Historical Events in July 1789

  • 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

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Jul 11 French King Louis XVI dismisses finance minister Jacques Necker, sparking riots in Paris

King of France Louis XVI
King of France
Louis XVI
Finance Minister Jacques Necker
Finance Minister
Jacques Necker

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Jul 14 Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille Prison
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Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille
  • Jul 15 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris

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Jul 16 French King Louis XVI reinstates Jacques Necker as finance minister following riots at his dismissal

Finance Minister Jacques Necker
Finance Minister
Jacques Necker
King of France Louis XVI
King of France
Louis XVI
  • Jul 27 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department