Not to be confused with
Thermador (a commercial brand).
Thermidor (French pronunciation: [tɛʁmidɔʁ] ) was the eleventh month in the French Republican calendar . The month was named after the French word thermal , derived from the Greek word thermos 'heat'.
Thermidor was the second month of the summer quarter (mois d'été ). It started July 19 or 20. It ended August 17 or 18. It follows Messidor and precedes Fructidor . During Year 2, it was sometimes called Fervidor .
Because of the Thermidorian Reaction —9 Thermidor Year II—the overthrow of revolutionary radical Maximilien Robespierre and his followers in that month, the word "Thermidor" has come to mean a retreat from more radical goals and strategies during a revolution, especially when caused by a replacement of leading personalities.
Year: 3 Month: Year: III Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Sunday19 July 1795 2 Monday20 July 1795 3 Tuesday21 July 1795 4 Wednesday22 July 1795 5 Thursday23 July 1795 6 Friday24 July 1795 7 Saturday25 July 1795 8 Sunday26 July 1795 9 Monday27 July 1795 10 Tuesday28 July 1795
décade 32 11 Wednesday29 July 1795 12 Thursday30 July 1795 13 Friday31 July 1795 14 Saturday1 August 1795 15 Sunday2 August 1795 16 Monday3 August 1795 17 Tuesday4 August 1795 18 Wednesday5 August 1795 19 Thursday6 August 1795 20 Friday7 August 1795
décade 33 21 Saturday8 August 1795 22 Sunday9 August 1795 23 Monday10 August 1795 24 Tuesday11 August 1795 25 Wednesday12 August 1795 26 Thursday13 August 1795 27 Friday14 August 1795 28 Saturday15 August 1795 29 Sunday16 August 1795 30 Monday17 August 1795
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8h36m51s Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV Year: 1 Month: Year: I Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Friday19 July 1793 2 Saturday20 July 1793 3 Sunday21 July 1793 4 Monday22 July 1793 5 Tuesday23 July 1793 6 Wednesday24 July 1793 7 Thursday25 July 1793 8 Friday26 July 1793 9 Saturday27 July 1793 10 Sunday28 July 1793
décade 32 11 Monday29 July 1793 12 Tuesday30 July 1793 13 Wednesday31 July 1793 14 Thursday1 August 1793 15 Friday2 August 1793 16 Saturday3 August 1793 17 Sunday4 August 1793 18 Monday5 August 1793 19 Tuesday6 August 1793 20 Wednesday7 August 1793
décade 33 21 Thursday8 August 1793 22 Friday9 August 1793 23 Saturday10 August 1793 24 Sunday11 August 1793 25 Monday12 August 1793 26 Tuesday13 August 1793 27 Wednesday14 August 1793 28 Thursday15 August 1793 29 Friday16 August 1793 30 Saturday17 August 1793
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 2 Month: Year: II Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Saturday19 July 1794 2 Sunday20 July 1794 3 Monday21 July 1794 4 Tuesday22 July 1794 5 Wednesday23 July 1794 6 Thursday24 July 1794 7 Friday25 July 1794 8 Saturday26 July 1794 9 Sunday27 July 1794 10 Monday28 July 1794
décade 32 11 Tuesday29 July 1794 12 Wednesday30 July 1794 13 Thursday31 July 1794 14 Friday1 August 1794 15 Saturday2 August 1794 16 Sunday3 August 1794 17 Monday4 August 1794 18 Tuesday5 August 1794 19 Wednesday6 August 1794 20 Thursday7 August 1794
décade 33 21 Friday8 August 1794 22 Saturday9 August 1794 23 Sunday10 August 1794 24 Monday11 August 1794 25 Tuesday12 August 1794 26 Wednesday13 August 1794 27 Thursday14 August 1794 28 Friday15 August 1794 29 Saturday16 August 1794 30 Sunday17 August 1794
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 3 Month: Year: III Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Sunday19 July 1795 2 Monday20 July 1795 3 Tuesday21 July 1795 4 Wednesday22 July 1795 5 Thursday23 July 1795 6 Friday24 July 1795 7 Saturday25 July 1795 8 Sunday26 July 1795 9 Monday27 July 1795 10 Tuesday28 July 1795
décade 32 11 Wednesday29 July 1795 12 Thursday30 July 1795 13 Friday31 July 1795 14 Saturday1 August 1795 15 Sunday2 August 1795 16 Monday3 August 1795 17 Tuesday4 August 1795 18 Wednesday5 August 1795 19 Thursday6 August 1795 20 Friday7 August 1795
