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2003 George Plimpton, writer/adventurer/actor, The Paris Review, dies at 76 2000 A Concorde jet crashes outside of Paris after takeoff killing 113 passengers 1997 Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris 1997 Diana Spencer, princess of England, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 1997 Fire breaks out at Palais de Chaillot in Paris 1993 Dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56 1993 Ken England, U.S. screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82 1992 Round World Air Race begins in Paris 1992 Marlene Dietrich, [Maria Losch], actress (Angel), dies in Paris at 90 1992 Euro-Disney opens near Paris 1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris 1991 Shapour Bakhtiar, premier Iran (1979), dies in Paris 1991 Freddie Paris, dies 1990 Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris (1975), dies at 78 1990 Georges Flamant, actor (La Chienne), dies in Paris at 86 1989 I. M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris 1989 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR) 1989 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.) 1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) 1989 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris 1989 Sextuplets, Paris, France, to a 29-year-old woman 1989 International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris 1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1988 Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86 1986 Musee d'orsay opens in Paris 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 6 killed 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 1 dead 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 2 killed 1986 Jerry Paris, director/actor (Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60 1985 Russian party leader Gorbatsjov visits Paris 1985 "Black and Blue," premieres in Paris 1981 Iran ex-president Bani Sadr flees to Paris 1981 Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris 1981 Paris Hilton, American Celebrity 1980 4 dies in attack on synagogue in Paris 1980 "Les Miserables," opens at Palais des Sports, Paris 1980 Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 1979 Prince Chahryar Shafik, Shah of Iran's nephew, murdered in Paris 1979 Chinese premier Hwa Kwofeng visits Paris 1979 Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84 1978 Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75 1978 Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered 1978 Commandos occupy Iraqi embassy in Paris, 1 dead 1978 Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris 1978 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris 1978 Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris 1977 Maria Callas, American-born prima donna, dies in Paris at 53 1977 Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87 1977 Norman Paris, orch leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41 1977 Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris 1977 $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris 1977 Yvonne Printemps, actress (Paris Waltz, Voyage to America), dies at 81 1977 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes 1975 Turkish diplomat shot dead in Paris 1975 Ismail Erez, Turkish ambassador, killed by car bomb in Paris 1975 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris 1975 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq 1974 Raymond Largay, actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), dies at 88 1974 Marcel Achard, French dramatist (La forges the Paris), dies at 75 1974 Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris 1974 Georges Pompidou, French president, dies in Paris at 62 1974 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris 1974 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris 1974 World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die) 1974 Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris 1973 Kristie Boogert, Rotterdam Neth, tennis star, 1996 Paris 1973 Concorde flies from Washington D.C. to Paris in 3h 33m 1973 Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed 1973 At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashes 1973 Tupolev 144 crashes at Paris, 15 killed 1973 Deon Minor, Paris Texas, 400m runner 1973 Secret peace talks between U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris 1972 Chris Imes, South Paris Maine, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1972 Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65 1971 Jade Jagger, Paris, France, daughter of Mick and Bianca Jagger 1971 Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88 1969 Mica Paris, rocker, So Good 1969 Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris 1969 US-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris 1969 Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris 1968 Vanessa Vadim, Paris, daughter of Jane Fonda/actress, Last Party 1968 President De Gaulle proposes referendum and students set fire to Paris bourse 1968 Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1968 Battle between students and troops in Paris, 1000 injured 1968 "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 215 performances 1968 Student riot in Nanterre near Paris 1967 Alex Rousseau, Paris, France, U.S. water polo 2m Offense, Oly-4th-92, 96 1966 Sophie Marceau, Paris, France, actress, Braveheart, L'Amour Braque 1966 Sophia Loren marries married Carlo Ponti in Paris 1965 Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris 1965 Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped and murdered in Paris 1965 Emmanuelle Seigner, born in Paris, France, actress, The Smile 1965 Tom Stankowski, born in Paris, France, Nike golfer 1965 Mathilda May, Paris, France, actress, Lifeforce 1964 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances 1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) 1963 George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris 1962 Valerie Kaprisky, born in Paris, France, actress, Breathless, Public Woman 1962 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 1962 Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open 1961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris 1961 John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris 1961 Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1960 Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France 1960 Jean Genets "Le Balcon," premieres in Paris 1960 Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as U.S.S.R. levels spy charges against US 1960 Anne Parillaud, Paris, France, actress, Subway, Nikita, Innocent Blood 1960 John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 1959 Jean Genet's "Les Nigres," premieres in Paris 1959 U.S. President Eisenhower arrives in Paris 1959 "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France) 1959 Patrick Dupond, born in Paris, dancer, La Bayadere 1958 PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip - New York to Paris 1958 Keith Haring, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, graffiti artist, Vanity Fair, Paris Review 1958 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB 1958 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN 1958 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA 1958 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA 1957 Carole Bouquest, Paris, actress, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1957 Clio Goldsmith, born in Paris, France, actress, Gift, Heat of Desire 1957 Gabriel Paris forms government of Colombia 1957 Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris 1955 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris 1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist 1955 Isabelle Adjani, born in Paris, actress, Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar 1955 Isabelle Huppert, born in Paris, France, actress, Cactus, Heaven's Gate 1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris 1954 Anicee Alvina, Paris, France, actress, Friends 1954 Fr David, Paris, France, rocker 1953 Kathie Lee Gifford, Paris, Florida, hostess, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 1953 Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot," premieres in Paris 1952 Andre-Michel Schub, Paris, France, pianist, Van Cliburn-1981 1952 Maria Schneider, born in Paris, actress, Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor 1952 24th Academy Awards - "American in Paris," H Bogart and Vivian Leigh win 1952 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB 1952 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of GER 1952 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA 1952 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1952 Jean Anouilh's "La valse des toreadors," premieres in Paris 1951 Prof Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris 1951 Jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart 1950 Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris 1950 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris 1950 European Payment Union forms in Paris 1950 Darius Milhauds opera "Bolivar," premieres in Paris 1950 Eugene Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris 1950 Corrine Clery, born in Paris, France, actress, Moonraker, Yor 1950 Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1950 Sylvette Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Bottom Line, Menage 1949 Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris 1949 Paloma Picasso, born in Paris, France, actress, Immoral Tales 1949 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Andrea Kekesy/Ede Kiraly of HUN 1949 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of CZE 1949 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1949 Richard Button retains world figure skating championship in Paris 1948 Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris 1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1948 Claire Denis, born in Paris, France, actress, Boom Boom, Chocolat 1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris 1947 Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44 1947 Jonathan Kaplan, Paris, France, director, Heart Like a Wheel 1947 Darius Milhauds 3rd Symphony "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris 1947 Dominique Sanda, born in Paris, France, actress, 1900, First Love 1946 Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse," premieres in Paris 1946 1st bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show 1946 Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show 1946 1st bikini bathing suit displayed, Paris 1945 Jean Giraudoux' "La Folle de Chaillot," premieres in Paris 1945 Catherine Lacoste, born in Paris, France, golfer, U.S. Women's Open 1967 1944 Merzak Allouache, director, Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris 1944 French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris 1944 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees 1944 U.S. 12nd Army Corps crosses river Seine East of Paris 1944 Gen De Gaulle returns to Paris/walks Champs Elysees Paris 1944 Paris liberated from Nazi occupation, Freedom Tuesday 1944 Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris 1944 General George Leclercs troops advance towards Paris 1944 Nazi's give parts of Paris to Resistance 1944 Paris police strike against nazi occupiers 1944 U.S. 15th Army corp occupies Mantes-Gassicourt at Paris 1944 Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers 1944 U.S. 15th Army corp reaches Mantes-Gassicourt near Paris 1944 Allies air raid railways at Vaires Paris 1944 Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris 1944 Jean-Paul Sartres "Huis Clos," premieres in Paris 1944 Jean-Pierre Leaud, Paris, France, actor, Detective 1944 Marie-Christine Barrault, born in Paris, France, actress, Stardust Memories 1944 Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," premieres in Paris 1943 Catherine Deneuve, born in Paris, actress, Repulsion, Hunger 1943 French defiance under Jean Moulin meets secretly in Paris 1942 Nazi raid on Greek Jews in Paris 1942 116 hostages executed by Nazis in Paris 1942 French police arrest 13,152 Jews in Paris 1942 Claudine Auger, Paris, France, Miss France, 1958, /actress, Thunderball 1942 Francoise Dorleac, born in Paris, France, actress, That Man From Rio 1942 1st deportation train leaves Paris for Auschewitz Concentration Camp 1941 German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews 1941 Nazi's blow up 6 synagoges in Paris 1941 6 Paris synagogues are bombed by Gestapo 1941 Police raid 11th district of Paris, takes 4,000+ Jewish males 1941 Jacques Perrin, Paris, France, actress, Cinema Paradiso, 317th Platoon 1941 1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up 1941 Richard Bohringer, Paris, France, actor, Diva, I Married a Shadow 1940 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier 1940 Michael Gambon, English actor, Singing Detective, Paris at Night 1940 France surrenders to Hitler, German troops occupy Paris 1940 German forces occupied Paris during WW II 1940 Paris evacuates before German advance 1940 Joey Dee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris 1940 German forces enter Paris 1940 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris 1940 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris 1940 Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris 1940 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris 1940 Bernardo Bertolucci, born in Parma, Italy, director, Last Tango in Paris 1939 Tomas Svoboda, Paris, France, Czech composer, Etude 1939 Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris 1939 Bertrand Blier, born in Paris, France, novelist and director, Going Places 1938 Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris 1938 Pascale Petit, PAris, actor, Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire 1938 Jean Anouilh's "La Sauvage," premieres in Paris 1937 Maurice J Ravel, Swiss/French composer (Bolero), dies in Paris at 62 1937 World's fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors) 1937 George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 1937 Jean Anouilh's "Le Voyageur Sans Baggage," premieres in Paris 1937 Marie Dubois, Paris, France, actress, Wise Guys, Jules and Jim 1936 Claude Brasseur, born in Paris, France, actor, Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair 1936 Philippe de Montebello, Paris, art exhibitionist, Treasures of Tut 1936 Fred Paris, rocker, Five Satins 1935 Jean Giraudoux' "La Guerre de Troie n'Aura," premieres in Paris 1935 Jean Anouilh's "Y avait un presonnier," premieres in Paris 1934 Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women 1934 Claude Berri, born in Paris, France, director, Le Sex Shop, L'Homme Blesse 1933 Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France) 1933 Train crash in Eastern Paris; 230 die 1933 JDJ Boularan's "Tovarich," premieres in Paris 1933 Roman Polanski, born in Paris, France, director, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown 1933 28th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats France in Paris (3-2) 1933 Balanchine/Weills "7 Deadly Sins," premiers in Paris 1933 Jean-Paul Belmondo, born in Paris, France, actor, Casino Royale, Magnifique 1933 Jean Genet's "Intermezzo," premieres in Paris 1933 James Goldsmith, Paris, France, corporate raider, Referendum Party 1932 Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris, France, actor, Trout 1932 27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2) 1932 Anouk Aimee, Paris, actress, 8, La Dolce Vita 1932 Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris 1932 Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris, France, opera director, Carmina Burana 1932 Francois Truffaut, Paris, director, Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451 1932 Caterina Valente, Paris, France, singer, Entertainers 1931 Jean Genet's "Judith," premieres in Paris 1931 Annie Giradot, Paris, France, actress, Gypsy, Jacko and Lise 1930 Gerard Blain, Paris, France, actor, Hatari 1930 Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci 1930 Claude Chabrol, born in Paris, France, director, Les Cousins, Ophelia 1930 Genevieve, born in Paris, France, singer, Jack Paar Show, Scruples 1929 Jean Giraudoux' "Amphitryon '38," premieres in Paris 1929 Sergei Prokoviev's ballet "Prodigal Son," premieres in Paris 1929 Marcel Pagnol's "Marius," premieres in Paris 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City) 1928 "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris) 1928 Marcel Pagnol's "Topaz," premieres in Paris 1928 Cole Porter and E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in New York City 1928 Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1928 Jeanne Moreau, born in Paris, France, actress, Going Places, Jules and Jim 1927 Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in New York City 1927 Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris), dies at 79 1927 Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic 1927 At 7:40 AM, Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross Atlantic for Paris 1926 Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris 1926 Daniele Delorme, [Gabrielle Girard], Paris, actress, Pardon My Affair 1926 Symon Petljoera, President Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris 1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris 1926 Robert Clary, born in Paris, France, actor, LeBeau-Hogan's Heroes 1925 Michel Piccoli, Paris, France, actor, Topaz, Peril, May Fools 1925 Denise Darcel, Paris, France, actress, Dangerous When Wet 1925 Jerry Paris, born in San Francisco, California, director/actor, Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show 1925 Corinne Calvet, born in Paris, France, actress, Phantom of Hollywood 1924 Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma," premieres in Paris 1924 8th Olympic games closes in Paris 1924 Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris 1924 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France 1924 Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson 1924 Nina Foch, born in Leiden, Netherlands, actress, American in Paris 1922 Micheline Presle, Paris, actress, Nea, Donkey Skin 1922 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris 1922 Pierre Cardin, Paris, France, fashion designer, Unisex 1922 James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies) 1922 Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris 1921 2nd Pan-African Congress meets (London, Brussels and Paris) 1920 Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris 1920 Eric Rohmer, born in Nancy, France, actor, 6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval 1920 Darius Milhaud and Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris 1920 George Breakston, Paris, France, actor and director, Jungle Stampede 1920 1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris 1919 Jacques Marin, Paris, actor, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1919 Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German SW Africa to South Africa 1919 Paul Claudel's "Tˆte d'Or," premieres in Paris 1919 American Legion forms (Paris) 1919 League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty 1919 Pan-African Congress, organized by W. E. B. Du Bois (Paris) 1919 American Legion organizes in Paris 1919 League of Nations 1st meeting (Paris) 1918 Claude A Debussy, French composer (Iberia/La mer), dies in Paris at 55 1918 Crepy-en-Laonnoise: German artillery shells Paris, 256 killed 1918 Paris bombs "Thick Bertha's Dike" (nickname for the widow Krupp) 1918 Sacha Guitry's "Deburan," premieres in Paris 1918 Suzanne Flon, Paris, France, actress, One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge 1917 Jean-Pierre Melville, Paris, France, director, A Cop 1917 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris 1917 Edgar Degas, painter, Paris 1917 Gen Pershing and his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I 1917 Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris 1916 Suzy Delair, Paris, France, actress, Utopia, White Paws 1916 Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz and Paquerette photographed in Paris 1916 Joseph S Gallieni, General/military governor of Paris, dies 1916 1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place 1915 Edith Piaf, [E Giovanna Gassion], Paris, chanteuse, Little Sparrow 1915 1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Virginia to Paris 1915 Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress, Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark 1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris 1914 French government returns to Paris 1914 Battle of Marne (German advance stalls, Paris saved) 1914 Battle of Marne; Germans prevented from occupying Paris 1914 Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris 1914 General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris 1914 1st German plane bombs above Paris, 2 killed 1914 Jean Jaures, leading socialist, assassinated in Paris 1914 Henri Rabauds opera "Marouf, Savetier de Caire," premieres in Paris 1914 Paul Claudel's "L'echange," premieres in Paris 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris 1913 Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris 1913 Oleg Cassini, Paris, France, fashion designer, Jackie Kennedy 1913 Rene Clement, born in Bordeaux, France, director and writer, Is Paris Burning 1912 Paul Claudels "L'Annonce Faote Maroe," premieres in Paris 1912 Reta Shaw, South Paris Maine, actress, Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1912 Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way 1911 Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese representive at Paris peace talk 1911 Vincenzo Perugia steals Mona Lisa from Louvre, Paris 1911 Maurice Ravels opera "L'Heure Espagnole," premieres in Paris 1910 Jean Genet, born in Paris, France, criminal/novelist/dramatist, The Blacks 1910 Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show) 1910 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot 1910 Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, American in Paris, Gigi 1910 Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris 1910 Heavy rains cause floods in Paris 1909 Suzanne G Charpentier, born in Paris, actress, Dinner at Ritz 1909 Simone Weil, born in Paris, social philosopher/Resistance fighter, WW II 1909 Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris 1909 Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris, France, actor, Cat and Mouse, Happy Hooker 1908 Gene Raymond, New York City, actor, Paris 7000, Fireside Theater 1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris 1908 Paris advocate E Archdeacon is 1st passenger in a airplane 1908 New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in New York City George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel 1907 Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Beijing to Paris, 7,500 mile auto rally 1907 Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris 1907 Georges Feydeaus' "La Puce l'Oreille," premieres in Paris 1906 Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life 1906 Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) 1906 Pierre Fournier, born in Paris, France, violon cellist, Paris Conservatoire 1906 Pierre [Louis] Boileau, born in Paris, France, novelist, Vertigo 1906 Maurice Ravel's "Miroirs," premieres in Paris 1905 Andre Jolivet, Paris, France, composer, L'Eunuque 1905 George Baxter, born in Paris, France, actor, Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged 1905 Serge Lifar, born in Kiev, dancer, choreographer, Paris Opera Ballet 1904 Manuel Rosenthal, born in Paris, France, composer, Bootleggers 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris 1904 Maurice Ravel's "Sheherazade," premieres in Paris 1904 Lily Pons, opera singer and actress, That Girl From Paris 1903 Claudette Colbert, [Lily Chauchoin], Paris, actress, Texas Lady 1903 Claude Dauphin, Corbell France, actor, April in Paris, Deported 1903 Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor, Paris Holiday 1903 Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense 1903 Madeleine Renaud, Paris, France, actress, Helene, Longest Day 1902 Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, France, WW II hero, liberator of Paris 1902 Debussy's opera "Pelleas et Melissande," premieres in Paris 1902 Philippe de Rothschild, Paris, manager, Bordeaux Vineyard 1902 Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris 1902 Henri Garat, born in Paris, France, actor, Congress Dances 1901 Opera "Griselidis" is produced (Paris) 1901 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris 1901 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris 1901 Jo Mielziner, born in Paris, set designer, Carousel, Death of a Salesman 1900 Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46 1900 Arthur Schwartz, composer, Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust 1900 Marcel Dalio, Paris, actor, Casablanca 1900 World's Fair in Paris opens, 50 million visitors 1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 1900 Henry O. Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition 1900 Start of the one and only olympic cricket match, in Paris 1900 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months) 1900 International Exposition opens in Paris 1900 President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris 1900 Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris 1900 Maurice Ravel's "Albaradode Gracioso," premieres in Paris 1900 Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise," premieres in Paris 1899 Gaston Glass, Paris, France, film executive 1899 Mary Margaret McBride, Paris, Missouri, radio personality, WOR-AM, New York City 1899 Marcel Dalio, [Israel Blauschild], Paris, France, actor, China Gate 1899 Treaty of Paris ratifies ends war; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US 1899 Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist, Les Biches 1898 20,000 Paris construction workers go on strike 1897 Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris 1897 Julien Carette, Paris, France, actor, Sylvia and the Phantom 1897 Fire in Paris bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 1897 Pierre Fresnay, born in Paris, France, actor, Grand Illusion 1896 Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi," premieres in Paris 1896 Oscar Wildes "Salom" premieres in Paris 1896 Georges Feydeaus' "Le Dindon," premieres in Paris 1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris 1895 David Butler, born in San Francisco, California, director, April in Paris, Calamity Jane 1894 Debussy's ballet "L'apres-midi d'un faune," premieres in Paris 1894 Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr. Roux of Paris 1894 George Renevant, born in Paris, actor, Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X 1894 Jules Massenet's opera "Thais," premieres in Paris 1894 Georges Feydeau's "Un la Patte," premieres in Paris 1893 Vladimir Golschmann, Paris, France, conductor with Immortal Downbeat 1891 Jules Massenets opera "Griselde," premieres in Paris 1891 Francoise Rosay, Paris, actress, Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband 1891 Ilya G Ehrenburg, born in Kiev, Ukraine, writer, Fall of Paris, The Thaw 1890 Jacques Ibert, born in Paris, France, composer, Escales 1889 Moulin Rogue opens in Paris 1889 Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde," premieres in Paris 1889 Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed 1888 Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls, Gigi 1888 Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris 1887 Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris 1887 Victorien Sardou's "La Tosca," premieres in Paris 1887 Nadia Boulanger, Paris, composer/music teacher, Lasirene Ideology 1887 Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die 1887 Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgre Luis," premieres in Paris 1886 Raymond Largay, born in Wisconsin, actor, April in Paris, Variety Girl 1885 Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) 1885 Opera "Lakme" is produced, Paris 1884 Paul Abadie, French master builder (Sacre-Coeur, Paris), dies at 71 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris, France, actor, Boss Lady 1884 Jules Massenet's opera "Manon," premieres in Paris 1883 Edgard Victor Achille C Varese, Paris, France, composer, Innisation 1883 Leo Delibes' opera "Lakme," premieres in Paris 1883 Unity treaty of Paris signed: protects industrial property 1882 Charles Vildrac, Paris, France, poet/playwright 1882 Victorien Sardous "Fedora," with Sarah Bernhardt, premieres in Paris 1882 Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris 1881 Jacques Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman," premieres in Paris 1877 Opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris) 1877 Opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris) 1876 Maurice de Vlaminck, born in Paris, Fauvist painter, Village in the Snow 1875 Harry Northrup, Paris, France, actor, Who's That Knocking at My Door 1875 Pierre Monteux, born in Paris, France, conductor, Boston Symph Orch 1919-24 1875 Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris) 1875 Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris 1874 [William] Somerset Maugham, Paris, novelist/poet, Of Human Bondage 1873 Henri Rabnaud, Paris, France, composer, Le Premer Glaire 1873 Leo Delibes' opera "Le Roi l'a Dit," premieres in Paris 1871 Paris communards revolt put down 1871 Paris Commune founded 1871 Communards revolt in Paris 1871 Paris surrenders to Prussians 1870 Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon 1870 Siege of Paris begins 1869 Folies Bergere opens in Paris 1868 Dr. James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St. Cloud, Paris 1868 The opera "Hamlet" premieres in Paris 1867 Opera "Romeo et Juliette" is produced (Paris) 1867 International Exhibition opens in Paris 1867 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris 1866 Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) 1865 Paul Abraham Dukas, Paris, France, composer, Velleda 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris 1865 Opera "L'Africaine" is produced (Paris) 1864 Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris 1864 Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle," premieres in Paris 1863 Opera "Pescatori di Perle" is produced (Paris) 1863 George Bizets opera "Les Pˆcheurs de Perles," premieres in Paris 1862 Opera "La Reine de Saba," premieres in Paris 1861 Georges Melies, Paris, magician; 1st to film a fictional story 1859 Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris) He also designed garment that bears his name 1859 Opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris) 1859 Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris 1858 Passy, at Paris: 1st "Samedi soir" i/d villa of lovers Rossini 1858 In Paris, the Can-Can is 1st performed 1858 Jacques Offenbach's opera "Orphee aux Enfers," premieres in Paris 1856 Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1856 Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris 1855 Opera "Les Vˆpres Sicilenne" is produced (Paris) 1852 [Ferdinand-Frederic-]Henri Moissan, Paris, France, chemist, Nobel 1906 1852 Edouard baron Empain, Belgian railway builder, Paris Metro 1852 Alexandre Dumas Jr's "Le Dame aux Camelias," premieres in Paris 1851 Opera "La Perle Du Bresil" is produced (Paris) 1851 Alfred de Mussets "Bettine," premieres in Paris 1851 Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent d'Indy, born in Paris, comp, Symphonie Cevenole 1849 Joseph S. Gallieni, general, Battle of Marne, /milt governor, Paris 1849 Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris 1849 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Le Prophete," premieres in Paris 1848 Alfred de Musset's "Andre del Sarto," premieres in Paris 1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter, Rue de Paris 1848 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 1848 Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris 1848 Johanna C P Barbiers, actress, Voddenraper of Paris 1847 Alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris 1846 Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris) 1846 Gioacchino Rossini marries Olympe Pelissier in Paris 1844 Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof, Paris Conservatory 1844 Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris 1843 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Don Pasquale," premieres in Paris 1842 Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die 1842 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris 1840 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita," premieres in Paris 1840 Opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris) 1840 Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris 1839 Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris 1838 Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," premieres in Paris 1838 Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini," premieres in Paris 1836 Giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris 1835 Louis Angely, German comedic poet (Paris in Pommern), dies at 48 1835 Camille Saint-Saens, Paris, France, composer, Ode a Sainte Cecile 1835 Frederic Chopins "Grand Polonaise Brillante," premieres in Paris 1835 Opera "I Puritani," premieres in Paris 1835 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Puritani," premieres in Paris 1831 Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris) 1830 Hector Berlioz' "Symphonique fantastique," premieres in Paris 1830 Revolution breaks out in Paris, opposing laws of Charles X 1830 Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris 1830 Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris 1829 Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) 1829 Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris 1828 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory," premieres in Paris 1825 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris 1824 Gioacchino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris 1823 Eugene Scribes "Le Menteur Veridique," premieres in Paris 1818 Charles Francois Gounod, born in Paris, France, opera composer, Faust 1815 Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris 1815 2nd Peace of Paris: France and allies 1815 Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule 1814 1st Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's 1st abdication 1814 Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris 1814 Britain and allies march into Paris after defeating Napoleon 1810 Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer, Un Caprice, Bettine 1809 Georges Eugene Haussmann, born in Paris, France, architect 1807 Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII 1803 Prosper Merimee, Paris, France, playwright, Carmen 1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La 1801 Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 1800 Paulin Paris, French historian 1797 1st sky diver (Andre-Jacques Trim, above Paris) 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin makes 1st parachute jump from balloon (Paris) 1797 Cherubini's opera "Medee," premieres in Paris 1796 France and Sardinia sign Peace treaty of Paris 1795 Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris 1794 Jakob˜nen Club forms in Paris 1794 Coup of thermidor/fall of Robespierre in Paris 1793 Louvre officially opens in Paris 1793 Louvre in Paris, opens 1793 Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror 1793 Denis A Affre, archbishop of Paris, 1840-48 1793 1st public zoo opens in Paris 1792 Paris masses remove nobles/clergymen out of jails and slaughter them 1792 Mobs in Paris attack palace of Louis XVI 1787 Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes 1785 Napoleon Bonaparte (16) graduates from the military academy in Paris (42nd in a class of 51) 1784 England and Netherlands signs peace treaty (Peace of Paris) 1784 Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris 1783 Treaty of Paris signed (ending U.S. Revolutionary War) 1779 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, Paris, France, engraver 1779 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer 1778 France recognizes U.S., signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st U.S. treaty 1778 Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris 1774 CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris 1771 Carlo Goldoni's "Le Bourru Bienfaisant," premieres in Paris 1771 Denis Diderot's "Le Fils Naturel," premieres in Paris 1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist, Tertiary 1770 De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris 1766 Rodolphe Kreitzer, France, composer/virtuoso violinist, Paris Conserv 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, surrendering Canada to England 1762 British parliament accept Treaty of Paris 1762 England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris 1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry, Oxygen 1733 Jacques-Denis Antoine, French master builder, Hotel Maillebois Paris 1732 Voltaire's "Zaire," premieres in Paris 1732 Paris churchyard Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual 1730 Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris 1728 Pierre de Marivaux' "Le Triomphe de Plutus," premieres in Paris 1727 Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris 1727 France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris 1726 Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opera of Paris 1725 Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris, France, organist/composer, Notre Dame 1722 Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris 1720 Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris 1718 Voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris 1715 French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris) 1715 Claude Helvetius, Paris, France, philosopher 1714 Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree 1708 Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris 1707 Claude Prosper, Paris, France, novelist 1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenee," premieres in Paris 1703 Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies 1696 Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur," premieres in Paris 1688 Pierre De Marivaux, Paris, France, writer, Marianne 1687 Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer 1686 Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide," premieres in Paris 1682 Louis XIV and his court inaugurates Paris Observatory 1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris 1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris, France, composer/organist 1675 Guillaume Delisle, Paris, France, geographer, Atlas Geographique 1674 Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris 1673 Jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris 1672 Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris 1670 Pierre Corneille's "Tite et Berenice," premieres in Paris 1668 Jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris 1668 Francois Couperin, Paris, France, composer/organist, Concerts Royaux 1667 Jean Racines "Andromaque," premieres in Paris 1667 1st public art exhibition (Palais-Royale, Paris) 1665 Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris 1665 Molieres "L'amour Medecin," premieres in Paris 1664 Pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris 1659 Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris 1656 Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales 1655 Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris 1653 Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile 1652 King Louis XIV returns to Paris 1652 Prince of Conde flees Paris 1652 Prince of Conde starts blood bath in Paris 1651 Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris 1640 Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris 1635 Academie Franeaise forms in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu) 1626 Marie de Sevigne, Paris, letter-writer, Portrait in Letters 1619 Charles Le Brun, Paris, painter, designer, Chancellor Seguier 1613 Francoise duc de la Rochefoucald, Paris, France, writer, Memoires 1610 Parliament of Paris appoints Louis XIII (8) as French king 1603 Franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63 1596 Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die 1594 French King Henri IV festival in Paris 1588 King Henri III flees Paris 1588 Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris 1588 Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris 1581 Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris 1576 Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris 1562 General Francois de Guise enters Paris 1550 1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris 1525 Paris' parliament begins pursuit of Protestants 1463 French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris 1416 John, Duke of Berry, captain of Paris, dies 1393 Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) 1370 Bastille begins being built in Paris 1349 Paris' theologist Jean de Fayt warns for flagellanten at Avignon 1340 John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector 1323 Treaty of Paris 1303 Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War 1259 Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX 1242 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris 1201 Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris 1160 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies 956 Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 951 Paris is founded 898 Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39

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