WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1793
Find out what all happened June to October 1793

Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. (23. July 1793)

Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada. (22. July 1793)

The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France. (10. August 1793)

Queen Marie-Antoinette of France is tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day. (15. October 1793)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote. (8. September 1793)

French Revolutionary Wars: the city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces. (27. August 1793)

The Battle of Wattignies ends in a French victory. (16. October 1793)

The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington. (18. September 1793)

Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. (13. July 1793)

The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo. (10. June 1793)

French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship. (10. June 1793)

French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror. (2. June 1793)

French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention. (16. August 1793)

French Revolution: the French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror. (5. September 1793)

John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there. (29. July 1793)

The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina. (12. October 1793)

French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France. (5. October 1793)

The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited. (9. July 1793)

The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. (24. June 1793)

The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two. (12. August 1793)

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