April 25th

On this day - April 25th 1792 - The French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was written

The song, which was originally titled Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin was originally written after France declared war against Austria, The mayor of Strasbourg requested Rouget de Lisle to write a song on April 25th in 1792. The aim of the song was to rally soldiers against the threat of war in France. Rougert de Lisle finished the song the same evening. The song soon grew into the rallying call for the French Revolution.It was accepted as the official french national anthem on July 14th in 1795.  The song was later banned, but reinstated as the French National Anthem in 1879 and has been so ever since.