Vendémiaire (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃demjɛʁ]) was the first month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Occitan word vendemiaire (grape harvester).
Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started on the day of the autumnal equinox, which fell between 22 September and 24 September, inclusive. It thus ended between 21 October and 23 October, and was the season of the vintage in the wine districts of northern France. It follows the Sansculottides of the past year and precedes Brumaire.
1792Sep, 22
Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
Choose Another Date
Events on 1792
- 20Feb
United States Postal Service
The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington. - 5Apr
Veto
United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. - 21Apr
Hanged, drawn and quartered
Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. - 28Apr
French Revolutionary Wars
France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars. - 15May
Kingdom of Sardinia
War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.