July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safety while Danton moves away from political life.
A judgment granting the Committee of Public Safety the right to make arrests and ConventionĀ initiates the death penalty for those who store or hide scarce goods.
The incorporation of Robespierre, replacing a lower-ranking deputy, crowns the arrival of the Jacobins to power and marks the beginning of the Terror in France.