décade 33 21 Saturday8 August 1795 22 Sunday9 August 1795 23 Monday10 August 1795 24 Tuesday11 August 1795 25 Wednesday12 August 1795 26 Thursday13 August 1795 27 Friday14 August 1795 28 Saturday15 August 1795 29 Sunday16 August 1795 30 Monday17 August 1795
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 4 Month: Year: IV Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Tuesday19 July 1796 2 Wednesday20 July 1796 3 Thursday21 July 1796 4 Friday22 July 1796 5 Saturday23 July 1796 6 Sunday24 July 1796 7 Monday25 July 1796 8 Tuesday26 July 1796 9 Wednesday27 July 1796 10 Thursday28 July 1796
décade 32 11 Friday29 July 1796 12 Saturday30 July 1796 13 Sunday31 July 1796 14 Monday1 August 1796 15 Tuesday2 August 1796 16 Wednesday3 August 1796 17 Thursday4 August 1796 18 Friday5 August 1796 19 Saturday6 August 1796 20 Sunday7 August 1796
décade 33 21 Monday8 August 1796 22 Tuesday9 August 1796 23 Wednesday10 August 1796 24 Thursday11 August 1796 25 Friday12 August 1796 26 Saturday13 August 1796 27 Sunday14 August 1796 28 Monday15 August 1796 29 Tuesday16 August 1796 30 Wednesday17 August 1796
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 5 Month: Year: V Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Wednesday19 July 1797 2 Thursday20 July 1797 3 Friday21 July 1797 4 Saturday22 July 1797 5 Sunday23 July 1797 6 Monday24 July 1797 7 Tuesday25 July 1797 8 Wednesday26 July 1797 9 Thursday27 July 1797 10 Friday28 July 1797
décade 32 11 Saturday29 July 1797 12 Sunday30 July 1797 13 Monday31 July 1797 14 Tuesday1 August 1797 15 Wednesday2 August 1797 16 Thursday3 August 1797 17 Friday4 August 1797 18 Saturday5 August 1797 19 Sunday6 August 1797 20 Monday7 August 1797
décade 33 21 Tuesday8 August 1797 22 Wednesday9 August 1797 23 Thursday10 August 1797 24 Friday11 August 1797 25 Saturday12 August 1797 26 Sunday13 August 1797 27 Monday14 August 1797 28 Tuesday15 August 1797 29 Wednesday16 August 1797 30 Thursday17 August 1797
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 6 Month: Year: VI Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Thursday19 July 1798 2 Friday20 July 1798 3 Saturday21 July 1798 4 Sunday22 July 1798 5 Monday23 July 1798 6 Tuesday24 July 1798 7 Wednesday25 July 1798 8 Thursday26 July 1798 9 Friday27 July 1798 10 Saturday28 July 1798
décade 32 11 Sunday29 July 1798 12 Monday30 July 1798 13 Tuesday31 July 1798 14 Wednesday1 August 1798 15 Thursday2 August 1798 16 Friday3 August 1798 17 Saturday4 August 1798 18 Sunday5 August 1798 19 Monday6 August 1798 20 Tuesday7 August 1798
décade 33 21 Wednesday8 August 1798 22 Thursday9 August 1798 23 Friday10 August 1798 24 Saturday11 August 1798 25 Sunday12 August 1798 26 Monday13 August 1798 27 Tuesday14 August 1798 28 Wednesday15 August 1798 29 Thursday16 August 1798 30 Friday17 August 1798
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 7 Month: Year: VII Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Friday19 July 1799 2 Saturday20 July 1799 3 Sunday21 July 1799 4 Monday22 July 1799 5 Tuesday23 July 1799 6 Wednesday24 July 1799 7 Thursday25 July 1799 8 Friday26 July 1799 9 Saturday27 July 1799 10 Sunday28 July 1799
décade 32 11 Monday29 July 1799 12 Tuesday30 July 1799 13 Wednesday31 July 1799 14 Thursday1 August 1799 15 Friday2 August 1799 16 Saturday3 August 1799 17 Sunday4 August 1799 18 Monday5 August 1799 19 Tuesday6 August 1799 20 Wednesday7 August 1799
décade 33 21 Thursday8 August 1799 22 Friday9 August 1799 23 Saturday10 August 1799 24 Sunday11 August 1799 25 Monday12 August 1799 26 Tuesday13 August 1799 27 Wednesday14 August 1799 28 Thursday15 August 1799 29 Friday16 August 1799 30 Saturday17 August 1799
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 8 Month: Year: VIII Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Sunday20 July 1800 2 Monday21 July 1800 3 Tuesday22 July 1800 4 Wednesday23 July 1800 5 Thursday24 July 1800 6 Friday25 July 1800 7 Saturday26 July 1800 8 Sunday27 July 1800 9 Monday28 July 1800 10 Tuesday29 July 1800
