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On this, and the following pages, you can read, about what happened on which date.

YearDateWhat happened
1789May the 5thThe meeting between the classes begin
1789June the 20th3rd class become members of the National Assembly
1789July the 14thThe fall of the Bastille
1789JulyThe National Guard is started
1789August the 4th-5thThe rights of the nobility and the churc are cancelled
1789August the 26thDeclaration of human rights
1789October the 5th-6thThe woman's march to Versailles. The King is led to Paris
1790July the 12thThe French church become a state church
1791June the 21stThe King's family escape
1791September the 3rdThe new constitution
1791OctoberFirst execution with the guillotine
1792April the 20thFrance declares war on Austria and Prussia.
1792August the 10thFrance becomes a republic
1792August the 11thDanton becomes minister of justice
1792September the 2nd-6th"The Septemberkillings"
1792September the 20thFrench victory in the battle of Valmy
1793January the 21stLouis the 16th is executed
1793July the 13thCharlotte Corday kills Marat
1793October the 16thMarie Antoniette is executed
1794April the 5thDanton is executed
1794July the 26thRobespierre's last speech
1794July the 28thRobespierre is executed