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| Mar.29 |
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Sarkozy: France's ex-president to face corruption trial |
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| Mar.21 |
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Sarkozy charged in connection with alleged Libyan funding |
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| Jun.18 |
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Macron's party wins clear parliamentary majority |
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Macron defeats Le Pen to become president Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen
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| May.5 |
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Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack |
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| May.3 |
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French election: Macron 'most convincing' in final debate |
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| Apr.23 |
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Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off'
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| Apr.20 |
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Gunman shot dead policeman in Paris |
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| Dec.1 |
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Francois Hollande decides not to run again |
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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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| Jun.13 |
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French police chief's killer 'claimed allegiance to IS' |
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| Jun.2 |
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Louvre to close as Seine rises further |
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| May.18 |
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar'| 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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| Apr.8 |
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Paris attacks: Key suspect Abrini arrested in Brussels |
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| Mar.18 |
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Brussels raids: Paris attack suspect Abdeslam arrested |
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| Jan.7 |
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Charlie Hebdo anniversary: Paris police shoot man dead |
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| Dec.12 |
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COP21: Paris climate deal is 'best chance to save planet' |
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| Nov.23 |
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Suicide vest found in Paris raises possible link to suspect |
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| Nov.22 |
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Belgian police arrest 16 in anti-terror raids |
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| Nov.21 |
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Brussels shutdown as manhunt for Paris fugitive continues |
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| Nov.19 |
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Paris attacks: 'Ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed in raid |
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| Nov.17 |
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Paris attacks: Police swoop on apartment in northern suburb |
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| Nov.15 |
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Paris attacks: Manhunt launched for the suspect |
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| Nov.13 |
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France declared national state of emergency |
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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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| Aug.20 |
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French National Front expels founder Jean-Marie Le Pen |
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| Jan.13 |
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New issue Charlie Hebdo published |
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| Jan.11 |
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Charlie Hebdo: Vast Paris rally for France unity
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| Jan.9 |
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Hunt for French terror accomplices |
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Charlie Hebdo hunt: Bloody end to sieges |
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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| Eight journalists and two policemen were among the dead. Police issued photos of two suspects, describing them as 'armed and dangerous'. 3 masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles, a shotgun, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher stormed the headquarters of the ... | |
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| Jul.1 |
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Sarkozy held over influence claims |
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| Jan.25 |
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Hollande confirms Trierweiler split |
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| Jul.12 |
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At least 6 dead in train derailment near Paris |
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| May.21 |
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Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral |
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| Apr.23 |
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France approves gay marriage law |
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| Jan.10 |
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3 Kurdish women shot dead in Paris |
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| Jul.5 |
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Pilots blamed for Air France disaster |
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| May.6 |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande
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| Apr.22 |
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote |
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| Dec.15 |
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Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
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| Oct.27 |
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French Parliament OKs pension reform |
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| Sep.14 |
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French senate approves burqa ban |
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| Jul.12 |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit |
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| Apr.7 |
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Olympic torch extinguished |
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| May.16 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president |
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| May.6 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Feb.1 |
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Warming 'very likely' human-made |
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| Nov.8 |
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Government declared state of emergency |
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| Oct.26 |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Aug.25 |
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Apartment fire kills 16 |
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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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| May.23 |
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Deadly airport roof collapse |
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| Feb.10 |
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MPs back headscarf ban |
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| Apr.21 |
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Shock success for Le Pen |
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| Jul.25 |
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Concorde crash kills 113 |
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| Jan. 27, 1973 |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France| 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 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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| 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 alliances
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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 Map of Le Bourget Field Paris France 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 Field
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| Jan. 10, 1920 |
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Treaty of Versailles ratified in Paris
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| Apr. 28, 1919 |
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League of Nations founded 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. 9, 1917 |
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Georges Clemenceau became Premier of France Unlike his predecessors, he discouraged internal disagreement and called for peace among the senior politicians
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| Sep. 6, 1914 |
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First Battle of Marne begins It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
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| Dec. 9, 1905 |
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Separation of church and state in France
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| Jan. 13, 1898 |
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Emile Zola publishes J'accuse He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted officer Alfred D...
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
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Paris surrendered to German Army The Siege of Paris led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune
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| Sep. 4, 1870 |
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Third Republic proclaimed in France The early days of the Third Republic were dominated by the Franco-Prussian War, which the Republic continued to wage
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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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| Oct. 17, 1849 |
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Death of Frederic Chopin |
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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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| 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 The July Revolution saw the overthrow of King Charles X, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe who himself would in turn be overthrown
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| Sep. 26, 1815 |
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Holy Alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia A coalition created by the monarchist great powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia. It was created after the ultimate defeat of Napoleon
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| Apr. 11, 1814 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and Treaty of Fontainebleau signed In the Treaty of Fontainebleau, the victors exiled him to Elba, an island of 12,000 inhabitants in the Mediterranean
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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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| May. 19, 1802 |
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Order of the Legion of Honor created |
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| Nov. 9, 1799 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat of Brumaire
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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 Incited by conflict between the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of 'enemies of the revolution'
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| Oct. 16, 1793 |
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Marie Antoinette guillotined |
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| Jan. 21, 1793 |
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Louis XVI guillotined He was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of high treason, and executed by as a desacralized French citizen known as 'Citizen Louis...
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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 The prison only contained 7 inmates but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution
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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 By representatives between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause: France, Spain and the Dutch Republic
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| Apr. 22, 1769 |
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Mme. DuBarry becomes official mistress of Louis XV |
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| Feb. 10, 1763 |
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Peace of Paris ceded Canada to Britain |
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| Aug. 23, 1754 |
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Louis XVI born |
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| Nov. 21, 1694 |
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Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire born
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| Oct. 18, 1685 |
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Edict of Nantes revoked by Louis XIV |
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| Dec. 19, 1683 |
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King Philip V of Spain born |
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| Dec. 4, 1642 |
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Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu died |
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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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| Nov. 25, 1616 |
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Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu becomes Secretary of State |
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| May. 14, 1610 |
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Henry IV of France assassinated |
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| Dec. 23, 1588 |
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Murder of Henry, Duke of Guise |
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| Sep. 9, 1585 |
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Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu born |
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| Aug. 23, 1572 |
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St. Bartholomew's massacre of Huguenots The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Catholic mob violence
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| Apr. 9, 1553 |
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Francois Rabelais dies |
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