Deaths on April 23

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

Died on April 23, 1794

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (6 December 1721 – 22 April 1794), often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman and minister in the Ancien Régime, and later counsel for the defense of Louis XVI. He is known for his vigorous criticism of royal abuses as President of the Cour des Aides and his role, as director of censorship, in helping with the publication of the Encyclopédie. Despite his committed monarchism, his writings contributed to the development of liberalism during the French Age of Enlightenment.

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Events on 1794

27 Mar

Original six frigates of the United States Navy
The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
8 May

French Revolution
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
26 Jun

Battle of Fleurus (1794)
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.
28 Jul

Maximilien Robespierre
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
7 Aug

Whiskey Rebellion
U.S. President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.

Deaths on April 23

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

Died on April 23, 1794

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Events on 1794

Original six frigates of the United States Navy

French Revolution

Battle of Fleurus (1794)

Maximilien Robespierre

Whiskey Rebellion