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Born
On August 19, 1883 Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel is born. -
Mother Dies
On February 8,1895 her Coco Chanel's mother dies -
Starting Job
On April 11,1904 Coco Chanel gets a starting job. -
Singer
Coco Chanel was a singer.During this time her first name became Coco. -
Singer
This was the last year of Coco's career as a singer -
First Shop
On April 11,1913 Coco Chanel opens her first shop. -
Chanel no. 5
On April 11,1921 Coco Chanel creates Chanel no. 5 which is one of her signature items. -
Little Black Dress
On April 11,1926 Coco Chanel creates the first little black dress which is one of her signature items. -
Hollywood
She designed dresses for famous Hollywood in 1931 -
Closes All Her Shops
On April 12,1939 Coco closes all her shops because it time for WW2. -
Handbag
In 1955 at the age of 70, Coco Chanel released her first quilted Chanel flap bag/handbag, also known as the 2.55 bag. It was called the 2.55 bag because it was released on that date, February 1955. -
Award
On November 14,1957 Coco Chanel gets the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award. -
Dies
On Jan 10,1971 Coco Chanel dies because of a heart attack and old age at the Ritz Hotel.She died at the age of 87. -
Sleeping With the Enemy
In August of 2011 author Hal Vaughan released an explosive book named Sleeping With the Enemy in which he disclosed that Chanel had ties to the Nazi party.
