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France in 1784

Historical records for France in 1784, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
5Named people
1Places
4Categories

Historical records

July

31 July 1784Death of Denis DiderotDenis Diderot

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Denis Diderot dies in Paris, aged seventy.

September

5 September 1784QuartermasterAndre Massena Essling

Warfare / Military

Appointed Adjutant NCO

October

22 October 1784EducationNapoleon I

Paris · Warfare / Military

Attends the Ecole Militaire, awarded a free place by Louis XVI as a "gentleman cadet"

November

3 November 1784Minister of StateCharles Alexandre de Calonne

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of State

3 November 1784President of the CouncilCharles Alexandre de Calonne

Paris · Government / Government of France

Appointed Member of Council

Other Events

1784Administration de FinancesJacques Necker

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Administration de Finances"

Names involved

Andre Massena EsslingCharles Alexandre de CalonneDenis DiderotJacques NeckerNapoleon I

Places involved

Paris

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.