Drawing of Gilbert Romme

Gilbert Romme (March 26, 1750-June 17, 1795) was a French politician. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Events January 16 - French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. ...

He was born in Riom, France. After five years in Paris he went to Russia as the tutor of the son of A.S. Stroganoff. He was back in Paris in 1788. Riom is a historic city in the Auvergne région of France. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Elected in 1791 at the Legislative Assembly he first went with the Girondists but soon was attracted to the Montagnards at the Comité d'Instruction Publique. Events January 25 - The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada March 3 - The U.S. Congress passes a resolution calling for the establishment of the United States Mint (U.S. Mint not created until next year). ... During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. ... The Girondists (in French Girondins, and sometimes Brissotins), comprised a political faction in France within the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention during the French Revolution. ... For the television series The Mountain, see The Mountain (television series). ...

At the trial of Louis XVI he voted for death. During its mission to Normandy he went to jail. Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. ...

He presented its republican calendar on September 17, 1793. The French Revolutionary Calendar or French Republican Calendar is a calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and in use by the French government for 13 years from 1793. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During its mission for the navy in the southwest many Montagnards were guillotined (9 and 10 Thermidor). Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 The guillotine is a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation. ...

On May 20, 1795 he supported an uprising that was crushed. He was guillotined in Paris on 29 Prairial, an III. May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Events January 16 - French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. ...