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| − | The day (14 July 1789) when French [[peasant]]s stormed the [[Bastille]] prison and freed all seven inmates. Its most famous inhabitant, the author and aristocrat, the [[Marquis de Sade]] had been removed from the Bastille a few days previously and sent to a [[lunatic asylum]]. | + | The day (14 July 1789), also known as French Independence day; it marked the beginning of the French Revolution. It was when French [[peasant]]s stormed the [[Bastille]] prison and freed all seven inmates. Its most famous inhabitant, the author and aristocrat, the [[Marquis de Sade]] had been removed from the Bastille a few days previously and sent to a [[lunatic asylum]]. |
'''Bastille Day''', the 14th of July is still celebrated in [[France]] today. | '''Bastille Day''', the 14th of July is still celebrated in [[France]] today. | ||
Revision as of 02:42, October 23, 2007
The day (14 July 1789), also known as French Independence day; it marked the beginning of the French Revolution. It was when French peasants stormed the Bastille prison and freed all seven inmates. Its most famous inhabitant, the author and aristocrat, the Marquis de Sade had been removed from the Bastille a few days previously and sent to a lunatic asylum.
Bastille Day, the 14th of July is still celebrated in France today.