French Revolution timeline By painkiller May 16, 1770 Marie and Louis XVI married May 10, 1774 Louis XVI becomes king May 5, 1789 Estates General Jun 17, 1789 National assembly declared Period: Jun 17, 1789 to Jul 9, 1789 National Assembly Jun 20, 1789 Tennis-Court Oath Jul 14, 1789 Bread riots Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Aug 26, 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Oct 5, 1789 March on Versailles Feb 1, 1790 Church property nationalized Jun 21, 1791 Louis XVI attempts to flee Paris Period: Oct 1, 1791 to Sep 1, 1792 Legislative Assembly Oct 14, 1791 National Guard created Apr 20, 1792 France declares war on Austria Apr 25, 1792 First Use of the Guillotine Jul 25, 1792 Brunswick Manifesto issued Aug 10, 1792 Sans-culottes invades Tuilleries Sep 3, 1792 September Massacre Period: Sep 20, 1792 to Nov 2, 1795 National Convention Sep 21, 1792 France declared a Republic Jan 21, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Apr 6, 1793 Creation of the Committee on Public safety Period: Jun 1, 1793 to Jul 27, 1794 Reign of Terror Jul 13, 1793 Assassination of Marat Jul 28, 1794 Execution of Robespierre Period: Nov 2, 1795 to Nov 10, 1799 The Directory May 18, 1804 Napoleon comes to power