Year 1794 (MDCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Explorations 1799: Napoleon in Egypt: French troops occupy Egyptian territory The year 1794 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works William Blake, The Ancient of Days Births Karl Begas, German historical See also 1793 in literature, other events of 1794, 1795 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Works published William Blake Songs of Experience, Europe A Prophecy, and The Book Events Joseph Haydn begins his second visit to London Popular Music Classical Music The year 1794 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1793 in Australia other events of 1793, 1795 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1793 in Canada, other events of 1794, 1795 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Pitt the Younger, Tory 1793 state leaders - Events of 1794 - 1795 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Manuel de Almeida e Vasconcelos, Governor of Angola ( 1790 - 1797) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1794
January - June
- February 4 - The French Republic abolishes slavery. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- February 11 - 1st session of the United States Senate is open to the public. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
- March 14 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A Cotton Gin' (short for cotton engine) is a machine that quickly and easily separates the Cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds a job
- March 27 - The United States Government authorized the building of the first six United States Navy vessels (in 1797 the first three frigates, USS United States, USS Constellation and USS Constitution went into service), not to be confused with October 13, 1775 which is observed as the Navy's Birthday. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Launch United States was the first American warship to be launched under the Naval Act of 1794, four months before the launching of her sister ship USS Construction On 27 March 1794, the United States Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 which provided for building the US Navy its first new Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- April 5 - Execution of Georges Danton
- April 30 - Battle of Boulou between French and Spanish forces. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Georges Jacques Danton ( October 26, 1759 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Battle of Boulou was fought on 30 April 1794, and resulted in a French victory under General Dugommier against the joint Spanish-Portuguese under
- May 8 - French chemist Antoine Lavoisier is executed by guillotine. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation.
- May 18 - Battle of Tourcoing between French and British forces. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. The Battle of Tourcoing was fought near the town of Tourcoing, just north of Lille in northeastern France on May 18, 1794 and resulted the
- May 28 - June 1 - The Glorious First of June (Battle of Ushant), naval battle between British and French. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial''
- June 4 - British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 PortAuPrinceTapTapjpg|right|thumb|270px|A taptap (shared taxi in central Port-au-Prince Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
- June 26 - Battle of Fleurus between French forces and those Austria. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. In the Battle of Fleurus ( June 26, 1794) French forces under Jourdan defeated an Austrian army under Saxe-Cobourg in one This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
July - December
- July 27 - 9 Thermidor - Maximilien Robespierre is arrested. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt in the French Revolution against the excesses of the Reign of Terror. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (maksimiljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁi izidɔʁ də ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ ( 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794)
Undated
- Horatio Nelson loses the sight in his right eye at Calvi in Corsica. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Calvi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily
- Coffee is forbidden by royal decree in Sweden. CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
- France occupies Aachen. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French,
- The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry, a British Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment, was formed by The Earl of Cassillis at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire. The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY part of The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer Cavalry regiments The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. Marquess of Ailsa is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy 12th Earl of Cassillis. Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE: see Yogh) is a Castle near Maybole, Carrick on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland,
- Reign of Terror ends. Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was
Ongoing events
- French Revolution (1789-1799). The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)-First Coalition. The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France.
Births
- February 20 - William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Tenmei and before Kyōwa. This period spanned the years from 1789 through 1801. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment This is about the Irish novelist For other uses see William Carleton (disambiguation. 1869)
- February 21 - Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and President of Mexico (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón ( February 21, 1794 &ndash June 21, 1876) often known as Santa First Mexican Empire (1822-1823 Presidents of Mexico (1824-1864 Between the time of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide's abdication ( March 19, 1823 1876)
- April 10 - Matthew Calbraith Perry, American commodore (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U 1858)
- May 17 - Anna Brownell Jameson, British writer (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Anna Brownell Jameson ( May 17, 1794 - March 17, 1860) British Writer, was born in Dublin. 1860)
- May 24 - William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned William Whewell ( May 24, 1794 &ndash March 6, 1866) was an English Polymath, Scientist, Anglican Priest 1866)
- May 27 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Cornelius Vanderbilt ( May 27 1794 &ndash January 4 1877) also known by the Sobriquets The Commodore or 1877)
- July 5 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist and inventor (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Sylvester Graham ( July 5, 1794 &ndash September 11, 1851) was born in Suffield Connecticut, and was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian 1851)
- November 3 - William Cullen Bryant, American poet (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. William Cullen Bryant (November 3 1794 - June 12 1878 was an American romantic poet, journalist and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. 1878)
- November 10 - Robert Towns, Merchant and founder of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Robert Towns (c 1794 - April 11 1873) was an Australian businessman pastoralist and founder of Townsville. 1873)
- date unknown
- Charles Thomas Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Thomas Longley ( July 28 1794 &ndash October 27 1868) was a priest in the Church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1868)
- Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Azerbaijani poet (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mirza-Shafi Vazeh (Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh 1794-1852 also known as the "sage from Ganja " was a classical Azerbaijani poet, who continued the classical 1852)
- See also Category: 1794 births.
