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The Law of 4 February 1794 (16 pluviôse year II) was a decree of the French National Convention which abolished slavery in all French colonies . Background. In 1789, the abolitionist Amis des noirs society was established in France.
January to March. 4 February – The French Republic abolishes slavery. 15 February – Modern arrangement of Flag of France adopted. 26 February – Ventôse Decrees, proposed to confiscate the property of exiles and opponents of the Revolution, and redistribute it to the needy. 3 March – Ventôse Decrees.
Kaffeförbud införs i Sverige genom 1794 års överflödsförordning, till mångas förtret. [3] Armfeltska sammansvärjningens ledare Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt flyr till Ryssland. Födda. 21 februari – Antonio López de Santa Anna, mexikansk militär, politker och president i Mexico.
1794 – First session of United States Senate opens to the public. 1808 – Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal. 1812 – Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.
Pages in category "1794 events of the French Revolution". The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1794 – The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802. 1797 – The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador , causing up to 40,000 casualties.
October 2 – Battle of Aldenhoven between French forces and those of Austria. October 4 – In the first and only instance of an incumbent United States president leading men into battle, George Washington arrives at Carlisle, Pennsylvania to guide the U.S. Army's suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. [13]
