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Events in Versailles History

Palace of Versailles

1664-05-07 Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles

1665-09-22 Moliere's comedic play "L'amour Medecin" premieres for King Louis XIV at Versailles

Iphigénie

1674-08-18 Jean Racine's dramatic tragedy "Iphigénie" premieres in Versailles

1682-05-06 Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles
1756-12-31 Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles

Estates General

1789-05-05 French Estates General meets for the first time since 1614 at Versailles, summoned by King Louis XVI

Tennis Court Oath

1789-06-20 French Revolution: The Third Estate of the French Estates-General swears the Tennis Court Oath at the Palace of Versailles, swearing not to disband until a new constitution is formed

1789-10-05 French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris

Women of Paris marching to Versailles, one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution

1789-10-06 French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
1790-01-07 French Revolution: A major riot breaks out in Versailles as people demand lower bread prices
1842-05-08 Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die
1917-11-29 A Supreme Allied War Council meets at Versailles to define war aims
1917-12-03 The Supreme Allied War Council, meeting at Versailles to define war aim, fails to reach an agreement
1919-01-18 The Paris peace conference (aka the Versailles peace conference) opens to draw up the treaties formally ending the Great War (WWI)
1919-05-07 A draft of the Versailles Treaty is shown to the Germans
1919-05-26 The Supreme Council of Allies, meeting at Versailles, decides to recognize two White Russian leaders, Admiral Kolchak and General Denikin, and support them against the Bolsheviks

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

1919-06-28 Treaty of Versailles is signed in France, ending World War I and establishing the League of Nations

The Treaty of Versailles is signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, Paris

1939-06-17 Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre
1944-12-29 General Eisenhower's train returns to Versailles
1978-06-26 Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
1986-02-17 1st Francophone Summit convenes at Versailles

Live 8 Concert

2005-07-02 Live 8 concert at Chateau de Versailles, Paris, France; performers include Andrea Bocelli, Dido, Sahakira, Youssou N'Dour, The Cure, and Zucchero

Macron Proposes Radical Changes

2017-07-03 French President Emmanuel Macron speech at Palace of Versailles proposes radical government changes, including reduction of MPs

A New Cinderella Interpretation

2022-12-18 Cinderella's glass slipper really a witty literary joke, by Charles Perrault, poking fun at French King Louis XIV's love of shoes and Versailles' Hall of Mirrors according to Scottish professor Genevieve Warwick [1]

Famous People from Versailles

1640-09-29 Antoine Coyzevox, French Baroque sculptor (Palace of Versailles), born in Lyon, France (d. 1720) baptism date
1682-08-16 Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir-apparent to the French throne, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1712)
1683-12-19 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), born in Versailles, France (d. 1746)
1690-11-22 François Colin de Blamont, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1760)
1692-08-18 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1740)
1694-06-04 François Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, born in Méré, Versailles, France (d. 1774)
1697-02-17 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1753)
1709-12-11 Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Queen consort of Spain, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1742)
1710-02-15 Louis XV, King of France (1715-74) known as "Louis the Beloved", born in the Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1774)
1712-11-25 Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French', born in Versailles, France (d. 1789)
1713-02-28 Louis-Auguste-Augustin d'Affry, Swiss general, military governor and ambassador serving French kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)
1713-04-21 Louis de Noailles, Marshal of France, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)
1713-08-28 Louis-Auguste d'Affry, French general and ambassador to Netherland, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)
1720-08-20 Bernard de Bury, French musician and composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1785)
1725-05-12 Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, French Prince of the Bourbon House, born at the Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1785)
1727-08-14 Henriette-Anne of France, twin daughter of king Louis XV, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1752)

1727-08-14 Louise Élisabeth of France, twin daughter of king Louis XV, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1759)
1728-09-21 Louis Emmanuel Jadin, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1853)
1734-01-31 Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1811)