˜”*°•.˜”*°• Enlightenment Timeline •°*”˜.•°*”˜ By jsalvati Period: Apr 1, 1650 to Jan 1, 1792 ᴱⁿˡⁱᵍʰᵗᵉⁿᵐᵉⁿᵗ ᵀʰⁱⁿᵏᵉʳˢ ⁽ᴶᵃⁿᵘᵃʳʸ ¹, ¹⁶⁵⁰ ⁻ ᴶᵃⁿᵘᵃʳʸ ¹, ¹⁷⁹²⁾ Apr 1, 1651 April 1, 1651 - publication of Leviathan Jan 1, 1758 January 1, 1758 - publication of the Social Contract May 5, 1789 May 5, 1789 - Estates-General Meets Period: May 5, 1789 to Dec 15, 1799 ᶠʳᵉⁿᶜʰ ᴿᵉᵛᵒˡᵘᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁽ᴹᵃʸ ⁵, ¹⁷⁸⁹ ⁻ ᴰᵉᶜᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ¹⁵, ¹⁷⁹⁹⁾ Jun 20, 1789 June 20, 1789 - Tennis Court Oath Taken Jul 14, 1789 July 14, 1789 - Storming of the Bastille Aug 26, 1789 August 26, 1789 - Publication of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Period: Aug 1, 1791 to Jan 31, 1804 ᴴᵃⁱᵗⁱᵃⁿ ᴿᵉᵛᵒˡᵘᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁽ᴬᵘᵍᵘˢᵗ ¹, ¹⁷⁹¹ ⁻ ᴶᵃⁿᵘᵃʳʸ ³¹, ¹⁸⁰⁴⁾ Aug 21, 1791 August 21, 1791 - Slaves rise up on northern plantations of St. Domingue Jan 21, 1793 January 21, 1793 - King Louis XVI executed by guillotine Sep 5, 1793 September 5, 1793 - Reign of Terror begins Oct 26, 1795 October 26, 1795 - The Directory takes control of France Jun 16, 1799 June 16, 1799 - War of Knives begins for control of St. Domingue Dec 15, 1799 December 15, 1799 - New constitution in France put up for a vote, declares revolution over Jul 8, 1801 July 8, 1801 - Toussaint L’Ouverture proclaims a new constitution in St. Domingue and is declared Governor for Life Aug 25, 1802 August 25, 1802 - L’Ouverture put in prison by the French with the help of Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jan 1, 1804 January 1, 1804 - Dessalines proclaims Haiti’s independence Period: Sep 1, 1810 to Dec 31, 1830 ᴿᵉᵛᵒˡᵘᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ᵒᶠ ᴸᵃᵗⁱⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵒᵘᵗʰ ᴬᵐᵉʳⁱᶜᵃ ⁽ˢᵉᵖᵗᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ¹, ¹⁸¹⁰ ⁻ ᴰᵉᶜᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ³¹, ¹⁸³⁰⁾ Sep 16, 1810 September 16, 1810 - Mexico declares independence from Spain May 24, 1813 May 24, 1813 - Simon Bolivar arrives at Merida, Venezuela Feb 12, 1817 February 12, 1817 - Battle of Chacabuco Aug 7, 1819 August 7, 1819 - Battle of Boyaca Aug 28, 1821 July 28, 1821 - Peru declares independence Sep 7, 1821 September 7, 1821 - Gran Columbia formed