décade 32 11 Wednesday30 July 1800 12 Thursday31 July 1800 13 Friday1 August 1800 14 Saturday2 August 1800 15 Sunday3 August 1800 16 Monday4 August 1800 17 Tuesday5 August 1800 18 Wednesday6 August 1800 19 Thursday7 August 1800 20 Friday8 August 1800
décade 33 21 Saturday9 August 1800 22 Sunday10 August 1800 23 Monday11 August 1800 24 Tuesday12 August 1800 25 Wednesday13 August 1800 26 Thursday14 August 1800 27 Friday15 August 1800 28 Saturday16 August 1800 29 Sunday17 August 1800 30 Monday18 August 1800
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 9 Month: Year: IX Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Monday20 July 1801 2 Tuesday21 July 1801 3 Wednesday22 July 1801 4 Thursday23 July 1801 5 Friday24 July 1801 6 Saturday25 July 1801 7 Sunday26 July 1801 8 Monday27 July 1801 9 Tuesday28 July 1801 10 Wednesday29 July 1801
décade 32 11 Thursday30 July 1801 12 Friday31 July 1801 13 Saturday1 August 1801 14 Sunday2 August 1801 15 Monday3 August 1801 16 Tuesday4 August 1801 17 Wednesday5 August 1801 18 Thursday6 August 1801 19 Friday7 August 1801 20 Saturday8 August 1801
décade 33 21 Sunday9 August 1801 22 Monday10 August 1801 23 Tuesday11 August 1801 24 Wednesday12 August 1801 25 Thursday13 August 1801 26 Friday14 August 1801 27 Saturday15 August 1801 28 Sunday16 August 1801 29 Monday17 August 1801 30 Tuesday18 August 1801
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 10 Month: Year: X Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Tuesday20 July 1802 2 Wednesday21 July 1802 3 Thursday22 July 1802 4 Friday23 July 1802 5 Saturday24 July 1802 6 Sunday25 July 1802 7 Monday26 July 1802 8 Tuesday27 July 1802 9 Wednesday28 July 1802 10 Thursday29 July 1802
décade 32 11 Friday30 July 1802 12 Saturday31 July 1802 13 Sunday1 August 1802 14 Monday2 August 1802 15 Tuesday3 August 1802 16 Wednesday4 August 1802 17 Thursday5 August 1802 18 Friday6 August 1802 19 Saturday7 August 1802 20 Sunday8 August 1802
décade 33 21 Monday9 August 1802 22 Tuesday10 August 1802 23 Wednesday11 August 1802 24 Thursday12 August 1802 25 Friday13 August 1802 26 Saturday14 August 1802 27 Sunday15 August 1802 28 Monday16 August 1802 29 Tuesday17 August 1802 30 Wednesday18 August 1802
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 11 Month: Year: XI Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Wednesday20 July 1803 2 Thursday21 July 1803 3 Friday22 July 1803 4 Saturday23 July 1803 5 Sunday24 July 1803 6 Monday25 July 1803 7 Tuesday26 July 1803 8 Wednesday27 July 1803 9 Thursday28 July 1803 10 Friday29 July 1803
décade 32 11 Saturday30 July 1803 12 Sunday31 July 1803 13 Monday1 August 1803 14 Tuesday2 August 1803 15 Wednesday3 August 1803 16 Thursday4 August 1803 17 Friday5 August 1803 18 Saturday6 August 1803 19 Sunday7 August 1803 20 Monday8 August 1803
décade 33 21 Tuesday9 August 1803 22 Wednesday10 August 1803 23 Thursday11 August 1803 24 Friday12 August 1803 25 Saturday13 August 1803 26 Sunday14 August 1803 27 Monday15 August 1803 28 Tuesday16 August 1803 29 Wednesday17 August 1803 30 Thursday18 August 1803
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 12 Month: Year: XII Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Friday20 July 1804 2 Saturday21 July 1804 3 Sunday22 July 1804 4 Monday23 July 1804 5 Tuesday24 July 1804 6 Wednesday25 July 1804 7 Thursday26 July 1804 8 Friday27 July 1804 9 Saturday28 July 1804 10 Sunday29 July 1804
décade 32 11 Monday30 July 1804 12 Tuesday31 July 1804 13 Wednesday1 August 1804 14 Thursday2 August 1804 15 Friday3 August 1804 16 Saturday4 August 1804 17 Sunday5 August 1804 18 Monday6 August 1804 19 Tuesday7 August 1804 20 Wednesday8 August 1804
décade 33 21 Thursday9 August 1804 22 Friday10 August 1804 23 Saturday11 August 1804 24 Sunday12 August 1804 25 Monday13 August 1804 26 Tuesday14 August 1804 27 Wednesday15 August 1804 28 Thursday16 August 1804 29 Friday17 August 1804 30 Saturday18 August 1804
