September 20, 1696: By September 20, the Reformation was still in the
straits between Cuba and Florida
trying to avoid ships of the French fleet that they believed to be in the
area. - Jonathan Dickinson, Wikipedia.
December 21, 1792: Some
regions were lost to the Spanish or British Crowns through conflict
and treaties, and those that were still possessions of the French
king on 21 December 1792 came under republican rule when the French
monarchy was abolished on that day. - Monarchies in the Americas, Wikipedia.
September 29, 1895: He was
killed by Germans while trying to rescue others near Le Catelet, France on September 29, 1918. - Thomas E. O'Shea, Wikipedia.
September 11, 1898: Marchand rebuilt the fort, but the expected support from
other French columns and from Abyssinia did not arrive and on
September 11, a flotilla of British gunboats, led by Sir Herbert
Kitchener, commander of the Anglo-Egyptian army that had just
defeated the forces of the Mahdi at the Battle of Omdurman, reached
Fashoda. - Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Wikipedia.
December 28, 1898: When the Lumière brothers of France premiered their first motion picture
footage in Paris on December 28,
1895, little did they know how rapidly it would ignite a new age of
photographic documentation. - Cinema of Azerbaijan, Wikipedia.
December 28, 1898: When the Lumière brothers of France premiered their first motion picture
footage in Paris on December 28,
1895, little did they know how rapidly it would ignite a new age of
photographic documentation. - Azerbaijani culture, Wikipedia.
November 18, 1905: Former French secret service chief Paul Paillole was born in the Breton town of Rennes on 18 November 1905. - Paul Paillole, Wikipedia.
1910s
February 28, 1913: The Thai authorities were impressed enough by the display that on 28 February 1913 they dispatched three officers to learn to fly in France, a leading aviation country. - Royal Thai Air Force, Wikipedia.
February 21, 1915: On February 21, 1915 the Turkish army in Urmia seized 61 leading Assyrians from the Frenchmissions as hostages, demanding large ransoms. - Assyrian Genocide, Wikipedia.
December 18, 1916: It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. - Battle of Verdun, Wikipedia.
January 20, 1917: The battalion remained intact until 20
January 1917 when it was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion
and used to reinforce units already in France. - The Algonquin Regiment, Wikipedia.
December 20, 1917: Departing New York in
convoy on 20 December 1917,
she was 900 miles off the coast of France in January 1918, when a submarine
appeared astern. - USS Pastores (AF-16), Wikipedia.
December 18, 1918: Loading a cargo of foodstuffs earmarked for the French government,
Wakulla departed New York on 18 December 1918, only to
turn back for repairs, arriving back at New York on 21 December
1918. - USS Wakulla (ID-3147), Wikipedia.
November 11, 1927: With this pact in
eyes of king Alexander Italy has entered
in Yugoslav zone of influence and because Mussolini has not been
interested in Belgrade
diplomatic protests Yugoslavia has signed secret military pact with
France on 11 November 1927. - Italy–Yugoslavia relations, Wikipedia.
September 8, 1943: When the
armistice was announced on 8 September 1943, the German forces
moved rapidly to take over the Italian zones of occupation in the
Balkans and southern France, and several German
divisions entered Italy. - Operation Achse, Wikipedia.
September 23, 1944: The 10th Armored Division entered France through the port of Cherbourg, 23 September 1944, and put in a month of training at Teurtheville, France, before entering combat. - 10th Armored Division (United States), Wikipedia.
September 24, 1944: The group received a Distinguished Unit Citation for a mission
in France on 24 September
1944; answering a request from Third Army
for support near Laneuveville-en-Saulnois, two
squadrons flying on instruments through rain and dense overcast,
were directed by ground control toward a furious tank battle where,
in spite of severe ground fire, one squadron repeatedly bombed and
strafed enemy tanks; the second squadron, unable to find this
target because of the weather, attacked a convoy of trucks and
armored vehicles; later the same day, the third squadron hit
warehouses and other buildings and ... - 405th Air Expeditionary Operations Group, Wikipedia.
October 14, 1944: Rinehart cleared New York on 14 October 1944 for the
first of five convoy escort voyages to ports in Great Britain and
France. - USS Rinehart (DE-196), Wikipedia.
December 20, 1944: 1944
the Regiment received orders to embark for France again and by
December 26 they were in action near Dinant in support of the 6th
Airlanding Brigade , as the British defended against the German
offensive in the Ardennes. - Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars, Wikipedia.
1998: Stade de France in Paris is the largest stadium in France and was the venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, and hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in October 2007. - France, Wikipedia.
1998: Stade de France in Paris is the largest stadium in France and was the venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, and hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in October 2007. - France, Genealogy_wikia.
November 10, 2001: Michalak made his first appearance for France against South Africa on
10 November 2001 and became a regular on the French side. - Frédéric Michalak, Wikipedia.
2002
September 16, 2002: It was released as the
albums third single in Australia on September 16, 2002 and the
second single from the album in France in October 2002. - Symphony of Life, Wikipedia.
2003
February 4, 2003: The idea was
reiterated at a Franco-British summit on
4 February 2003 in Le Touquet which highlighted as a priority
the need to improve rapid response capabilities, "including the
initial deployment of land, sea and air forces within 5-10 days."
This was again described as essential in the "Headline Goal
2010". - Battlegroup of the European Union, Wikipedia.
December 18, 2008: It was the first edition of the event held in Toulouse, France from December 18 through December 21,
2008. - 2008 Masters France, Wikipedia.
September 9, 2009: He transferred the job of SACT to French General Stéphane Abrial on 9 September 2009, but continued in command of JFCOM. - James Mattis, Wikipedia.
February 16, 2010: The Kiev city administration denied reports that Chernovetskyi daughter Khrystyna Chernovetska was robbed in France on February 15, 2010 after foreign media had reported that Chernovetska had €4.5 million worth of jewels stolen in Paris. - Leonid Chernovetskyi, Wikipedia.
Paris Olympia - Paris France - European Tour 1986, Wikipedia.
Top topics
Wikis
Quiz
Facts
Map
Misc
Timeline
Search