May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
July 13 » Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
September 18 » The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.
October 12 » The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
November 16 » French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
Christening day October 20, 1793
The temperature on October 20, 1793 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
June 10 » The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
June 24 » The French Constitution of 1793 is formally adopted, although it is effectively suspended by the Committee of Public Safety.
September 5 » French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
October 12 » The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
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