January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
March 18 » The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann.
July 13 » Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
August 8 » The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
September 17 » War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
December 18 » Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMSLutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
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