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1794Jul, 17

John Roebuck

John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)
John Roebuck of Kinneil FRS FRSE (1718 – 17 July 1794) was an English inventor and industrialist who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.

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Events on 1794

  • 27Mar

    Original six frigates of the United States Navy

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

    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.
  • 26Jun

    Battle of Fleurus (1794)

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

    Maximilien Robespierre

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

    Whiskey Rebellion

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