French Revolution By dandaman1446 Feb 24, 1787 Food shortages caused problems with economy May 5, 1789 Meeting of the Estates-General opened at Versailles Jul 14, 1789 French Revolution Begins Jul 14, 1789 Fall of The Bastille Aug 26, 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man Feb 24, 1791 National Assembly Created new Constitution Sep 21, 1792 Abolished Monarchy and establish French Republic Jan 21, 1793 King Louis XVI beheaded Jul 1, 1793 Reign of Terror Aug 23, 1794 Committee ofPublic Safety decreed a universal mobilization of the nation Jun 24, 1812 Napolean invasion of Russia