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January 21, 1793 French Revolution

Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine after he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of high treason. This was during the French Revolution ( Revolution francaise ) which ran from 1789 to 1799 which resulted in the Abolition and replacement of the French monarchy with a democratic republic.

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