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July 28, 1794
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (born 1767)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just, sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the French Revolution. The youngest person elected to the National Convention, he was a member of the Mountain faction and a steadfast supporter and close friend of Robespierre. He was swept away in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, Year II.
July 28
July 28 is the 209th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 156 days remain until the end of the year.