Non-musical history for today: 1794 – Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just were executed by guillotine in Paris. Robespierre had set the country alight (figuratively) with the Reign of Terror and during the convention in July 1794 said there were traitors, calumniators, and other miscreants in the convention’s midst, but declined to name them. Fearing another Reign of Terror, conspirator Jean-Lambert Tallien (whom Robespierre correctly suspected) turned the convention on Robespierre and his Robespierrians. This included Saint-Just, who was the youngest person elected to serve under Ol’ Max. The execution of over 105 people was carried out in the Place de la Révolution, which is now called Place de la Concorde. I’ve stood in that courtyard several times.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 28.

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