French Revolution Key Events
French Revolution Key Events is a structured history dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Event, Date, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia / Britannica
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Event, Date, Year, Location, Phase, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1789 to 1799
- Across 16 preview rows
- Location groups
- 5 distinct values
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Event, Date, and Year across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Event↕ | Date↕ | Year↕ | Location↕ | Phase↕ | Significance↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estates-General convenes | May 5 | 1789 | Versailles | Opening | First meeting since 1614, sparked constitutional crisis |
Tennis Court Oath | June 20 | 1789 | Versailles | Opening | Third Estate vowed not to disband until constitution written |
Storming of the Bastille | July 14 | 1789 | Paris | Opening | Symbolic fall of royal despotism, national holiday |
Abolition of feudalism | August 4 | 1789 | Versailles | Opening | Night session ended noble and church privileges |
Declaration of the Rights of Man | August 26 | 1789 | Versailles | Opening | Foundational document of modern human rights |
Women's March on Versailles | October 5 | 1789 | Versailles | Opening | Royal family forced back to Paris |
Flight to Varennes | June 20 | 1791 | Varennes | Constitutional monarchy | Louis XVI captured trying to flee, credibility destroyed |
Insurrection of August 10 | August 10 | 1792 | Paris (Tuileries) | Fall of monarchy | Monarchy overthrown, royal guard massacred |
September Massacres | September 2-6 | 1792 | Paris | Fall of monarchy | Over 1,000 prisoners killed amid panic |
Proclamation of the First Republic | September 22 | 1792 | Paris | First Republic | Monarchy formally abolished |
Execution of Louis XVI | January 21 | 1793 | Place de la Revolution, Paris | First Republic | King guillotined, Europe declared war |
Start of the Reign of Terror | September 5 | 1793 | Paris | Terror | Committee of Public Safety given dictatorial powers |
Execution of Marie Antoinette | October 16 | 1793 | Paris | Terror | Queen guillotined after trial |
Execution of Danton | April 5 | 1794 | Paris | Terror | Robespierre eliminated rival faction |
Thermidorian Reaction | July 27 | 1794 | Paris | End of Terror | Robespierre overthrown and executed next day |
Napoleon's coup of 18 Brumaire | November 9 | 1799 | Paris | End of Republic | Directory overthrown, Napoleon seized power |
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This dataset contains 16 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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