Page 4: Historical Events In 1793

Aug 23   In France, the inaugural ever national conscription introduced for unmarried men from ages 18 to 25   

Aug 28   Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/parliament member, dies   

Aug 29   Slaves in French colony of St Domingue (Haiti) freed.   

Sep 04   Edward Bates, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1869.   

Sep 05   In the French Revolution, the "Reign of Terror" begins.   

Sep 18   Pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

Sep 18   Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building   

Sep 20   British troops under maj-gen Williamson lands on (French) Haiti.   

Sep 25   Felicia Dorothea Hermans, poet   

Sep 28   Denis A Affre, archbishop of Paris (1840-48).   

Sep 29   Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine   

Sep 29   Tennis is inaugural mentioned in an English sporting magazine.   

Oct 05   French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France   

Oct 08   John Hancock, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 56   

Oct 16   Battle of Wattignies.   

Oct 16   Marie Antoinette, queen of France, beheaded in France.   

Oct 16   The Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is are discovered guilty of treason and executed by guillotine in Paris   

Oct 19   Francisco Morera, composer, dies at 62.   

Oct 21   Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 28   Eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin (the patent is issued in March of 1794).   

Oct 28   Eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin.   

Oct 28   Eliphalet Remington, US gun maker   

Oct 31   Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror   

Oct 31   Execution of the Girondins at Paris, during the Reign of Terror.   

Oct 31   Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40   

Nov 03   French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined   

Nov 03   Stephen Fuller Austin, colonized Texas   

Nov 08   Louvre in Paris, opens   

Nov 08   The Louvre Museum opens in Paris   

Nov 10   France ends forced worship of God   

Nov 10   Jared Kirtland, US, physician/naturalist/reformed penitentiaries.   

Nov 12   Jean Sylvain Bailly, the inaugural Mayor of Paris, is guillotined.   

Nov 15   Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry).   

Nov 16   Francis Danby, Irish painter   

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Jan 03   Lucretia coffin mott: Us, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist   

Jan 06   James madison porter: American politician    

Jan 14   John c. clark: American politician   

Jan 18   William henry havergal: Composer   

Feb 06   Pietro rovelli: Composer   

Mar 02   Sam[uel] houston: 1st president of texas (1836-38, 1841-44)   

Mar 03   Ch sealsfield: Writer   

Mar 03   William charles macready: English actor   

Jan 01   Francesco guardi: Italian painter,    

Jan 04   Bengt lidner: Swedish poet (medea/yttersa domen),   

Jan 21   Louis xvi: French king (1774-93), beheaded by revolutionaries at 38   

Feb 01   William wildman shute barrington: British statesman (b. 1717)   

Feb 02   William aiton: English botanist (kew gardens),   

Feb 06   Carlo goldoni: Italian author (l'avaro),   

Mar 02   Carl gustaf pilo: Swedish-born artist   

Mar 04   Isaac ouwater: Amsterdam painter/cartoonist,