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 13 Month: Year: XIII Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Saturday20 July 1805 2 Sunday21 July 1805 3 Monday22 July 1805 4 Tuesday23 July 1805 5 Wednesday24 July 1805 6 Thursday25 July 1805 7 Friday26 July 1805 8 Saturday27 July 1805 9 Sunday28 July 1805 10 Monday29 July 1805
décade 32 11 Tuesday30 July 1805 12 Wednesday31 July 1805 13 Thursday1 August 1805 14 Friday2 August 1805 15 Saturday3 August 1805 16 Sunday4 August 1805 17 Monday5 August 1805 18 Tuesday6 August 1805 19 Wednesday7 August 1805 20 Thursday8 August 1805
décade 33 21 Friday9 August 1805 22 Saturday10 August 1805 23 Sunday11 August 1805 24 Monday12 August 1805 25 Tuesday13 August 1805 26 Wednesday14 August 1805 27 Thursday15 August 1805 28 Friday16 August 1805 29 Saturday17 August 1805 30 Sunday18 August 1805
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Year: 14 Month: Year: XIV Day of the 10-day Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi
décade 31 1 Sunday20 July 1806 2 Monday21 July 1806 3 Tuesday22 July 1806 4 Wednesday23 July 1806 5 Thursday24 July 1806 6 Friday25 July 1806 7 Saturday26 July 1806 8 Sunday27 July 1806 9 Monday28 July 1806 10 Tuesday29 July 1806
décade 32 11 Wednesday30 July 1806 12 Thursday31 July 1806 13 Friday1 August 1806 14 Saturday2 August 1806 15 Sunday3 August 1806 16 Monday4 August 1806 17 Tuesday5 August 1806 18 Wednesday6 August 1806 19 Thursday7 August 1806 20 Friday8 August 1806
décade 33 21 Saturday9 August 1806 22 Sunday10 August 1806 23 Monday11 August 1806 24 Tuesday12 August 1806 25 Wednesday13 August 1806 26 Thursday14 August 1806 27 Friday15 August 1806 28 Saturday16 August 1806 29 Sunday17 August 1806 30 Monday18 August 1806
Decimal time – 10 h/day Paris 8:30:02 Thermidor 19:55:14 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich
Day name table Like all French Republican Calendar months, Thermidor lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal or an agricultural tool, respectively.
Conversion table Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 July 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 August
VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 July 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 August
Thermidor in revolution The Thermidorian Reaction , Revolution of Thermidor , or simply Thermidor refers to the coup of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) in which the Committee of Public Safety led by Maximilien Robespierre was sidelined and its leaders arrested and guillotined , resulting in the end of the Reign of Terror . The new regime, known as The Directory , introduced more conservative policies aimed at stabilizing the revolutionary government.
Consequently, for historians of revolutionary movements, the term Thermidor has come to mean the phase in some revolutions when the political pendulum swings back towards something resembling a pre-revolutionary state, and power slips from the hands of the original revolutionary leadership. Leon Trotsky , in his book The Revolution Betrayed Joseph Stalin and the accompanying post-revolutionary bureaucracy as the "Soviet Thermidor".
Thermidor in culture The food Lobster Thermidor was named, directly or indirectly, after the month. Sometimes it is said that it was first prepared for Napoleon I during the month of Thermidor. Others say that it was created by Tony Girod at the Café de Paris , to celebrate the opening of a play called Thermidor
Thermidor is the name of a story revolving around the end of the French Revolution in Neil Gaiman 's The Sandman
There is a song recorded by J-pop artist Nana Mizuki by the name of "Thermidor". Its lyrics talk about a person in love that is also rethinking their personal feelings after realizing that the person they love has changed, and so has the person. Its lyrics mimic the modern definition of Thermidor.
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