2019 ⟶ Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Causes Severe Damage

April 15: A major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris...
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🔪 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.⟶
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572)
Religious ViolenceFrench Wars of ReligionHuguenotsMassacreReligious ConflictCivil War
FranceFrance

🌾 Great Famine in France

1694: Famine in France kills 2 million.⟶
Great Famine in France (1692)
FamineMortalityEconomic HardshipAgricultureLouis XIV
FranceFrance

✈️ Concorde Air France Flight 4590 Crash

July 25: Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes in France, killing 113 including all people aboard.⟶
Concorde Air France Flight 4590 Crash (2000)
AviationAir CrashDisasterSafetyAccident Investigation
FranceFrance

💥 Paris Terrorist Attacks

A series of terrorist attacks occur in Paris.⟶
Paris Terrorist Attacks (2015)
TerrorismIslamismISISSecurityInternational RelationsExtremism
FranceFrance

🔥 Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Causes Severe Damage

April 15: A major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.⟶
Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Causes Severe Damage (2019)
FireArchitectureCultural HeritageDamageReconstruction
FranceFrance