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Events on Saturday 5 April 1794 2
1759 – 1794Georges Danton (1759-1794)Died 5 April 1794, aged 34French lawyer and a leading figure of the early Revolution who helped overthrow the monarchy and organize the Committee of Public Safety. He later called for moderation and an end to the Terror, drawing the suspicion of Robespierre. He was tried and guillotined along with his political allies.
1760 – 1794Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)Died 5 April 1794, aged 34French journalist and revolutionary whose pamphlets helped incite the storming of the Bastille in 1789. A close friend of Danton, he used his newspaper to criticize the excesses of the Terror. He was guillotined alongside Danton and other moderates.