1789 in France


Events from the year '''1789 in France'''
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Incumbents

Events

DateEventsPhotosRefs
Sunday,
26 April
Tuesday, 5 May
Saturday, 20 June
Thursday, 9 July
Saturday, 11 July
Sunday, 12 July
  • An angry Parisian crowd, inflamed by a speech from journalist Camille Desmoulins, demonstrates against the King's decision to dismiss Necker.
  • Paris is in a state of generalized riot. There are clashes between the protesters and the riders of the Royal-Allemand cavalry.
Monday, 13 July
  • The convent of Saint-Lazare is totally looted and ransacked following a rumor that grains and weapons would be stored there.
  • The people begin to seize arms for the defense of Paris.
Tuesday, 14 July
  • Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille, and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility.
  • The governor of the Bastille, Launay, three officers and three disabled are arrested and escorted to the city hall and massacred by the crowd.
  • Jacques de Flesselles, provost of the merchants of Paris, is accused of treason and killed with a pistol shot.
Wednesday, 15 July
  • In the morning, the king announces before the assembly that he has given the order to withdraw the troops from Paris.
  • The crowd seizes the arsenal at Rennes; the soldiers refuse to fire on the people.
  • Cannons of Paris are brought to Montmartre.
Sunday, 19 July
Wednesday, 22 July
Tuesday, 4 August
Thursday, 1 October
Monday, 5 October

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