 American and French servicemen
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| Mar. 3, 1974 |
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Turkish Airlines Flight 981 disaster |
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| Jan. 27, 1973 |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France Paris: The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam
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| Dec. 21, 1958 |
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Charles De Gaulle elected President of Fifth French Republic Paris: De Gaulle oversaw tough economic measures to revitalise the country and rebuffed both the United States and the Soviet Union
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| Oct. 5, 1958 |
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Constitution of Fifth French Republic |
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| Aug. 25, 1944 |
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Allies liberated Paris A military combat that took place from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944
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| Jun. 6, 1944 |
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Invasion of Normandy The invasion by and establishment of Western Allied forces, during Operation Overlord; the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place
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| Jul. 2, 1940 |
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Vichy Government set up in France Southern France: It was the pro-Axis government headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1940 to 1944 during World War II
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| Jun. 3, 1940 |
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Evacuation of Dunkirk completed It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers when British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army
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| Sep. 3, 1939 |
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Britain and France declare war on Germany London: No Western power committed to launching a significant offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish and Franco-Polish military al...
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| Sep. 30, 1938 |
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Munich Agreement signed A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders. 'Sudetenland' was coined
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| Feb. 6, 1934 |
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The Stavisky riots in Paris |
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| May. 21, 1927 |
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Charles Lindbergh completes first solo nonstop flight across Atlantic Paris: As a 25-year-old U.S. Air Mail pilot, Lindbergh made Orteig Prize-winning solo nonstop flight from the Roosevelt Field in New York to Le Bourget...
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| Jan. 10, 1920 |
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Treaty of Versailles ratified in Paris |
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| Sep. 10, 1919 |
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Treaty of St. Germain signed The Treaty was signed by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the Republic of German-Austria on the other
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| Jun. 28, 1919 |
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Treaty of Versailles signed One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
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| Apr. 28, 1919 |
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League of Nations founded Paris: It was an intergovernmental organisation founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War
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| Nov. 11, 1918 |
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Armistice ends World War I The armistice between the Allies and Germany was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War
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| Aug. 18, 1917 |
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Verdun offensive began
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| Nov. 9, 1917 |
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Georges Clemenceau became Premier of France. Paris
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| Feb. 21, 1916 |
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Battle of Verdun begins
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| Sep. 6, 1914 |
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First Battle of Marne begins. Paris
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| Dec. 9, 1905 |
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Separation of church and state in France |
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| Apr. 8, 1904 |
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Entente Cordiale signed by England and France. London
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| Jan. 13, 1898 |
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Emile Zola publishes J'accuse. Paris
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| Sep. 28, 1895 |
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Louis Pasteur died
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| Nov. 22, 1890 |
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Charles De Gaulle born
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| Oct. 28, 1886 |
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Statue of Liberty dedicated. Manhattan
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
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Paris surrendered to German Army
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| Sep. 4, 1870 |
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Third Republic proclaimed in France. Paris
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| May. 15, 1859 |
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Pierre Curie born |
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| Mar. 19, 1859 |
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First production of Gounod's Faust |
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| Sep. 11, 1855 |
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Sebastopol surrendered. Crimea
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| Aug. 5, 1850 |
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Guy de Maupassant born |
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| Feb. 24, 1848 |
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King Louis Philippe abdicated |
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| Dec. 11, 1848 |
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Louis Napoleon elected President of Second Republic of France |
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| Sep. 28, 1841 |
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George Clemenceau born |
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| Feb. 25, 1841 |
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Pierre August Renoir born |
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| Nov. 4, 1840 |
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Auguste Rodin born |
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| Nov. 14, 1840 |
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Claude Monet born |
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| Oct. 9, 1835 |
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Saint Saens born |
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| Jul. 19, 1834 |
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Edgar Degas born |
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| Jan. 23, 1832 |
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Edouard Manet born |
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| Aug. 7, 1830 |
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Louis Philippe accepted crown of France |
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| Jul. 27, 1830 |
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Revolution breaks out in Paris
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| Dec. 27, 1822 |
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Louis Pasteur born |
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| May. 5, 1821 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte died on St. Helena |
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| Dec. 12, 1821 |
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Gustav Flaubert born |
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| Sep. 26, 1815 |
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Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Paris
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| Aug. 8, 1815 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte leaves for St. Helena |
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| Jun. 18, 1815 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte defeated at Waterloo. Belgium
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| Apr. 11, 1814 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and Treaty of Fontainebleau signed. Paris
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| Oct. 19, 1812 |
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Napoleon begins retreat from Moscow |
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| Feb. 20, 1808 |
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Honore Daumier, artist, born |
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| Oct. 21, 1805 |
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Battle of Trafalgar |
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| Jul. 5, 1804 |
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George Sand born |
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| Dec. 2, 1804 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor by the Pope |
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| Apr. 30, 1803 |
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USA purchased Louisiana from France
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| May. 19, 1802 |
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Order of the Legion of Honor created |
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| Mar. 27, 1802 |
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Treaty of Amiens |
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| Feb. 26, 1802 |
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Victor Hugo born |
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| Nov. 9, 1799 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat of Brumaire |
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| Jul. 21, 1798 |
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Battle of the Pyramids |
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| Mar. 9, 1796 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine marry |
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| Jul. 28, 1794 |
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Maximilien Mavie Isidore Robespierre guillotined |
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| Jul. 13, 1793 |
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Charlotte Corday murders Jean Marat |
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| Jun. 23, 1793 |
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Reign of Terror begins in France. Paris
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| Jan. 21, 1793 |
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Louis XVI guillotined. Paris
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| Aug. 10, 1792 |
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Storming of the Tuileries |
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| Aug. 26, 1789 |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man adopted |
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| Jul. 14, 1789 |
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Fall of the Bastille. Paris
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| May. 5, 1789 |
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Estates General meet in France |
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| Nov. 18, 1789 |
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Louis Daguerre born |
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| Sep. 3, 1783 |
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Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution
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| Jun. 5, 1783 |
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First fire balloon ascent by Montgolfier Brothers |
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| Aug. 15, 1769 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte born. Southern France
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| Apr. 22, 1769 |
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Mme. DuBarry becomes official mistress of Louis XV |
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| Aug. 23, 1754 |
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Louis XVI born |
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| Sep. 17, 1743 |
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Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat Condorcet born |
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| Nov. 21, 1694 |
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Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire born |
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| Sep. 5, 1638 |
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King Louis XIV born |
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| Jan. 29, 1635 |
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Academie Francaise founded |
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| Jan. 15, 1622 |
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Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere born |
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| Mar. 31, 1596 |
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Rene Descartes born |
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| Aug. 23, 1572 |
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St. Bartholomew's massacre of Huguenots. Paris
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| May. 2, 1519 |
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Leonardo da Vinci died
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| May. 30, 1431 |
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Jeanne of Arc, burned at the stake |
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| May. 8, 1429 |
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Joan of Arc liberates Orleans
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| Mar. 31, 1146 |
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St. Bernard preaches Second Crusade |
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| Nov. 27, 1095 |
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Pope Urban II preaches First Crusade. Southern France
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