What Happened in July 1794

Historical Events

Jul 23 Alexandre de Beauharnais, the first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, is executed for treason during the Reign of Terror

Jul 27 Maximilien Robespierre is overthrown in a coup in Paris

Jul 28 French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of "the Terror" guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris

Jul 28 Joséphine de Beauharnais, future Empress of the French and first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, is released from prison five days after the execution of her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais

Jul 3 Eberhard Friedrich Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt), born in Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1872)
Jul 5 Sylvester Graham, Minister and noted vegetarian (developed Graham cracker), born in Suffield, Connecticut (d. 1851)
Jul 14 John Gibson Lockhart [Scorpion], Scottish biographer (Life of Sir Walter Scott), born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1854)
Jul 24 Heinrich Christian Pander, Baltic German biologist and embryologist, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1865)
Jul 26 Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist, born in Husum, Denmark (d. 1865)
Jul 28 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician, and piano maker, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1859)

Jul 2 František Xaver Pokorný, Czech violinist and composer, dies at 64
Jul 7 Pascal Boyer, French composer, dies at 51
Jul 17 Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, executed by guillotine after false charges of treason during French Revolution at 45 [1]
Jul 17 John Roebuck, English inventor and industrialist (b. 1718)
Jul 22 Jean-Benjamin de La Borde, French composer, dies at 59

Jul 23 French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, executed by guillotine at 34

Jul 25 André Chenier, French poet (Avis aux Francais sur leurs), executed by guillotine during French Revolution at 31
Jul 28 Georges Couthon, French politician and lawyer during French Revolution (worked closely with Robespierre in Legislative Assembly), guillotined at 39

Jul 28 French revolutionary (President of the National Convention, Member of Committee of Public Safety), executed by guillotine at 36