July 25 – Rioting breaks out in Paris against
Charles X
July 27–29 –
July Revolution ("Three Glorious Days") – people in Paris rebel against the
Ordinance of St. Cloud by King
Charles X of France and clash against the National Guard – 1,800 rioters and 300 soldiers die and the king has to flee the capital.[1]
August 9 –
The Duke of Orleans becomes King Louis Philippe.
François-René de Chateaubriand sacrifices his political career by refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the new king and retires to write his memoirs.
November 2 –
Jacques Laffitte succeeds the Duc de Broglie as Prime Minister.
Arts and literature
25 February – The première of
Victor Hugo's play Hernani in Paris is marked by protests from an audience who recognise it as an attack on
Classicism.[1][2]