Deaths
- January 4 - Nicolas Luckner, Marshal of France (executed) (b. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Nikolaus Count Luckner (* January 12, 1722 - January 4 1794 in Paris) was a German in French service who rose to become a 1722)
- January 6 - Louis d'Elbée, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Maurice-Joseph-Louis Gigot d'Elbée ( March 21, 1752 &mdash January 6, 1794) was a French politician the second Commander in chief 1752)
- January 8 - Justus Möser, German statesman (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Justus Möser ( December 14, 1720, Osnabrück &ndash January 8, 1794, Osnabrück) was a German jurist and social 1720)
- January 16 - Edward Gibbon, English historian (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Edward Gibbon ( April 27, 1737 January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. 1737)
- January 28 - Henri de la Rochejaquelein, French Revolutionary leader (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Henri du Vergier, Comte de la Rochejaquelein ( August 30, 1772 - January 28, 1794) was the youngest general 1772)
- January 31 - Mariot Arbuthnot, British admiral (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot (1711 &ndash 31 January 1794 was a British Admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy 's North American station during the American 1711)
- March 24 - Jacques Hébert, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Jacques René Hébert ( November 15, 1757 &mdash March 24, 1794) was editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne 1757)
- March 28 - Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist (died in prison) (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 1743)
- April 5
- Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Georges Jacques Danton ( October 26, 1759 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution 1759)
- Camille Desmoulins, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins ( March 2, 1760 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played 1760)
- Marie Jean Hérault de Séchelles, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles ( September 20, 1759 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a French politician during the time of the 1759)
- Fabre d'Églantine, French dramatist and revolutionary (executed) (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine; July 28, 1750 &ndash April 5, 1794 1750)
- François Joseph Westermann, French Revolutionary leader and general (executed)
- April 13 - Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Joseph Westermann ( September 5, 1751 &mdash April 5, 1794) was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars and Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Pierre Gaspard Chamette ( 1763 - April 13, 1794) was a French politician of the Revolutionary period. 1763)
- April 13 - Lucile Duplessis, wife of Camille Desmoulins (executed) (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lucile Duplessis (1770 &ndash April 13, 1794) was the daughter of Annette Duplessis and Claude Duplessis a Treasury official 1770)
- April 18 - Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden ( baptised 21 March 1714 &ndash 18 April 1794) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain 1714)
- April 23 - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes ( December 6, 1721 &ndash 1721)
- April 27 - Sir William Jones, British philologist (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Sir William Jones ( September 28, 1746 &ndash April 27, 1794) was an English philologist and student of ancient India 1746)
- May 8 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (executed) (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 1743)
- June 14 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess of Hertford KG PC ( 5 July 1718 – 14 June 1794) was born in Chelsea London 1718)
- June 17 - Marguerite-Élie Guadet, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Marguerite-Élie Guadet ( July 20 1753 &ndash June 17 1794) was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period. 1753)
- June 18
- François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French Revolutionary leader (suicide) (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries François Nicolas Léonard Buzot ( March 1, 1760 &ndash June 18, 1794) was a French politician and leader of the French Revolution 1760)
- James Murray, British military officer and administrator
- June 27
- Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap James Murray (21 January 1721 Ballencrieff East Lothian, Scotland &ndash 18 June 1794 Battle East Sussex) was a British military officer Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz (Václav Antonín hrabě Kounic-Rietberg ( February 2, 1711 &ndash June 27, 1794) was an Austrian Statesman 1711)
- Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (executed) (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Philippe comte de Noailles and later prince de Poix duc de Mouchy and duc de Poix à brevêt ( 27 December 1715 &ndash 27 June 1715)
- Charles-Louis-Victor, prince de Broglie, French soldier (executed) (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles-Louis-Victor prince de Broglie ( September 22, 1756 - June 27, 1794) was a French soldier and politician 1756)
- July 13 - James Lind, pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to James Lind or Jim Lind is the name of James Lind (physician (1716 - 1794 British doctor James F 1716)
- July 17 - John Roebuck, English inventor (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians This article is about the English inventor For the 19th century British politician see John Arthur Roebuck. 1718)
- July 23 - Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, French politician and general (executed) (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Alexandre François Marie de Beauharnais Vicomte de Beauharnais ( May 28, 1760 – July 23, 1794) was a French Political figure 1760)
- July 25, André Chénier, French writer (executed) (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler André Marie Chénier ( October 30, 1762 &ndash July 25, 1794) was a French Poet, associated with the events of the 1762)
- July 28
- Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (maksimiljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁi izidɔʁ də ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ ( 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) 1758)
- Augustin Robespierre, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre ( January 21, 1763 &ndash July 28, 1794) was the younger brother of French Revolutionary leader 1763)
- Louis de Saint-Just, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just ( August 25, 1767 &ndash July 28, 1794) usually known as Saint-Just, was a French revolutionary 1767)
- François Hanriot, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Hanriot (1761 – July 28, 1794) was a French leader and street orator of the Revolution. 1761)
- August 6 - Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, British politician (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst PC KC ( 20 May 1714 &ndash 6 August 1794) known as the Lord Apsley from 1771 1714)
- September 4 - John Hely-Hutchinson, Irish statesman (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself John Hely later Hely-Hutchinson (1724 &ndash September 4, 1794) Irish Lawyer, Statesman, and Provost of 1724)
- September 15 - Abraham Clark, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Abraham Clark (February 15 1725 &ndash September 15 1794 was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure 1725)
- September 25 - Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Paul Rabaut ( January 29, 1718 &ndash September 25, 1794) was a French pastor of the Huguenot "Church of the Desert" 1718)
- October 21 - Francis Light, founder of the British colony of Penang (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its 1740)
- November 3 - François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. François-Joachim Cardinal de Pierre de Bernis ( May 22, 1715 &ndash November 3, 1794) French cardinal and Statesman 1715)
- November 15 - John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. John Witherspoon ( February 15, 1723 &ndash November 15, 1794) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence 1723)
- November 16 - Jean-Baptiste Carrier, French Revolutionary leader (executed) (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756 &ndash November 16, 1794) was a French Revolutionary known for his cruelty to his enemies especially to Clergy 1756)
- November 22 - John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran John Alsop (1724 &ndash November 22, 1794) was an American merchant and politician from New York City during the American Revolution. 1724)
- November 28 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian army officer (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben ( September 17, 1730 &ndash November 28, 1794) was a Prussian-German army officer 1730)
- See also Category: 1794 deaths. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
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