Historical place archive

Lyons in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Lyons in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records9 event labels7 people1272–1894

Historical events in Lyons

1272

1272
Archbishop
Innocent V · Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of Lyons

1770

2 March 1770
Birth of Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Louis-Gabriel Suchet · Military

Birth of Louis-Gabriel Suchet

1775

20 January 1775
Birth of Andre-Marie Ampere
Andre-Marie Ampere · Physics

Birth of Andre-Marie Ampere

1786

15 September 1786
Lieutenant
Napoleon I · Military

Joins his regiment in Lyons

1793

16 July 1793
Death of Joseph Chalier
Joseph Chalier · Revolution of France

The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed

16 July 1793
Death of Joseph Chalier
Joseph Chalier · Revolution of France

The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed.

16 July 1793
Execution
Joseph Chalier · Revolution of France

The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed

1825

1825
Lyons Bridge
Marc Seguin · Architecture

Completes the construction of the Worlds 1st suspension bridge

1894

24 June 1894
Assassination of Marie Francoise Sadi Carnot
Marie Francoise Sadi Carnot · Government of France

Stabbed to death at Lyons by an Italian anarchist

24 June 1894
Death of Marie Francoise Sadi Carnot
Marie Francoise Sadi Carnot · Government of France

Death of Marie Francoise Sadi Carnot, assassinated

Provenance

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