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Events on Tuesday 22 April 1794 1
1721 – 1794Chretien de Malesherbes (1721-1794)Died 22 April 1794, aged 72French statesman and former royal minister who volunteered to defend King Louis XVI at his trial. His courageous defense of the king made him a target of the Revolutionary Tribunal. He was guillotined along with several members of his family.