On February 25. 1856 ; A Peace conference opens in Paris after the Crimean War. source
On February 25. 1856 ; A Peace conference opens in Paris after the Crimean War.
On February 28.1897 ; Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force. source
On February 28.1897 ; Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
On March 2. 1956 ; Morocco gains its independence from France. source
On March 2. 1956 ; Morocco gains its independence from France.
On March 2. 1969 ; In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. source
On March 2. 1969 ; In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
On March 3. 1857 ; Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. source
On March 3. 1857 ; Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
On March 3. 1974 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard. source
On March 3. 1974 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
On March 7.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne. source
On March 7.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.
On March 8.1868 ; Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka. source
On March 8.1868 ; Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
On March 8.1910 ; French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. source
On March 8.1910 ; French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
On March 8. 1974 ; Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France. source
On March 8. 1974 ; Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
On March 9. 1831 ; The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe to support his war in Algeria. source
On March 9. 1831 ; The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
On March 10. 1906 ; The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France. source
On March 10. 1906 ; The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.
On March 14.1647 ; Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. source
On March 14.1647 ; Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
On March 16.1812 ; Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during the Peninsular War. source
On March 16.1812 ; Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during the Peninsular War.
On March 17.1677 ; The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city. source
On March 17.1677 ; The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.
On March 19.1946 ; French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. source
On March 19.1946 ; French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
On March 20.1883 ; The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed. source
On March 20.1883 ; The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
On March 21.1804 ; Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. source
On March 21.1804 ; Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
On March 21.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. source
On March 21.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. source
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris source
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. source
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
On March 25. 1957 ; The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. source
On March 25. 1957 ; The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
On March 26. 1871 ;The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held. source
On March 26. 1871 ;The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
On March 28.1809 ; Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín. source
On March 28.1809 ; Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
On March 28.1854 ; Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. source
On March 28.1854 ; Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
On March 28.1883 ; Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc. source
On March 28.1883 ; Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
On March 28.1910 ; Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. source
On March 28.1910 ; Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
On March 31.1957 ; Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government. source
On March 31.1957 ; Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
On April 6.1814 ; Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba. source
On April 6.1814 ; Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.