On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. source
On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
On September 26.1792 ;Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France. source
On September 26.1792 ;Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
On September 28.1781 ; American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War. source
On September 28.1781 ; American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.
In French cuisine, edible snails are served for instance in Escargot à la Bourguignonne. source
In French cuisine, edible snails are served for instance in Escargot à la Bourguignonne.
On September 29.1923 ; The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect. source
On September 29.1923 ; The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
On September 30.1744 ; France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo. source
On September 30.1744 ; France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
On September 30.1895 ; Madagascar becomes a French protectorate. source
On September 30.1895 ; Madagascar becomes a French protectorate.
On October 1.1800 ; Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso. source
On October 1.1800 ; Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.
On October 13.1946 ; France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. source
On October 13.1946 ; France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
On October 14.1805 ; Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria. source
On October 14.1805 ; Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria.
On October 14.1806 ; Battle of Jena–Auerstedt France defeats Prussia. source
On October 14.1806 ; Battle of Jena–Auerstedt France defeats Prussia.
On October 15.1894 ; The Dreyfus affair: Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying. source
On October 15.1894 ; The Dreyfus affair: Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying.
On October 15.1945 ; World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. source
On October 15.1945 ; World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
On October 22.1964 ; Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor. source
On October 22.1964 ; Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
On October 23.1812 ; Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris. source
On October 23.1812 ; Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris.
On October 28.1949 ;An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores killing all people on board, including the French former middleweight world champion boxer Marcel Cerdan and French violinist Ginette Neveu source
On October 28.1949 ;An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores killing all people on board, including the French former middleweight world champion boxer Marcel Cerdan and French violinist Ginette Neveu
On October 30.1806 ; Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle. source
On October 30.1806 ; Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle.
On November 2.1795 ; The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created. source
On November 2.1795 ; The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.
On November 3.1793 ; French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined. source
On November 3.1793 ; French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
On November 5.1780 ; French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. source
On November 5.1780 ; French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
On November 9.1729 ; Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville. source
On November 9.1729 ; Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
On November 10.1793 ; A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette. source
On November 10.1793 ; A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
On November 11.1942 ; World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton. source
On November 11.1942 ; World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.
On November 12.1793 ; Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. source
On November 12.1793 ; Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined.
On November 13.1914 ; Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri. source
On November 13.1914 ; Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
On November 17.1796 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. source
On November 17.1796 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
On November 22.1928 ; The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris. source
On November 22.1928 ; The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.
On November 25.1758 ; French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh. source
On November 25.1758 ; French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
On November 26.1965 ; In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board. source
On November 26.1965 ; In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board.
On November 27.1942 ; World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. source
On November 27.1942 ; World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.