French History By ash46382 Sep 9, 1429 Hundred Years War Joan of Arc leads the French troops agains the English. They end a siege by the British during the Hundred Years' War between France and England Period: Sep 9, 1643 to Sep 9, 1715 Louis XIV Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, reigns Sep 9, 1789 French Revolution Begins Sep 9, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor Sep 9, 1903 Tour de France created Period: Sep 9, 1914 to Sep 9, 1918 France battles Germany in World War I Sep 9, 1940 Germany invades france during World War II Sep 9, 1944 Paris is freed from German occupation Period: Sep 9, 1946 to Sep 9, 1954 French-Indochina War Sep 9, 1981 Francois Mitterrand elected president Sep 9, 1991 Edith Cresson first femal Prime Minister Sep 9, 1994 Channel Tunnel opens Sep 9, 2002 Euro bills and coins introduced May 9, 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President Sep 9, 2012 Francois Hollande elected President Sep 9, 2015 Treaty of Versaille ends World War I
