4. The Aristocracy Group These are some of the events that made crowds angry in 1789: July – An estimated 150,000 of Paris's 600,000 people are without work . July 11 – The King of France fires popular Chief Minister Jacques Necker . He was a French statesman from Swiss and a finance minister of Louis XVI, a post he held in the lead up to the French Revolution. July 12 – An angry Parisian crowd demonstrates against the King’s decision to dismiss Minister Necker. July 13 – The people begin to seize arms for the defense of Paris. July 14 – The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille and free seven prisoners. In rural areas, peasants attack noble manors.