Timeline Thursday 31 October 1793

Events on Thursday 31 October 1793 2

• 1753 – 1793 Pierre Vergniaud (1753-1793) Died 31 October 1793, aged 40 A leading orator of the Girondin faction in the National Convention, Pierre Vergniaud was guillotined along with other Girondin deputies after their trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal. His downfall marked the Jacobins' consolidation of power.
• 1793 Execution of the Girondins Moderate revolutionary faction purged Leading members of the moderate Girondin faction were tried and guillotined in Paris after being accused of conspiracy against the Republic. Their fall marked the ascendancy of the more radical Jacobins under the Committee of Public Safety.