1803 in France

This page relates to the year 1803 Gregorian Calendrier.

Events

January 4th: Creation of the Sénatorerie S.
February 25th: Creation of the School of Compiegne, first establishment of technical education.
March 28th: Introduction of the frankly Germinal (Law of the 7 germinal year XI, which fixes the value of the franc at 5,90 grams of money).
April 12th: New prohibition of the working coalitions (Strike S and Trade unions).
April 14th: The Banque de France becomes an issuing house under control of the State. Begun again striking of copper and money, gold currencies, according to the decimal system, which removes the money of account.
May 3rd: Sale of the Louisiana to the the United States.
May 5th: Opening of the special school of Saint-Cyr military school, installed in a wing of the palate of Fontainebleau. It will find in 1808 the royal House of Saint-Cyr military school where it will remain until in 1840.
May: Law of Meadow taxing with 50% the colonial produce of nonFrench origin.
May 16th: Rupture of the Peace of Amiens, following the occupation of the Hanover.
August: Beginning of the second plot of Cadoudal with the complicity of Pichegru. The plot is thwarted and Cadoudal is carried out the June 25th 1804.
November 24th: Inauguration of the Bridge of Arts to Paris.
February 1st: Institution of the working Booklet.

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