Louis XVI, of France, is beheaded, in Paris, for treason against France.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:282.
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 21 January 2011, News:3.