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Camille Desmoulins

Revolutionary journalist who helped spark the Storming of the Bastille

Did you know?He was a close childhood friend of Maximilien Robespierre, though he was eventually sent to the guillotine by his former ally.

Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (French:; 2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a French journalist, politician and prominent figure of the French Revolution. He is best known for playing an instrumental role in the events that led to the Storming of the Bastille.

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Age at death
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