July 14, 1789★★★★★
Storming of the Bastille
Parisians storm the Bastille fortress-prison, an iconic moment of the French Revolution.
Revolution· France
Timeline
13 events18th century
- August 26, 1789★★★★★
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
France's National Constituent Assembly adopts a declaration of liberty, equality and national sovereignty, a founding document of the French Revolution.
RevolutionPolitics· France - August 22, 1791 – January 1, 1804★★★★★
Haitian Revolution begins
Enslaved people in the French colony of Saint-Domingue rise up, beginning the only successful slave revolution in history.
RevolutionWar· Haiti, France - 1793 – 1794★★★★★
Reign of Terror
The revolutionary government dominated by the Committee of Public Safety carries out mass repression, with tens of thousands executed; it ends with the fall of Robespierre.
RevolutionPolitics· France - January 21, 1793★★★★★
Execution of Louis XVI
Condemned by the National Convention, the former king Louis XVI is guillotined at the Place de la Révolution in Paris.
RevolutionDeathPolitics· France - November 9, 1799★★★★★
Coup of 18 Brumaire
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrows the Directory and establishes the Consulate, holding supreme power as First Consul.
PoliticsRevolution· France
19th century
- January 1, 1804★★★★★
Haiti declares independence
Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaims Haiti's independence, making it the second independent nation in the Americas and the first republic founded by formerly enslaved people.
RevolutionPolitics· Haiti, France - July 27, 1830 – July 29, 1830★★★★★
July Revolution in France
Three days of uprising in Paris overthrow King Charles X; Louis-Philippe takes the throne, beginning the July Monarchy.
Revolution· France - 1848 – 1849★★★★★
Revolutions of 1848
A wave of revolutions sweeps Europe, from France to the German states, Austria, Italy and Hungary, demanding democratic reform and national self-determination.
Revolution· France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czechia - March 18, 1871 – May 28, 1871★★★★★
Paris Commune
A revolutionary government holds power in Paris for over two months before being bloodily suppressed by government troops during the "Bloody Week".
Revolution· France - July 1885 – 1896★★★★★
Cần Vương movement
After a failed attack on the French at Huế, Emperor Hàm Nghi flees the capital and issues an edict calling for resistance to French rule.
WarRevolution· Vietnam, France
20th century
- February 10, 1930★★★★★
Yên Bái mutiny
Vietnamese colonial soldiers organised by the VNQDĐ mutiny at Yên Bái; the revolt fails and Nguyễn Thái Học is executed.
WarRevolution· Vietnam, France - November 1, 1954 – March 19, 1962★★★★★
Algerian War of Independence
The National Liberation Front (FLN) fights French rule; the war ends with the Évian Accords and Algerian independence in 1962.
WarRevolution· Algeria, France