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Republican Calendar Republican Calendar. Republican Gregorian Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March An Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Vendémaire 1 I 22 Sept. 1792 Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June Frimaire 3 21 November Vendémaire 1 VII 22 September Thermidor 11 20 July Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 19 August Pluviôse 5 1793 20 January Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XIII 23 September Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 23 October Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1799 20 January Frimaire 3 22 November Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 22 December Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1805 21 January Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 20 February Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Vendémaire 1 II 22 September Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 VIII 23 September Thermidor 11 20 July Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 23 October Fructidor 12 19 August Pluviôse 5 1794 20 January Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XIV 23 September Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 22 December Brumaire 2 23 October Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1800 21 January Frimaire 3 22 November Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 20 February Nivôse 4 22 December Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March Pluviôse 5 1806 21 January Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Ventôse 6 20 February Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May Germinal 7 22 March Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June Floréal 8 21 April Vendémaire 1 III 22 September Thermidor 11 20 July Prairial 9 21 May Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 19 August Messidor 10 20 June Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 IX 23 September Thermidor 11 20 July Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 23 October Fructidor 12 19 August Pluviôse 5 1795 20 January Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XV 23 September Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 22 December Brumaire 2 October Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1801 21 January Frimaire 3 November Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 20 February Nivôse 4 December Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March Pluviôse 5 1807 January Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Ventôse 6 February Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May Germinal 7 March Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June Floréal 8 April Vendémaire 1 IV 23 September Thermidor 11 20 July Prairial 9 May Brumaire 2 23 October Fructidor 12 19 August Messidor 10 June Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 X 23 September Thermidor 11 July Nivôse 4 22 December Brumaire 2 23 October Fructidor 12 August Pluviôse 5 1796 21 January Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XVI September Ventôse 6 20 February Nivôse 4 22 December Brumaire 2 October Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1802 21 January Frimaire 3 November Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 20 February Nivôse 4 December Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Each month was divided in three equal Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May parts of 10 days named: Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June First decade Vendémaire 1 V 22 September Thermidor 11 20 July Second decade Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 19 August Third decade Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XI 23 September Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 23 October The names of the days of the decades: Pluviôse 5 1797 20 January Frimaire 3 22 November Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 22 December Primidi Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1803 21 January Duodi Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 20 February Tridi Prairial 9 20 May Germinal 7 22 March Quartidi Messidor 10 19 June Floréal 8 21 April Quintidi Thermidor 11 19 July Prairial 9 21 May Sextidi Fructidor 12 18 August Messidor 10 20 June Septidi Vendémaire 1 VI 22 September Thermidor 11 20 July Octidi Nonidi Brumaire 2 22 October Fructidor 12 19 August Décadi Frimaire 3 22 November Vendémaire 1 XII 24 September Nivôse 4 21 December Brumaire 2 24 October Each day was divided in: Pluviôse 5 1798 20 January Frimaire 3 23 November 10 hours of 100 minutes. Ventôse 6 19 February Nivôse 4 23 December Germinal 7 21 March Pluviôse 5 1804 22 January Floréal 8 20 April Ventôse 6 21 February .
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