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Events on Saturday 7 June 1788 1
1788Day of Tiles in GrenobleTownspeople riot against royal troops, foreshadowing the French RevolutionOn 7 June 1788, residents of Grenoble threw roof tiles and stones at royal troops sent to enforce the dissolution of the local parlement. The clash, known as the Journee des Tuiles, is widely seen as an early spark of the French Revolution.