Events in Nantes History
- 0843-06-24 Vikings sail up the Loire with 67 ships and destroy Frankish-held city of Nantes
- 1434-04-14 The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid
- 1440-09-13 Gilles de Rais is finally taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes.
- 1598-04-13 Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots
Edict of Nantes Revoked
1685-10-18 French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants
- 1944-08-06 US 20th Army corp under general Walker occupies Nantes
- 2019-01-21 A light aircraft carrying EPL team Cardiff City's record signing Emiliano Sala of French club FC Nantes disappears near the Channel islands en route to Wales
Famous People from Nantes
- 1477-01-25 Anna of Brittany, Duchess of Brittany and the only woman to be Queen consort of France twice to Charles VIII (1491-98), and Louis XII (1499-1514), born in Nantes, France (d. 1514)
- 1792-09-05 Alexis-Charles-Maximilien Thibault, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1853)
- 1806-09-05 Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general, born in Nantes, France (d. 1865)
Jules Verne (1828-1905)
1828-02-08 French novelist known as the "Father of Science Fiction" (Around the World in 80 days), born in Nantes, France
- 1836-10-15 James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
- 1846-11-04 Gaston Serpette, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1904)
- 1846-12-02 Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French politician (29th Prime Minister of France), born in Nantes, France (d. 1904)
Aristide Briand (1862-1932)
1862-03-28 11 time Prime Minister of France (1909-22) and 1926 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Nantes, France
- 1877-12-08 Paul Ladmirault, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1944)
- 1880-05-25 Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist who helped identify the Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome, born in Nantes, France (d. 1967)
- 1882-09-13 Henri Potiron, French composer, born in Rezé-lès-Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (d. 1972)
- 1931-07-24 Éric Tabarly, French Navy officer and yachtsman (Ostar 1964, 76; Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race 1964), born in Nantes, France (d. 1998)
- 1970-12-03 Christian Karembeu, French soccer midfielder (53 caps; Nantes, Olympiacos), born in Lifou, New Caledonia
- 1986-12-02 Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian soccer forward (37 caps; FC Nantes, Steaua București), born in Oradea, Romania
- 1988-06-01 Christine and the Queens [Héloïse Letissier], French synth-pop and R&B singer-songwriter (Chaleur humaine), born in Nantes, France
Famous French People
Aimé Bonpland
Alain Delon
Alain Prost
Albert Camus
Albert Uderzo
Alexandre de Beauharnais