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On May sixth, Robespierre was born to a family of the Third Estate in Arras, France. -
In 1775, Robespierre was selected by his school to give a speech to Louis the Sixteenth at seventeen. This is significant because it was likely his first interaction with the king. -
Robespierre practices law in Arras; by doing this, he becomes well known as a defender of marginalized groups of people. -
On May 4th, 1789, Robespierre attended the Estates General, which is commonly credited with kicking off the French Revolution. -
In 1973 Robespierre was elected to join the Committee of Public Safety, which was the division of the French government responsible for providing the death penalty to hoarders of goods. -
The first Festival of the Supreme Being was held. It was created by Robespierre, and during this new holiday, he appeared very dictator-like and acted like the "Supreme Being." This offended many of the Christian citizens of France, because he implied that he was a god.