On the 21st January 1793, former French King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
10th December 1799: France adopts the metric system for weights and measures
10th December 2017
At 12.15pm on the afternoon of the 16th October 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017