Deaths on April 5

Camille Desmoulins

Died on April 5, 1794

Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1760)

Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (French: [lysi sɛ̃plis kamij bənwa demulɛ̃]; 2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted against Dantonist opposition. He was a schoolmate of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution.

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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 5

Camille Desmoulins

Died on April 5, 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