Births on January 25

François-Vincent Raspail

Born on January 25, 1794

François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (d. 1878)

François-Vincent Raspail, L.L.D., M.D. (25 January 1794 – 7 January 1878) was a French chemist, naturalist, physician, physiologist, attorney, and socialist politician.

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Events on 1794

27 Mar

Original six frigates of the United States Navy
The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
8 May

French Revolution
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
26 Jun

Battle of Fleurus (1794)
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.
28 Jul

Maximilien Robespierre
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
7 Aug

Whiskey Rebellion
U.S. President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.

Births on January 25

François-Vincent Raspail

Born on January 25, 1794

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Events on 1794

Original six frigates of the United States Navy

French Revolution

Battle of Fleurus (1794)

Maximilien Robespierre

Whiskey Rebellion