François Furet (27 March 1927 - 12 July 1997) is an influential French historian who attacked the way the French Revolution is interpreted by Marxist historians. His 1978 work "Interpreting the French Revolution" set about treating the Revolution less as the result of social and class conflict than of political tensions. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: French French in its formal sense and used in its capitalized form, denotes: Something from or related to France. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ...