French Revolution By facebooker_3280631198643882 Jan 24, 1789 Louis XVI summons the Estates General May 5, 1789 Estates General convenes Jun 20, 1789 The “Tennis Court Oath” Aug 20, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man May 19, 1790 National Assembly abolishes the nobility Nov 7, 1790 Clergy instructed to swear allegiance to France Jun 20, 1791 Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes Apr 20, 1792 France declares war on Austria Sep 21, 1792 French Republic proclaimed Jun 21, 1793 French Republic proclaimed Oct 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette executed Jul 28, 1794 Marie Antoinette executed