Historical Events tagged with "corday"
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Politics & Government
Charlotte Corday Assassinated Jean-Paul Marat
July 13th, 1793 231 years ago
Charlotte Corday, a member of the Girondins, assassinated Jean-Paul Marat, a radical journalist and revolutionary leader, in his bathtub in Paris. Fueled by Marat's incendiary writings, which incited violence against their political rivals, Corday sought to silence him as she believed it would restore peace to France. Disguised as a messenger, she gained entry into his home under the pretense of delivering a letter. Once inside, she fatally stabbed him with a long knife, marking a significant and controversial moment in the French Revolution.
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