Historical Events
Champ de Mars Massacre
Members of the French National Guard under command of General Lafayette open fire on crowd of radical Jacobins at Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing up to 50 people
Famous Deaths
- Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian Jesuit missionary (b. 1717)
1791 Highlights
About July 17, 1791
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 232 years, 2 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Cancer
