Louis XVI Dismisses Jacques Necker
Jul 11 French King Louis XVI dismisses finance minister Jacques Necker, sparking riots in Paris
Bastille Day
Jul 14 Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris (now celebrated as France's national day)
- Jul 15 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris
Jacques Necker Reinstated
Jul 16 French King Louis XVI reinstates Jacques Necker as finance minister following riots at his dismissal
- Jul 27 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department
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