Réveillon riots
April 26–29, 1789 · Saint-Antoine district
Workers in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine rioted after a wallpaper manufacturer was said to support wage cuts. Troops fired on the crowd and killed many, a violent prelude to the French Revolution.
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