On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. source
On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
On April 11.1809 ; Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom source
On April 11.1809 ; Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom
On April 14.1900 ; The Exposition Universelle begins. source
On April 14.1900 ; The Exposition Universelle begins.
On April 17.1797 ; Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. source
On April 17.1797 ; Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
On April 17.1942 ; French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress. source
On April 17.1942 ; French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
On April 18.1797 ; The Battle of Neuwied: French victory against the Austrians. source
On April 18.1797 ; The Battle of Neuwied: French victory against the Austrians.
On April 18.1942 ; Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France. source
On April 18.1942 ; Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
On April 21.1806 ; Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa. source
On April 21.1806 ; Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.
On April 22.1809 ; The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. source
On April 22.1809 ; The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
On April 24.1918 ; First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. source
On April 24.1918 ; First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
On April 26.1794 ; Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. source
On April 26.1794 ; Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
On April 26.1803 ; Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist. source
On April 26.1803 ; Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
On April 28.1969 ; Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. source
On April 28.1969 ; Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
On April 30.1803 ; Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. source
On April 30.1803 ; Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
On May 1.1869 ; The Folies Bergère opens in Paris. source
On May 1.1869 ; The Folies Bergère opens in Paris.
On May 3.1867 ; The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island. source
On May 3.1867 ; The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
On May 4.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. source
On May 4.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
On May 5. 1789 ; In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614. source
On May 5. 1789 ; In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
On May 5.1811 ; In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro the French army, under Marshall André Masséna, drive in the Duke of Wellington's overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of source
On May 5.1811 ; In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro the French army, under Marshall André Masséna, drive in the Duke of Wellington's overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of
On May 5.1862 ; Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. source
On May 5.1862 ; Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
On May 8.1842 ; A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people. source
On May 8.1842 ; A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
On May 8.1945 ; Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. source
On May 8.1945 ; Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
On May 12.1881 ; In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate. source
On May 12.1881 ; In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
On May 15.1792 ; War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia. source
On May 15.1792 ; War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
On May 16.1877 ; May 1877 political crisis in France. source
On May 16.1877 ; May 1877 political crisis in France.
On May 17.1865 ;The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris. source
On May 17.1865 ;The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
On May 18.1803 ; Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France. source
On May 18.1803 ; Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
On May 18.1990 ; In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). source
On May 18.1990 ; In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
On May 19.2016 ; EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo. There were no survivors. source
On May 19.2016 ; EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo. There were no survivors.
On May 20.1802 ; By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution. source
On May 20.1802 ; By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution.