Chanel By shushaannn Aug 19, 1883 Coco Chanel was born. Apr 11, 1901 Attends Notre Dame At the age of 18, Coco started attending Notre Dame, a finishing school for girls. Apr 11, 1904 Gets first fasion job. Started seamstressing at a tailoring store. Apr 2, 1913 Opens first shop. Opened little shop on the streets of paris. Jul 2, 1915 Opens store #2. May 2, 1921 Creates Chanel number 5.