Date Events Photos Refs Sunday,26 April Tuesday,5 May Saturday,20 June Thursday,9 July Saturday,11 July Sunday,12 July An angry Parisian crowd, inflamed by a speech from journalist Camille Desmoulins , demonstrates against the King's decision to dismiss Necker . Paris is in a state of generalized riot. There are clashes between the protesters and the riders of the Royal-Allemand cavalry . Monday,13 July The convent of Saint-Lazare is totally looted and ransacked following a rumor that grains and weapons would be stored there. The people begin to seize arms for the defense of Paris. Tuesday,14 July Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille , and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility. The governor of the Bastille, Launay , three officers and three disabled are arrested and escorted to the city hall and massacred by the crowd. Jacques de Flesselles , provost of the merchants of Paris, is accused of treason and killed with a pistol shot. Wednesday,15 July In the morning, the king announces before the assembly that he has given the order to withdraw the troops from Paris . The crowd seizes the arsenal at Rennes ; the soldiers refuse to fire on the people. Cannons of Paris are brought to Montmartre . Sunday,19 July Wednesday,22 July Tuesday,4 August Thursday,1 October Monday,5 October