Deaths on July 17

John Roebuck

Died on July 17, 1794

John Roebuck, English chemist and businessman (b. 1718)

John Roebuck of Kinneil FRS FRSE (1718 – 17 July 1794) was an English inventor and industrialist who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.

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Events on 1794

24 Mar

Kościuszko Uprising
In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.
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.

Deaths on July 17

John Roebuck

Died on July 17, 1794

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Events on 1794

Kościuszko Uprising

French Revolution

Battle of Fleurus (1794)

Maximilien Robespierre

Whiskey Rebellion