Wave of killings in France in 2–7 Sept. 1792 during the French Revolution, in which half the prison population of Paris (that is, approximately 1200–1400 people) were summarily executed. It began on 2 September 1792 in what is now France and lasted until 7 September 1792 (about 5 days). The setting was Prison de l'Abbaye and Grand Châtelet. It was part of the French Revolution. About 1,450 people died.
Before and after
- 12 May 1792Founding of New York Stock Exchange
- 13 May 1792Birth of Pius IX
- from 18 May 1792 to 27 July 1792Polish–Russian War of 1792
- 4 August 1792Birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- from 2 September 1792 to 7 September 1792September Massacres
- from 21 September 1792 to 18 May 1804French First Republic
- 20 November 1792Birth of Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky
- from 21 December 1792 to 25 May 1793French expedition to Sardinia
- 1793Cotton gin
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