1791Sep, 30
The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.
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Events on 1791
- 14Aug
Haitian Revolution
Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony lead by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution. - 21Aug
Haitian Revolution
A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution. - 22Aug
Haitian Revolution
Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. - 26Aug
Steamboat
John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat. - 27Sep
France
Jews in France are granted French citizenship.