1793 ⟶ French Republic Adopts Republican Calendar

October 5: To break with the past and replace traditional re...
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🗓️ French Republic Adopts Republican Calendar

October 5: To break with the past and replace traditional religious holidays, the Convention adopts the newly created Republican Calendar: Year I is declared to have begun on September 22, 1792.⟶
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French Republic Adopts Republican Calendar (1793)