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July 14
The French Revolution begins with the Storming of the Bastille. -
June 17
The third Estate declares the National Assembly. -
June 20
Members of the Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath, where they demanded certain rights from the king. -
August 26
The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of man and the citizen. -
October 5 - October 6
October 5 - A large group made up of women and men, marched from Paris to Versailles to demand a lower price on the bread, this made the king and queen to move back to Paris.
October 6 - The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. -
October 1
The Legislative Assembly is formed. -
September 14
King Louis XVI signs the new constitution. -
March 20
The guillotine becomes the new and official method of execution. -
September
The September Massacres occur between September 2 - 7. Thousands of political prisoners are killed before they can be freed by royalist troops. -
June 20 - June 21
The "Flight to Varennes" occurs when the royal family, including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, attempt to flee France. They are captured and returned to France. -
January 21
King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine. -
March 7
Civil war breaks out in the Vendee are of France between revolutionaries and royalists. -
April 6
The Committee of Public Safety is formed. It will rule France during the Reign of Terror. -
November 9
Napoleon overthrows the Directory and establishes the French Consulate with Napoleon as leader of France. This brings an end to the french Revolution.