- Jul 4 1st US tariff act signed by President Washington
- Jul 6 French Revolution: the National Assembly forms a committee of thirty members to write a new constitution
- Jul 9 French Revolution: the National Assembly renames itself the National Constituent Assembly
Event of Interest
Jul 11 French King Louis XVI dismisses finance minister Jacques Necker, sparking riots in Paris
Louis XVI
Jacques Necker
Bastille Day
Jul 14 Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille Prison
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- Jul 15 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris
Event of Interest
Jul 16 French King Louis XVI reinstates Jacques Necker as finance minister following riots at his dismissal
Jacques Necker
Louis XVI
- Jul 27 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department