1758. Maximilian Robespierre was born
260 years ago, on May 6, 1758, Maximilian Robespierre, one of the main figures of the Great French Revolution, headed the regime of the Jacobin dictatorship from September 1793 to July 1794, was born. The basis of his policy was terror, the victims of which were, according to various estimates, from 16,000 to 40,000. The dictatorship of Robespierre ended with a coup of 9 Termidore (July 27) 1794, the day after which he was executed.