Camille Desmoulins
French politician
Died when: 34 years 34 days (409 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (French: [lysi s?~plis kamij b?nwa demul?~]; 2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution.
Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted against Dantonist opposition. He was a schoolmate of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Danton, who were both influential figures in the French Revolution.
He is best known for criticizing the repressive measures of the Reign of Terror and pleading for clemency in Le Vieux Cordelier (1793-1794), as well as for calling the people to arms before the Palais Royal on July 12, 1789, which helped incite the storming of the Bastille.
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